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US 2012/0068852 A1Published application
Tool system with mount configured to be removably coupled to a surface
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsOleksiy Sergyeyenko, Christopher J. Murray, Michael L. Agronin
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Abstract
A tool system with a mount configured to be removably coupled to a surface.
Claims24
A tool assembly comprising:
- a frame that defines a datum surface;
- a bubble level mounted to the frame, the bubble level being configured to indicate a levelness condition of the tool assembly;
- a controller coupled to the frame;
- a light system coupled to the frame, the light system comprising a light source and a diffuser, the controller being configured to selectively control the light source based on the levelness condition of the tool assembly such that the light source generates light of a first color when the levelness condition of the tool assembly is a first condition and generates light of a second, different color when the levelness condition of the tool assembly is a second, different condition, the diffuser receiving light generated by the light source and being disposed about the bubble level such that the light generated by the light source emanates from the tool assembly in three adjacent orthogonal directions.
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A tool assembly comprising:
- a frame that defines a datum surface;
- a bubble level mounted to the frame, the bubble level being configured to indicate a levelness condition of the tool assembly;
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- a light system coupled to the frame, the light system comprising a light source and a light guide that backs the light source, the light guide being configured to receive light from the light source and direct the light into the bubble level such that the bubble level is illuminated over substantially all of its length;
- wherein the light source comprises a first lamp and a second lamp, the first lamp being configured to emit light of a first color, the second lamp being configured to emit light of a second color, wherein the first and second lamps are configured to be illuminated in response to the levelness condition of the tool assembly.
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A tool assembly comprising:
- a frame that defines a datum surface;
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- a laser generator assembly having a laser generator, a mirror and a holder, the laser generator being mounted to the holder and configured to output a beam of light, the mirror being mounted to the holder at a predetermined angle relative to the beam of light, the holder being pivotally mounted to the frame to permit the beam of light to be moved relative to the datum surface.
A tool assembly comprising:
- a frame that defines a datum surface;
- a controller coupled to the frame;
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- an audio system coupled to the frame, the audio system including a speaker, the controller being configured to identify a levelness state of the tool assembly and to control the speaker in response thereto, wherein the speaker generates a first tone when the tool assembly is in a first tipped state and a second, different tone when the tool assembly is in a second tipped state that is opposite the first tipped state, wherein a level condition of the tool assembly is disposed between the first and second tipped states.
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A tool assembly comprising:
- a base assembly having a suction cup and a mount, the suction cup being configured to be releasably coupled to a surface, the mount being coupled to the suction cup;
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- a tool having a mating mount that is configured to be engaged to the mount to releasably couple the tool to the base assembly, the mating mount cooperating with the mount to permit the tool to be translated relative to the suction cup after the mating mount is engaged to the mount;
- wherein the tool comprises a laser generator and a bubble level.
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A tool assembly that is configured to be removably coupled to a surface, the tool assembly comprising:
- a base assembly having a suction cup, a housing and a plunger, the housing being disposed about at least a portion of the suction cup, the plunger being translatable along an axis relative to the housing to deform the suction cup when the suction cup is abutted to the surface such that air disposed between the suction cup and the surface is expelled from the suction cup, the plunger having coded indicia indicative of at least three levels of a pressure of the air in the suction cup;
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- a tool that is removably coupled to the base assembly, the tool comprising a laser generator and a bubble level.
A tool assembly comprising:
- a base assembly having a mount;
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- a tool having a laser generator and a mating mount that is configured to be engaged to the mount to releasably couple the tool to the base assembly, the mating mount cooperating with the mount to permit a first side of the tool to be selectively mounted to the base assembly to permit the laser generator to project a beam of light in a first direction relative to the base assembly, the mating mount also cooperating with the mount to permit a second side side of the tool to be selectively mounted to the base assembly to permit the laser generator to project a beam of light in a second, different direction relative to the base assembly;
- wherein the manner in which the mating mount engages the mount is the same when the first and second sides of the tool are mounted to the base assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.