Patent · US Expired

Surveying rod

US4060909A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
5References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1976
Grant dateDec 6, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 2, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C15/06
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A telescoping surveying rod is disclosed having an adjustable support member to permit direct reading from a reference elevation such as zero elevation or from a one hundred foot elevation when the rod is used as a standard rod for elevation or for excavation; the rod includes dual scales lineated for tenths of a foot and for inches to permit direct reading of either without necessitating any conversion.

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