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Soldering tool holder

  • US 4,176,778 A
  • Filed: 02/27/1978
  • Issued: 12/04/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A holder for an electric soldering instrument of the character including a handle portion having an enlarged diameter retaining shoulder about the periphery of its forward end, a working shaft extending axially forwardly therefrom and terminating in a heatable tip element, said holder comprising:

  • a housing body having a lower portion for housing the working shaft and tip element;

    said housing body having an upper portion including intermediate catch means for latching the retaining shoulder of the instrument handle portion to prevent retraction of the instrument from the lower housing portion;

    said housing body further including an upper rest means for supporting the handle of the soldering instrument while allowing said handle to be lifted to disengage the catch from the retaining shoulder;

    said housing body having an outer grill portion with perforated openings for the circulation of air therethrough; and

    a heat shield disposed spaced from and interiorly of said grill portion to provide a rest for the tip element of the instrument and to maintain said housing body at a temperature which can be readily touched by the hand of an operator.

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