Wire lead and solder removal tool
US4117590A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1977 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53283
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power-operated tool functions to remove wire leads and solder from terminals e.g., terminals which include two bent lugs, without any application of heat to the leads or terminals. The tool includes a number of scrapers, each having a scraping edge. With the scraping edges initially maintained forced apart, the scrapers are positioned axially forwardly along a terminal, so as to locate the scraping edges beneath one or more soldered wire leads. The tool is then energized, causing the scrapers to be moved axially rearwardly along the terminal, and simultaneously causing the scraping edges to be moved generally radially inwardly toward one another so as to engage firmly a plurality of surfaces of the terminal. The axially moving scraping edges serve to scrape the wire lead and solder axially off the terminal. Two embodiments of the tool are disclosed.
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