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US 8,826,554 B2Granted
Custom baluster level
OwnerRonald Bariteauinventor
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Abstract
A baluster level having a level body defining a view port, a proximal end and a distal end, a plunger slideably secured within the level body, and a leveling device. A method for installing leveled balusters having the steps of compressing a plunger, inserting the level between floor and banister, releasing compression on the plunger, leveling, marking the floor and banister, compressing the plunger and removing the level.
Claims15
A baluster level system comprising:
- a level comprising:
- a level body, having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a view port;
- a slide housing connected to the proximal end of the body at a proximal end, and defining a central aperture formed through at least part of a length of the slide housing;
- a plunger, having a proximal end and a distal end, the plunger proximal end being slideably secured within the central aperture of the slide housing;
- a leveling device positioned within the view port of the level body;
- a pressure exerting device disposed between the slide housing and the plunger, constructed and arranged to exert pressure upon the plunger and the slide housing along a lengthwise axis of the level, urging the distal end of the plunger away from the distal end of the level body, wherein the pressure exerting device is a spring assembly;
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- wherein the level is positioned between a banister and a floor, the spring assembly causing the distal end of the plunger to exert a continual force on one of the floor or banister, and causing the distal end of the level body to exert a continual force on the other of the floor or banister, thereby holding the level in place between the banister and the floor.
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A baluster level system comprising:
- a level comprising:
- a level body having a proximal end and a distal end, the level body defining a view port, the proximal end having an attachment portion, the distal end of the level body formed to receive a tip;
- a slide housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the slide housing constructed and arranged to attach to the attachment portion of the level body at its proximal end by a threaded connection, the slide housing defining a central aperture at its distal end running through at least part of its length;
- a plunger having a proximal and distal end, the plunger being slideably secured within the central aperture of the slide housing, the plunger forming a flanged head at its proximal with a diameter large enough to prevent removal from at least a part of the central aperture;
- a pressure exerting device, positioned between the plunger and the slide housing, constructed and arranged to exert pressure upon the plunger and the slide housing along a lengthwise axis of the level, urging the distal end of the plunger away from the distal end of the level body, wherein the pressure exerting device is a spring assembly;
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- a leveling device positioned within the view port of the level body;
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- wherein the level is positioned between a banister and a floor, the spring assembly causing the distal end of the plunger to exert a continual force on one of the floor or banister, and causing the distal end of the level body to exert a continual force on the other of the floor or banister, thereby holding the level in place between the banister and the floor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.