Curved tip for solder extractor
US4666076A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1986 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K1/018
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A replaceable tip for a hand-held pencil-like solder extractor having an axis and a coaxial passageway for removing solder from a planar workpiece. The tip is a tubular member of predetermined outside diameter having a central bore of substantially constant cross-section, the tubular member having a first linear section of predetermined length which is coaxially received within the passageway of the solder extractor, a second linear section of predetermined length having a free end for contacting solder, and an intermediate curved section which acts as a detent for limiting the length of the tubular member which is insertable into the solder extractor passageway and maintains the free end a fixed distance from the solder extractor. The first and second sections are angled with respect to one another so that, in use, when an operator grasps the solder extractor in a pencil-like manner, the second linear section is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the planar surface of a workpiece, e.g., a printed circuit board.
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