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US 5,507,098 AGranted
Level for outlet box covers
OwnerJames Schaver, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An electricians tool is disclosed which comprises a body which houses a sliding arm. This arm engages in an electrical outlet box cover to hold the tool under spring pressure in the said cover. A horizontally disposed spirit level and a vertically disposed spirit level are used to align the electrical outlet box cover so that it may be fastened level.
Claims3
A device for leveling electrical outlet box covers comprising:
- a body;
- first arm means extending from and rigidly attached to said body for engaging a first surface of an opening in an electrical outlet box cover;
- second arm means extending from and slidably attached to said body for engaging a second surface of said opening;
- spring means interposed between said first and second arm means for biasing said second arm means away from said first arm means, thereby permitting said first and second arm means to securely grip said first and second surfaces of said opening;
- and
- level means attached to said body for determining a level condition of said cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.