Patent ID: 8276855

Claim:
A soldering iron stand comprising: a stand base; and a soldering iron holder on an upper portion of the stand base, in which the stand base includes: a surrounding section that partially encloses a collection compartment below a base end of the soldering iron holder, and a residue receiver moveable from an attaching position in which the residue receiver engages a rear wall of the surrounding section, to a releasing position in which the residue receiver is disengaged from the rear wall, such that when a soldering iron tip of a soldering iron is inserted through the soldering iron holder and into the collection compartment, the residue receiver while in the attaching position collects solder residue that drips from the soldering iron tip, wherein the soldering iron holder includes a curved surface configured to receive and support the soldering iron, the soldering iron holder having a plurality of recesses formed therein and arranged in a circumferential direction of the curved surface, each of the recesses being provided with a heat-resistant elastic member.