Detachable Tip Patents (Class 219/238)
  • Patent number: 4289953
    Abstract: A solder extractor includes a tubular heater and removable tip carrying front unit having a rear cowl of heat insulating material and a relatively oblique rear unit including a tubular handle of heat insulated material and having a front portion with longitudinal outer ribs telescoping the cowl and separably secured thereto by screws. A transparent solder receiver tube is separably housed in the handle and its front end releasably engages a seal plug carried by a conveyor tube extending from the heater bore and its rear end is sealed by a tube coupling carrying closure member which is releasably locked to the handle member. A cooperating window in the cowl and handle permit continuous viewing of the juncture of the tip extension and the solder receiver tube. The handle has a longitudinal channel which slidably houses an electric cable connected to the heater and permits the handle to be slid rearwardly on the cable when the handle is detached from the cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Inventor: William E. Scheu, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4238665
    Abstract: A tool which is particularly useful in sealing plastic materials used in constructing model airplanes or for soldering is disclosed. The tool includes a handle containing a full wave AC control and heating shoe containing first and second bores. A sleeve has one end detachably connected to the handle and has inserted in its other end a cylindrical heating cartridge. The heating cartridge and sleeve are inserted into the bores in the heating shoe and held in place by means of a a set screw. The sleeve has an enlarged collar portion which engages the end of the heating shoe. An insulating collar of polytetrafluoroethylene surrounds the portion of the sleeve extending from the collar portion to the handle and minimizes heat transfer from the heating shoe and sleeve to the handle. The external surface of the heating shoe may be provided with a non-stick coating. The heating cartridge is connected to the AC line through the control in the handle to permit controlling degree of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Inventor: Paul Tremarco
  • Patent number: 4208571
    Abstract: A hand tool for heating a workpiece includes an elongated electric heating element, a heat applying member conductively connected at one end of the heating element and in alignment therewith, and an elongated cover surrounding and spaced from the heating element. The heating element and heat applying member are connected to the cover adjacent only one end of the cover, with the connection defining the sole heat conductive path therebetween. A handle is disposed at generally right angles to the cover. A relatively wide bent bracket member, including a hair-pin shaped portion, substantially coextensive in length with the cover and disposed between the cover member and handle, connects the handle to the cover solely at the opposite end of the cover. The cover dissipates heat throughout its length and the bracket is wide enough to shield the handle from the heat dissipated by the cover. Thus the cover and bracket member shield the handle from heat generated by the heating element with the tool is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1980
    Assignee: Anciens Etablissements Leon Guilbert & Fils
    Inventors: Francis Moumaneix, Cesar Marietta
  • Patent number: 4205221
    Abstract: An electrically heated soldering tool for gripping and heating joints that are to be soldered together, includes a pistol-grip case having a stationary upper jaw and a pivotable lower jaw extending from the front end thereof. The jaws have confronting portions shaped to closely grip the work and are each provided with an electric heating element for heating the confronting portions of the jaws. The jaws are detachably secured to the case by prong and socket connections. An air duct in each jaw communicates with air outlet openings in the confronting portion of the jaw and a motor-driven fan is provided in the case for selectively directing air through the ducts and outlet openings, whereby, dependent on whether or not the heating elements are energized, either heated air or cool air can be directed against the work to heat or cool the work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Inventor: Hugo G. Meyer
  • Patent number: 4187972
    Abstract: A general purpose desolderer and means for converting the general purpose desolderer to either a soldering iron or a special purpose desolderer is disclosed. The general purpose desolderer may be converted to a soldering iron or to a special purpose desolderer by mounting the proper tip over the desoldering tip where the configuration of the distal end of the tip may be any one of various predetermined shapes depending upon the particular application, whereby the general purpose desolderer may be quickly and easily converted to other modes of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Assignee: Pace Incorporated
    Inventor: Alexander J. Vella
  • Patent number: 4178496
    Abstract: A desoldering attachment for a soldering instrument which may be the temperature controlled type disclosed and claimed in Applicant's prior U.S. Pat. No. 3,883,716. The desoldering attachment comprises an adjustable, inclined desoldering tip which is hollow for the application of a vacuum. It also includes a sleeve housing a filter screen and baffle device for preventing the solder from entering the remainder of the instrument. Extending through the sleeve is a heater element sleeve which contains a heating element for heating the desoldering tip. The heater element sleeve screws into the head of the desoldering tip until it meets a portion of the desoldering tip which can then be adjusted so that the vacuum pipe and the tip of the instrument are properly aligned with respect to the soldering instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Inventor: William S. Fortune
  • Patent number: 4139760
