Solder iron tips

Claim 2

A tip for a soldering iron in which the tip is an elongated generally cylindrical member of heat conductive material, said tip having an active end for placement adjacent an area where solder is to be melted and another end adapted for connection to a solder iron for heating the tip, a single bore only for substantially uniform diameter throughout formed axially in said tip extending along at least a portion of the length thereof and having an opening at the active end of the tip, said tip also formed with a vent passage which extends from the outer surface of the tip at a point spaced from the active end through at least a part of said tip to communicate with said bore and a piece of wire braid material extending through said vent passage into said bore and out of the active end of the tip to provide a plurality of capillary passages to molten solder.

Claim 3

A tip as in claim 1 wherein said vent passage is formed only part way through the tip to provide only one opening to the bore.

Claim 4

A tip as in claim 1 wherein said vent passage is formed through the tip to provide a pair of openings to the bore.

Claim 5

A tip as in claim 1 wherein the bore extends the length of the tip.

Claim 6

A tip as in claim 1 wherein said bore extends only part way of the length of the tip from the active end thereof at least until said vent passage.

Claim 7

A tip as in claim 1 wherein the active end is forked with at least a pair of tines, the bore opening in the tip located between said tines.

Claim 8

A tip as in claim 1 wherein the active end of the tip is formed with a face at an angle to the tip longitudinal axis, the opening of the bore located at a point on the face.

Claim 9

A tip for a soldering iron in which the tip is an elongated generally cylindrical member of heat conductive material, said tip having an active end for placement adjacent an area where solder is to be melted and another end adapted for connection to a solder iron for heating the tip, a single bore only of substantially uniform diameter throughout formed axially in said tip extending along at least a portion of the length thereof and having an opening at the active end of the tip, said tip also formed with a vent passage and a second passage which extend from the outer surface of the tip at points spaced from the active end through at least a part of said tip to communicate with said bore with said second passage being more remote from the active end of the tip than said first passage, and a piece of wire braid material extending through one of said passages, said bore and out of the opening of said bore at the active end of the tip to provide a plurality of capillary passages for molten solder.

Claim 10

A tip for a soldering iron in which the tip is an elongated generally cylindrical member of heat conductive material, said tip having an active end for placement adjacent an area where solder is to be melted and another end adapted for connection to a solder iron for heating the tip, a single bore only of substantially uniform diameter throughout formed axially in said tip extending along at least a portion of the length thereof and having an opening at the active end of the tip, said tip also formed with a vent passage and a second passage which extend from the outer surface of the tip at points spaced from the active end through at least a part of said tip to communicate with said bore with said second passage being more remote from the active end of the tip than said first passage, and a piece of wire braid material extending through one of said passages, said bore and out of the opening of said bore at the active end of the tip to provide a plurality of capillary passages for molten solder.

Claim 11

A tip as in claim 8 wherein said second passage is formed only part way through the tip to provide only one opening to the bore.

Claim 12

A tip as in claim 8 wherein said second passage is formed through the tip to provide a pair of openings to the bore.

Claim 13

A tip as in claim 9 wherein said vent passage is formed only party way through the tip to provide only one opening to the bore.

Claim 14

A tip as in claim 9 wherein said vent passage is formed through the tip to provide a pair of openings to the bore.

Claim 15

A tip as in claim 8 wherein the piece of wire braid material extends through said second passage and out the opening of the bore at the active end of the tip to provide the plurality of capillary passages.

Claim 16

A tip as in claim 8 wherein the opening of said vent passage at the surface of the tip is a slot having at least one surface angled.

Claim 17

A tip as in claim 14 wherein the piece of wire braid material extends through the angled opening of said vent, said bore and out of the opening of the bore at the active end of the tip to provide the plurality of capillary passages.

Claim 18

A tip as in claim 8 wherein the piece of wire braid material extends from the vent passage through the bore and out the bore opening at the active end of the tip to provide the plurality of capillary passages.

Claim 19

A tip as in claim 8 further comprising means external to said tip for drawing molten solder out of said bore through said wire braid.

Claim 20

A tip as in claim 8 wherein the cylinder is stepped and of different diameters, said second passage located in the larger diameter cylinder.

Claim 21

A tip for a soldering iron in which the tip is an elongated generally cylindrical member of heat conductive material, said tip having an active end for placement adjacent an area where solder is to be melted and another end adapted for connection to a solder iron for heating the tip, a single bore only of substantially uniform diameter throughout formed axially in said tip extending along at least a portion of the length thereof and having an opening at the active end of the tip, the diameter of said bore being such as to provide capillary action to molten solder, said tip also formed with a vent passage and a second passage which extend from the outer surface of the tip at points spaced from the active end through at least a part of said tip to communicate with said bore with said second passage being more remote from the active end of the tip than said first passage, one of said vent and second passages being formed through the tip to provide a pair of openings to the bore, and a piece of wire braid material extending through the said pair of openings of said one passage and communicating with said bore.

Claim 22

A tip for a soldering iron in which the tip is an elongated generally cylindrical member of heat conductive material, said tip having an active end for placement adjacent an area where solder is to be melted and another end adapted for connection to a solder iron for heating the tip, a single bore only of substantially uniform diameter throughout formed axially in said tip extending along at least a portion of the length thereof and having an opening at the active end of the tip, the diameter of said bore being such as to provide capillary action to molten solder, said tip also formed with a vent passage and a second passage which extend from the outer surface of the tip at points spaced from the active end through at least a part of said tip to communicate with said bore with said second passage being more remote from the active end of the tip than said first passage, one of said vent and second passages being formed through the tip to provide a pair of openings to the bore, and a piece of wire braid material extending through the said pair of openings of said one passage and communicating with said bore.