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US 11,441,898 B2Granted
Level with removable end cap
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsMatthew Doyle, Fraizier Reiland, Lauren Weigel
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Abstract
A level with a removable end cap is provided. The level includes a hollow level body. The end cap includes an outer member and locking member received within the outer member. The locking member is inserted into the outer member pushing a moveable portion of the outer member into a frictional engagement that holds the end cap assembly in place relative to the level body.
Claims20
A level comprising:
- a level body comprising an upper wall, a lower wall and two sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein inner surfaces of each of the upper wall, of the lower wall and of the two sidewalls define a hollow open area;
- a device coupled to the level body that measures an orientation of a surface of the level body;
- an end cap assembly removably coupled to an end of the level body, the end cap assembly comprising:
- a clip received within the hollow open area of the level body and coupled to the level body, the clip comprising an aperture;
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- an outer member comprising a movable wall received within the clip and a projection extending from the movable wall, wherein the projection engages the aperture of the clip coupling the outer member in a fixed position relative to the level body.
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A level comprising:
- a level body comprising an upper wall, a lower wall and two sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein inner surfaces of each of the upper wall, of the lower wall and of the two sidewalls define a hollow open area;
- a device coupled to the level body that measures an orientation of a surface of the level body;
- an end cap assembly removably coupled to an end of the level body, the end cap assembly comprising:
- a clip received within the hollow open area of the level body and coupled to the level body;
- an outer member received within the clip;
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- a locking member received within the outer member, wherein the locking member is moveable within the outer member between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein, in the locked position, the end cap assembly is engaged in a fixed position relative to the level body.
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A level comprising:
- a level body comprising an upper wall, a lower wall and two sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein inner surfaces of each of the upper wall, of the lower wall and of the two sidewalls define a hollow open area;
- a device coupled to the level body that measures an orientation of a surface of the level body;
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- an end cap assembly removably coupled to an end of the level body, the end cap assembly comprising:
- a clip received within the hollow open area of the level body and coupled to the level body, the clip comprises:
- a pair of opposing clip sidewalls that extend from a clip endwall, wherein the pair of clip sidewalls each extend along the inner surface of one of the sidewalls of the level body;
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- a rib slot defined along an outer surface of each of the clip sidewalls, wherein inner surfaces of each of the level body sidewalls define a rib that is received in one of the rib slots of the clip;
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- a locking member received within the clip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.