Level
US7316074B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C9/26
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A level having a body with first and second operative walls interconnected by a web. The first wall having a first exterior operative surface and the second wall having a second exterior operative surface. The first surface and the second surface facing in opposite directions and being generally parallel to one another and the first exterior operative surface having an opening. The body further comprising a stop structure disposed between the operative walls. The level also including a level vial carried by the body and a magnet disposed in the opening and having one end abutting the stop structure. The magnet having an opposite end adjacent the first exterior operative surface for magnetically attracting a workpiece engaged with the first exterior operative surface. Another embodiment of a level includes a reinforcing wall disposed closer to the first operative wall than the second operative wall, with the reinforcing wall cooperating with the first operative wall to generally define a cavity.
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