Extensible carpenter's level
OwnerAnthony Louis Bonaventura, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an extensible carpenter's level that is adjustable between a collapsed position and a fully-extended position. The level may be manufactured in a variety of sizes. A preferred embodiment of the level is comprised of an innerslide and two outerslides. The innerslide has two sets of tracks or tongues. Each of the outerslides is slidably connected to the innerslide. In particular, one outerslide is adapted to slide along one set of tracks or tongues, and the other outerslide is adapted to slide along the other set of tracks or tongues. At least one of the slides includes at least one level bubble. The level preferably includes multiple level bubbles to enable a variety of measurements, e.g., a horizontal level, a vertical level, and a 45° level.
Claims24
A carpenter's level adjustable between a collapsed position and a fully-extended position, said carpenter's level comprising:
- an innerslide including a first level bubble, said innerslide having a top portion and a bottom portion, said top portion of said innerslide defining a first track and a third track and said bottom portion of said innerslide defining a second track and a fourth track, said first track and said second track being a first set of tracks, said third track and said fourth track being a second set of tracks;
- a first outerslide slidably connected to said innerslide on said first set of tracks, said first outerslide adapted to slide only on one side of said top portion and one side of said bottom portion, said first outerslide including a second level bubble, said first outerslide having a first extension member and a first end member, said first extension member connected to said first end member, said first extension member having a first tongue which is adapted to slide in said first track, said first extension member also having a second tongue which is adapted to slide in said second track, said first end member having a third tongue which is adapted to slide in said third track, said first end member also having a fourth tongue which is adapted to slide in said fourth track;
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- a second outerslide slidably connected to said innerslide on said second set of tracks, said second outerslide adapted to slide only on one side of said top portion and one side of said bottom portion, said second outerslide including a third level bubble, said second outerslide having a second extension member and a second end member, said second extension member connected to said second end member, said second extension member having a fifth tongue which is adapted to slide in said third track, said second extension member also having a sixth tongue which is adapted to slide in said fourth track, said second end member having a seventh tongue which is adapted to slide in said first track, said second end member also having an eighth tongue which is adapted to slide in said second track.
A carpenter's level adjustable between a collapsed position and a fully-extended position, said carpenter's level comprising:
- an innerslide including a first level bubble, said innerslide having a top portion and a bottom portion, said top portion of said innerslide defining a first tongue and a third tongue and said bottom portion of said innerslide defining a second tongue and a fourth tongue, paid first tongue and said second tongue being a first set of tongues, said third tongue and said fourth tongue being a second set of tongues;
- a first outerslide slidably connected to said innerslide on said first set of tongues, said first outerslide adapted to slide only on one side of said top portion and one side of said bottom portion, said first outerslide including a second level bubble, said first outerslide having a first extension member and a first end member, said first extension member connected to said first end member, said first extension member having a first track which is adapted to slide along said first tongue, said first extension member also having a second track which is adapted to slide along said second tongue, said first end member having a third track which is adapted to slide along said third tongue, said first end member also having a fourth track which is adapted to slide along said fourth tongue;
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- a second outerslide slidably connected to said innerslide on said second set of tongues, said second outerslide adapted to slide only on one side of said top portion and one side of said bottom portion, said second outerslide including a third level bubble, said second outerslide having a second extension member and a second end member, said second extension member connected to said second end member, said second extension member having a fifth track which is adapted to slide along said third tongue, said second extension member also having a sixth track which is adapted to slide along said fourth tongue, said second end member having a seventh track which is adapted to slide along said first tongue, said second end member also having an eighth track which is adapted to slide along said second tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.