Soldering tool
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJonathan M. Mantes, Justin D. Dorman, Tin Pak Lee, Siu Kwong Yu, Kyle Harvey
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Abstract
A soldering tool includes a housing having a handle portion defining a first longitudinal axis, and a head portion coupled to the handle portion and defining a second axis. The soldering tool further includes a heating element coupled to the head portion for movement therewith. The head portion is movable relative to the handle portion between a first orientation in which the second axis is coaxial with the first axis, and a second orientation in which the second axis is non-coaxial with the first axis.
Claims22
A soldering tool comprising:
- a housing including
- a handle portion defining a first axis, and
- a head portion coupled to the handle portion and defining a second axis, the head portion movable relative to the handle portion between a first orientation in which the second axis is coaxial with the first axis, and a second orientation in which the second axis is non-coaxial with the first axis;
- a heating element coupled to the head portion for movement therewith;
- and
- a locking mechanism for selectively and alternatively locking the head portion with respect to the handle portion in the first orientation or second orientation;
- and
- a mounting portion to couple the heating element to the head portion, the mounting portion including a first mounting side that is spaced from the second axis by a distance,
- wherein the handle portion includes a first handle side that is spaced from the first axis by the distance, such that when the head portion is in the first orientation or the second orientation, the soldering tool is supportable on a surface by a combination of the first mounting side and the first handle side while the heating element is parallel to the surface and spaced from the surface by the distance.
A soldering tool comprising:
- a housing including
- a handle portion defining a first axis and including a battery attachment portion, and
- a head portion coupled to the handle portion and defining a second axis, the head portion movable relative to the handle portion between a first orientation in which the second axis is coaxial with the first axis, and a second orientation in which the second axis is non-coaxial with the first axis;
- a heating element coupled to the head portion for movement therewith;
- a mounting portion to couple the heating element to the head portion, the mounting portion including a first mounting side that is spaced from the second axis by a distance;
- and
- a power tool battery pack removably coupled to the battery attachment portion of the housing to provide power to heat the heating element, the power tool battery pack also being connectable to other power tools to provide power thereto,
- wherein the handle portion includes a first handle side that is spaced from the first axis by the distance, such that when the head portion is in the first orientation or the second orientation, the soldering tool is supportable on a surface by a combination of the first mounting side and the first handle side while the heating element is parallel to the surface and spaced from the surface by the distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.