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Inclination indicating apparatus and method for using the same

US5669832A · kind A · utility

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16References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 11, 1996
Grant dateSep 23, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B69/36
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inclination indicating apparatus having a housing with a base defining a first plane. A plurality of support legs support the base of the housing above the surface in an operational configuration. At least one of the support legs is rotatable so that a bottom portion of the at least one support leg traverses a second plane parallel to the first plane from the operational configuration to a storage configuration. A circular float level mounted on the housing having a bubble indicator provides an indication the slope of the first plane relative to the surface.

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