Device for shaping heat softenable materials

Claim 1

THE DEVICE FOR SHAPING HEAT SOFTENABLE MATERIAL COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HANDLE HAVING A HAND GRIPPING PORITON, A FORWARD RIGID SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A SHANK SUPPORT PASSAGE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AND POSITION THE SHANK OF A CONDUCTIVE TOOL HEAD INA HEAT TRANSFERRING RELATION TO AN ELECTRIC HEATER LOCATED WITHIN SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AND INSULATED FROM SAID GRIPPING PORTION, A RELEASABLE CATCH MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SSAID TOOL HEAD AND SECURE IT IN SAID PASSAGE, AND AN OUTWARD THRUST MEANS COMPRISING A RESILIENT ELEMENT AND A HEAT RESISTANT THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT ENGAGED WITH SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT, WHEREIN SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT IS SPACED RADIALLY FROM THE CENTRAL AXIS OF SAID DEVICE AND REARWARDLY FROM SAID HEATER AND SAID THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT EXTENDS EXTERNALLY OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AND PARALLEL TO IT AND RADIALLY SPACED THEREFROM, SAID THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT HAVING A TOOL HEAD CONTACTING PORTION AS ITS FORWARD END EXTENDING INTO SAID SHANK SUPPORT PASSGE THROUGH A SLOT IN THE WALL OF SAID PASSAGE TO ENGAGE WITH FORCE AN INWARDLY DIRECTED SURFACE OF SAID TOOL HEAD HWEN SAID TOOL HEAD IS SO INSERTED IN SAID PASSAGE THAT SAID CATCH MEANS IS ENGAGED THEREWITH, SAID THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT THEREBY ADAPTED TO FIRMLY POSITION SAID TOOL HEAD IN SAID DEVICE AS WELL AS TO EJECT SAID TOOL HEAD WHEN HOT FROM SAID DEVICE WHEN SAID CATCH MEANS IS RELEASED.

Claim 2

THE DEVICE FOR SHAPING HEAT SOFTENABLE MATERIAL COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HANDLE HAVING A HAND GRIPPING PORITON, A FORWARD RIGID SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A SHANK SUPPORT PASSAGE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AND POSITION THE SHANK OF A CONDUCTIVE TOOL HEAD INA HEAT TRANSFERRING RELATION TO AN ELECTRIC HEATER LOCATED WITHIN SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AND INSULATED FROM SAID GRIPPING PORTION, A RELEASABLE CATCH MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SSAID TOOL HEAD AND SECURE IT IN SAID PASSAGE, AND AN OUTWARD THRUST MEANS COMPRISING A RESILIENT ELEMENT AND A HEAT RESISTANT THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT ENGAGED WITH SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT, WHEREIN SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT IS SPACED RADIALLY FROM THE CENTRAL AXIS OF SAID DEVICE AND REARWARDLY FROM SAID HEATER AND SAID THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT EXTENDS EXTERNALLY OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AND PARALLEL TO IT AND RADIALLY SPACED THEREFROM, SAID THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT HAVING A TOOL HEAD CONTACTING PORTION AS ITS FORWARD END EXTENDING INTO SAID SHANK SUPPORT PASSGE THROUGH A SLOT IN THE WALL OF SAID PASSAGE TO ENGAGE WITH FORCE AN INWARDLY DIRECTED SURFACE OF SAID TOOL HEAD HWEN SAID TOOL HEAD IS SO INSERTED IN SAID PASSAGE THAT SAID CATCH MEANS IS ENGAGED THEREWITH, SAID THRUST TRANSMITTING ELEMENT THEREBY ADAPTED TO FIRMLY POSITION SAID TOOL HEAD IN SAID DEVICE AS WELL AS TO EJECT SAID TOOL HEAD WHEN HOT FROM SAID DEVICE WHEN SAID CATCH MEANS IS RELEASED.