Spirit level accessory for the electric drill
OwnerRobert Heinsius, George Spectorinventors
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Abstract
A spirit level accessory for an electric drill is provided and consists of a clamp member to fit on mounting surface of the electric drill, a dial member mounted on the clamp member and adjustable to obtain correct position with respect to center line of the electric drill, a bracket member held at any desired angle to the dial member by a spring force, a spirit level member held by the bracket member and a cover member having a mirrored inside surface and hinged on the spirit level member to protect the spirit level member against damage when not in use, allowing the spirit level member to be viewed when fully opened and viewed from the mirrored inside surface when halfway opened.
Claims4
A spirit level accessory for an electric drill which comprises:
- (a) a clamp member having a gap which fits on standard mounting surface of the electric drill, whereby a clamping force is obtained by deformation of said clamp member nearby the gap;
- (b) a dial member having four sixty degree graduation scales, said dial member mounted on said clamp member and is adjustable few degrees and set to obtain a correct position with respect to axis of the electric drill;
- (c) a bracket member having an indicator mark thereon, said bracket member and said dial member held together by a spring force for friction therebetween, whereby the indicator mark of said bracket member can be set at any desired angle shown on said dial member;
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- (d) a spirit level member held by said bracket member;
- (e) a cover member having its inside surface highly polished to function as a mirror, said cover member hinged on said spirit level member to protect said spirit level member against damage when not in use, said cover member can be opened fully at ninety degrees allowing said spirit level member to be viewed directly and said cover member can be opened half way at forty five degrees allowing said spirit level member to be viewed indirectly at the inside surface of said cover member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.