Patent ID: 7199333

Claim:
A personalized branding iron, comprising: (a) A handle arrangement having a first end and a second end; (b) a mounting arrangement mechanically connected to said first end; (c) at least one unitary substantial symbol configured for branding, said mounting arrangement and said symbol being configured for convenient mechanical connection of said symbol to said mounting arrangement: (d) a manual actuator, wherein said mounting arrangement is mechanically connected to said first end of said handle arrangement such that said mounting arrangement swivels with respect to said handle between a branding position and a heating position, said manual actuator being mechanically connected to said handle arrangement mad said mounting arrangement, said manual actuator being configured for moving said mounting arrangement between said branding position and said heating position; and (e) wherein said handle arrangement has a direction of elongation, said symbol having a branding surface defining a plane, said plane being parallel to said direction of elongation in said heating position, said plane being perpendicular to said direction of elongation in said branding position.