Inclination indicating apparatus and method for using the same
OwnerDavid J. Lehseinventor
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Abstract
An inclination indicating apparatus having a housing with a base defining a first plane. A plurality of support legs support the base of the housing above the surface in an operational configuration. At least one of the support legs is rotatable so that a bottom portion of the at least one support leg traverses a second plane parallel to the first plane from the operational configuration to a storage configuration. A circular float level mounted on the housing having a bubble indicator provides an indication the slope of the first plane relative to the surface.
Claims24
An inclination indicating apparatus for indicating the slope of a surface, the inclination indicating apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a base defining a first plane;
- a plurality of support legs for supporting the base of the housing above the surface in an operational configuration so that the first plane of the base is capable of being located above the surface by a fixed distance, at least one of the support legs being rotatable to form a generally coplanar storage configuration;
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- a multi-directional level indicator on the housing for indicating the slope of the first plane relative to the surface when the inclination indicating apparatus is located on the surface in the operational configuration.
An inclination indicating apparatus for indicating the slope of a surface upon which the apparatus is placed, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a base;
- first and second support legs angularly spaced from a third support leg in an operational configuration and rotatably mounted to the housing such that the first and second support legs are rotatable to a storage configuration adjacent the third support leg, the first, second and third support legs for supporting the base of the housing above the surface, the base establishing a plane over the surface, so that the plane is capable of being located above the surface by a fixed distance;
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- a circular float level mounted on the housing having a bubble indicator for indicating the slope of the plane relative to the surface.
An inclination indicating apparatus for indicating the slope of a surface, the inclination indicating apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a base defining a first plane;
- a plurality of support legs for supporting the base of the housing above the surface in an operational configuration, at least one of the support legs being rotatable so that a bottom portion of the at least one support leg traverses a second plane parallel to the first plane from the operational configuration to a storage configuration, so that the plane is capable of being located above the surface by a fixed distance;
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- a multi-directional float level mounted on the housing having a bubble indicator for indicating the slope of the first plane relative to the surface when the inclination indicating apparatus is located on the surface in the operational configuration.
A method of using an inclination indicating apparatus comprising the steps of:
- placing a housing of the inclination indicating apparatus on a surface, the base of the housing defining a first plane;
- rotating at least one of a support leg from an storage configuration to a operational configuration so that the first plane of the base is capable of being located above the surface by a fixed distance;
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- observing a multi-directional float level mounted on the housing to determine the slope of the first plane relative to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.