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US 11,629,956 B2Granted
Level with removable end cap with wall grip
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsMatthew Leidel, Eric Mackey
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Abstract
A level with a clip and removable end cap is provided. The end cap includes an outer member and locking member received within a clip that is affixed inside an end of the level. The locking member is inserted into the outer member pushing a moveable portion of the outer member into an engagement, such as a shearing engagement, that holds the end cap assembly in place relative to the level body. The clip includes a projection that interfaces with an aperture in the level frame.
Claims20
A level comprising:
- an elongate frame comprising:
- an upper wall;
- a lower wall;
- a first sidewall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall;
- a second sidewall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall, the second sidewall spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first sidewall;
- an interior passageway defined by interior surfaces of the upper wall, the lower wall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall;
- and
- a frame aperture defined by the first sidewall near an end of the first sidewall;
- an orientation measuring component supported by the frame;
- and
- a clip comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- and
- a projection extending from the first wall;
- wherein the projection is received within the frame aperture such that the projection extends past an outer surface of the first sidewall, when the clip is positioned within the interior passageway of the frame.
13 more elements
A level comprising:
- a longitudinal axis;
- a frame defining a hollow cavity at an end of the frame, the frame comprising:
- an upper wall having an interior upper wall surface and an exterior upper wall surface;
- a lower wall, having an interior lower wall surface and an exterior lower wall surface;
- a first sidewall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall, the first sidewall having an interior first sidewall surface and an exterior first sidewall surface;
- and
- a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the second sidewall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall and having an interior second sidewall surface and an exterior second sidewall surface;
- an orientation measuring component supported by the frame;
- and
- a clip comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- a clip aperture defined within the first wall;
- and
- a wall gripping projection extending from the first wall of the clip and through the first sidewall of the frame;
- wherein the first wall engages the interior first sidewall surface and the second wall engages the interior second sidewall surface when the clip is positioned within the hollow cavity at the end of the frame.
13 more elements
A level comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a longitudinal axis;
- an upper wall;
- a lower wall;
- first and second opposing sidewalls that both extend between the upper wall and the lower wall;
- and
- a first frame aperture defined within the first sidewall;
- an orientation measuring component supported by the frame;
- and
- a clip comprising:
- a first wall;
- a second wall opposing the first wall;
- a base wall connecting the first and second walls;
- a first clip aperture defined within the first wall;
- and
- a first projection extending outwardly from the first wall that engages the first frame aperture.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.