Patent ID: 7392925
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A handheld fluid cooled electric solder tweezers, comprising: a) a pair of tweezer members; b) a cooling apparatus; c) a pivoting apparatus; and d) a pair of soldering heads; wherein said pair of tweezer members are pivotally attached to each other; wherein each said tweezer member comprises a portion of said cooling apparatus; wherein said cooling apparatus comprises a pair of tubes and a crossover tube where said pair of tubes of said cooling apparatus of each said tweezer member travel in a channel of a body of each said tweezer member, and said crossover tube of said cooling apparatus fluidly communicates a proximal end of one said tube of one said tweezer member with a proximal end of one said tube of said other tweezer member; wherein said cooling apparatus cools said pair of tweezer members; wherein said pivoting apparatus pivotally attaches one said tweezer member to said other tweezer member; wherein said pair of soldering heads extend from said pair of tweezer members, respectively; and wherein said pair of soldering heads are operatively connected to said cooling apparatus.