Clamp-on level holder
OwnerEdward J. Hermeyerinventor
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Abstract
A device consisting of a rectangular shell affixed to a spring-type clamp for securement thereof onto a convenient location on a scaffolding or mortar board, the rectangular shell used for holding level in a convenient but safe location for use by construction workers, such as bricklayers, masons, and the like, when performing construction tasks, or for use in storing a level when not in use. The level is inserted through the open end of the rectangular shell, the level thus being maintained in a safe and out of the way location, with the spring-type clamp affixed to a desired surface, including a scaffolding, mortar board, home work bench, or the like.
Claims4
A clamp on level holder for maintaining a level in a safe and out of the way location when not in use or in a safe and convenient location when in use, the device comprising, in combination:
- a rectangular shell consisting of opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and a bottom wall integrally conjoined with the bottom edges of said side walls and said end walls to form an interior compartment therebetween;
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- a spring clamp consisting of a top member and a bottom member, said top member being securely affixed to a said end wall so as to be centrally located thereon adjacent to said bottom wall, said top member further being provided with opposed tapered flanges perpendicularly conjoining the long edges of said top member and extending downwardly therefrom and from said bottom wall, with said flanges having a semi-circular lip disposed a short distance from said end wall of said shell and provided with round through holes centrally located within said lips so as to be in axial alignment with each other, said bottom member being generally of the same configuration as said top member but longer in overall length with an extension being angularly disposed between said bottom wall of said shell, said bottom member having opposed tapered flanges perpendicularly conjoining the long edges of said bottom member so as to extend upwardly therefrom and toward said bottom wall of said shell and extending in length along said bottom member rearwardly of said end wall, said flanges being further provided with a semi-circular lip and with round through holes so as to axially line up internally between said flanges and said lips on said top member;
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- a coil spring affixed between said lips on said flanges and between said top member and said bottom member, with said spring affixed therein by means of a pin extending between said round holes in said lips, the ends of said spring being positioned against the inside surfaces of said top member and said bottom member and internally of said flanges so as to bias said top member upwardly from said bottom member wherein said bottom wall of said shell and said extension cooperate to form a clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.