Electrically heated soldering device

A soldering device comprising:

• a housing made of heat insulating material, said housing having an open end, a closed end, and an intermediate opening, with the long axis of said housing including an obtuse angle and with the end opening and the intermediate opening being substantially aligned to provide with said housing a relatively straight, openended passageway and with the outer dimensions of said housing being so proportioned that the soldering device can beheld pencil-fashion with the portion of said housing between said open end and said intermediate opening grasped between the fingers and thumb of the hand with the portion of the housing between the intermediate opening and closed end resting on the back of the hand betwen the thumb and index finger;
• an electrically operated heating means including a solder contacting element and electric conductive means within said housing and spaced from said housing with the solder contacting element protruding through the open end of said housing and the electric conductive means connected to said solder contacting element, spaced from the housing and being fixed within the closed end of the housing, with said electrically operated heating means including an obtuse angle and positioned substantially coaxial with said housing;
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• means to supply electrical energy to said electrically operated heating means.