Solder removal apparatus

Claim 1

SOLDER REMOVING APPARATUS COMPRISING: THIN WALLED HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL BODY MEMBER HAVING TIP AND BUSHING ENDS; PISTON ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PISTON MEMBER AND AN ALIGNMENT SHAFT MEMBER COUPLED THERETO, THE PISTON MEMBER BEING DISPOSED IN SAID CYLINDRICAL BODY MEMBER AND ADAPTED FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREALONG; VACUUM STROKE PRODUCING SPRING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID BODY MEMBER AND COUPLED TO SAID PISTON MEMBER FOR URGING IT TOWARD SAID BUSHING END; BUSHING SUPPORTING MEANS DISPOSED CONTIGUOUSLY TO AND IN A PARTIALLY CLOSING RELATION WITH SAID BUSHING END AND DEFINING AN AXIAL APERTURE THEREALONG, SAID ALIGNMENT SHAFT MEMBER BEING DISPOSED THERETHROUGH; PISTON COCKING SHAFT MEANS EXTENDING WITH AXIAL FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT THROUGH SAID APERTURE AND HAVING A PISTON MEMBER ENGAGING END DISPOSED WITHIN SAID BODY MEMBER AND AN EXTERNAL END DISPOSED OUTSIDE THEREOF; RETURN SPRING MEANS DISPOSED AXIALLY COMPRESSIVELY BETWEEN SAID EXTERNAL AND PISTON ENGAGING END OF SAID COCKING SHAFT MEANS; AND TRIGGER MEANS ACTUABLE EXTERNALLY OF AND CARRIED BY SAID BODY MEMBER IN ABRUPTLY RELEASABLY ENGAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID PISTON ASSEMBLY FOR HOLDING SAID PISTON MEMBER TOWARD SAID TIP END AGAINST THE AXIAL FORCE OF SAID VACUUM STROKE PRODUCING SPRING MEANS.