Patent ID: 6989511
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: B23K,H01R

Abstract:
1. A soldering iron comprising: a handle; a heater connected with the handle, the heater comprising two leads extending from one end thereof; a soldering tip connected with the heater; a power cable comprising two wires having exposed ends connected with the leads of the heater; and a separator disposed in the handle and including first and second sections longitudinally integrally formed as a single piece, wherein the separator comprises a first side and a second side, with the first section of the separator restraining longitudinal movement of the two wires relative to the separator and the second section of the separator separating the two wires from each other, wherein the first section of the separator defines an aperture extending between the first and second sides and through which the two wires extend to the first side from the second side, with another aperture extending between the first and second sides and through which one of the two wires extends to the second side from the first side while the other of the two wires remains on the first side.