    Abstract: An electrically heated kitchen utensil has a thermally insulated handle provided with an internal electric heating unit adapted to releasably receive and heat a kitchen device, such as a knife, spoon, scoop, dipper or spatula. The heating unit comprises a pair of spaced parallel electric heating elements defining an channel which receives the shank of the kitchen device. The kitchen device is releasably secured in the channel by interengaged teeth on the shank and a spring biased pivoted member forming the bottom of the channel. The kitchen device is released by a release push button acting on the pivoted member to disengage the teeth. A rheostat is provided to regulate the heat output of the heating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Inventor: Minnie V. Banks
  • Patent number: 4086465
    Abstract: An electric soldering iron is disclosed incorporating a front end to provide a heated working tip, the elongate, somewhat cylindrical structure of the tip defining an annular groove to receive a ring for retaining engagement with a threaded collar. The portion of the front end remote from the tip terminates in a radial-flange fastener structure which is affixed to the ends of a pair of elongated handle members that mate together to define a somewhat symmetrical handle, having an irregular internal passage for anchoring the cord (energizing electrical conductors) and relieving stress. As disclosed, a pair of sliding collars are disposed on the handle members for locking the assembly together. One of the collars (adjacent the front end) is internally tapered and defines ridges to engage the handle members so as to provide air spaces for heat shielding and insulating the handle. The handle defines corners as a result of a triangular sectional configuration to inhibit rolling from a rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Assignee: Solder Removal Co.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Sylvester
  • Patent number: 4074110
    Abstract: An electrically powered hand-held heating device having an electrical heating member with a sleeve member disposed thereabout for insulating the user's hand from localized heating of the heating member, a body member formed having an enlarged housing portion and a reduced neck portion. The neck portion releasably engages the heating member and the sleeve member and provides a thermal barrier between the heating member, and the enlarged housing portion while the enlarged housing portion has an electronic control circuit mounted therein for controlling the heating temperature of the heating member for various selected heating ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Inventor: Philip E. Slaughter
  • Patent number: 4035613
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a ceramic heating device in the form of a cylindrical shape comprising a burnt cylindrical support core of heat-resistant ceramics, a ceramic element disposed around said support core, said element comprising (i) a burnt sheet of heat-resistant ceramics; (ii) a heat-generating resistor pattern, said pattern being hermetically sealed between said sheet; and (iii) a pair of exposed terminals provided onto said sheet and said core, said terminal being connected to said pattern and adapted to be coupled to power leads such that electric power is then applied to said pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobukazu Sagawa, Yasuo Uchikado, Yoshiteru Hamano, Ryoichi Sugimoto, Sakae Mori
  • Patent number: 4023724
    Abstract: A solder removing bit for use in melting solder by heat of the bit and for removing the solder by suction includes an elongated bit body having an inclined front surface. A suction bore extends the length of the body from a suction pipe opening at the rear end thereof and is exposed at the center of the inclined surface by a right-angled notch. A portion of the bore is left on one surface of the notch to form a slight groove which prevents blockage of the bore during use. A cross notch is provided across said surface of the right-angled notch to intersect the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katumasa Wakita, Issei Yunoki, Mitunari Yoshida
  • Patent number: 3984655
    Abstract: Terminal members of an electric tool, such as a soldering iron or the like, for receiving detachable tips wherein each tip has a pair of electrical conductors which are detachably secured to the terminal members. Each terminal member is an electrically conducting member having a longitudinal bore to receive a tip conductor, the mouth of the bore preferably being conically countersunk to facilitate conductor entry. A spring member, secured to the terminal member by a set screw inserted into a threaded opening intersecting the longitudinal bore remote from the mouth thereof, has a portion overlying the bored end of the member, the portion being movable transversely in opposition to spring bias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventor: John F. Wahl
  • Patent number: 3963897
    Abstract: A solder removing bit for use in melting solder by heat of the bit and for removing the solder by suction includes an elongated suction pipe having a suction bore extending therethrough with the pipe having an open end serving as an inlet to the bore. A tubular metallic bit surrounds the open end portion of the pipe and a tubular electric heater surrounds the bit. The end of the heater is spaced from the end of the bit to define a work contacting end portion on the bit. The end portion of the bit is provided with a coating of fused silica or porcelain enamel to render the end portion of the bit electrically insulative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katumasa Wakita, Issei Yunoki, Mitunari Yoshida
  • Patent number: 3955064
    Abstract: An elongated handle having a square cross-section is adapted at one end to receive a swivel electrical power supply means and at the other end to receive a detachable hollow, metal housing which encloses a heating element. The housing is elongated about its longitudinal axis and is formed with a plurality of flat side surface portions disposed angularly with respect to each other and joined at parallel edges which are slightly rounded for imparting a temporary bend to wet hairs held over the rounded edges under tension. A flipper arm type hair holding means is pivotably mounted to the handle and has a blade portion which overlies the upper flat side surface of the housing for sandwiching strands of hair therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: Le Salon Bruno Demetrio Ltd.
    Inventors: Concetto Bruno Demetrio, Martin Apelbaum, Robert C. Tischio