Soldering iron holder having molten solder reservoir

Claim 1

A SOLDERING IRON AND SOLDER HOLDER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL METAL CAGE HAVING A SINGLE CYLINDRICAL WALL WITH AN INTERIOR DIAMETER GREATELY IN EXCESS OF THE DIAMETER OF A SOLDERING IRON TO BE RECEIVED THEREBY; SUPPORT MEANS RIGIDLY FASTENED TO SAID CAGE HAVING A SUFACE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A WORK TABLE AND DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 DEGREES WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF SAID CAGE, THE UPPER END OF SAID CAGE BEING OPEN; A CUP RIGIDLY SUPPORTED WITHIN THE LOWER END OF SAID CAGE AND OPENING TOWARD THE UPPER END THEREOF FOR CONTAINING MOLTEN SOLDER; AN UPWARDLY OPENING, GENERALLY U-SHAPED REST MEMBER DISPOSED WITHIN THE UPPER END OF SAID CAGE FOR RECEIVING THE SHAFT OF A SOLDERING IRON ADJACENT FHE WORK TIP OF THE IRON; MEANS SECURING SAID REST MEMBER TO THE CYLINDRICAL WALL OF SAID CAGE IN SUCH MANNER THAT SAID REST MEMBER IS SURROUNDED BY SAID WALL; SAID METAL CUP BEING SUBSTANTIALLY CONCENTRIC TO SAID CAGE, AND SAID REST MEMBER BEING POSITIONED SOMEWHAT BELOW THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CAGE, WHEREBY A SOLDERING IRON MAY BE CONVENIENTLY INSERTED WITHIN SAID CAGE AND ITS TIP IMMERSED IN MOLTEN SOLDER WITHIN SAID CUP WHILE ITS SHAFT IS SUPPORTED BY SAID REST MEMBER; AND AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE UPPER CYLINDRICAL HALF OF SAID CAGE WILL HAVING AN ESSENTIALLY OPEN CONSTRUCTION DEFINING A MULTIPLICITY OF RELATIVELY LARGE OPENINGS IN THE CYLINDRICAL CAGE WALL WHICH PROVIDE A RELATIVELY OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAGE AND VENT HEAT FROM THE CAGE WILL THE CAGE AFFORDS PROTECTION AGAINST ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH THE WORK TIP OF SOLDERING IRON SUPPORTED IN THE CAGE.