Self-supported soldering device

Claim 1

A soldering device comprising: a hollow base adapted to be supported on a surface; a hollow forwardly inclined extension secured to and extending upwardly from a rear portion of the base and of such configuration as to be adapted to be hand-held; an elongated hollow head member pivotally mounted adjacent to one end thereof on the upper end of the extension and extending forwardly therefrom; an electrically heated soldering unit secured to and extending outwardly from the opposite end of the head member, said unit having a soldering tip at its outermost end; a pawl element pivotally mounted on the rear side of the extension adjacent to the upper end thereof, said head member having an arcuate outer periphery on said one end provided with a number of notches alignable with the pawl element when the soldering unit is in operative positions corresponding to respective notches; means biasing the pawl element toward the head member; a transformer mounted in said base and adapted to be coupled to a source of electrical power; means extending through said head member and said extension for interconnecting the transformer and the soldering unit to permit the latter to be energized when the transformer is connected to said power source; and switch means carried by the extension on the front side thereof and in a position for controlling the electrical power suppLied to the transformer when the extension is hand-held.