Nesting leveling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11073388-B2
Application number	US-201716346306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	Oct 31, 2016
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A leveling device may include a first level portion having a first leveling vial disposed thereon, and a second level portion having a second leveling vial disposed thereon. The second level portion may be configured to be nested within the first level portion to define a fully nested configuration. The first and second level portions may be separable from each other to define a fully de-nested configuration.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1. A leveling device comprising:
a first level portion having a first leveling vial disposed thereon; and
a second level portion having a second leveling vial disposed thereon,
wherein the second level portion is configured to be nested within the first level portion to define a fully nested configuration, and
wherein the first and second level portions are separable from each other to define a fully de-nested configuration.

2. The leveling device of claim 1 , further comprising a third leveling portion having a third leveling vial disposed thereon, wherein the third level portion is configured to be nested within the second level portion to define the fully nested configuration, and
wherein the first, second, and third level portions are separable from each other to define the fully de-nested configuration.

3. The leveling device of claim 2 , wherein, in the fully nested configuration, at least one leveling vial on each of the first, second and third level portions, respectively, is visible.

4. The leveling device of claim 2 , wherein each one of the first, second and third level portions includes a respective plumb vertical leveling vial.

5. The leveling device of claim 4 , wherein only the third level portion includes a horizontal leveling vial.

6. The leveling device of claim 5 , wherein the horizontal leveling vial is disposed at a longitudinal center of the third level portion.

7. The leveling device of claim 6 , wherein, in the fully nested configuration, the horizontal leveling vial is disposed at a longitudinal center of the first level portion.

8. The leveling device of claim 7 , wherein, in the fully nested configuration, the horizontal leveling vial is not disposed at a longitudinal center of the second level portion.

9. The leveling device of claim 5 , wherein the third level portion further comprises a 45 degree orientation vial.

10. The leveling device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second level portions have the same width, but a different length and height.

11. The leveling device of claim 10 , wherein the second and third level portions have different height, length and width.

12. The leveling device of claim 10 , wherein the first, second and third level portions each have the same width, and each also have different height and lengths.

13. The leveling device of claim 5 , wherein the second level portion comprises an exposure window through which the horizontal leveling vial is visible when the third level portion is nested in the second level portion.

14. The leveling device of claim 1 , wherein the first level portion defines a receiving slot inside which the second level portion is retained, and
wherein the first level portion further comprises locking tabs on opposing sides of the receiving slot to enable the second level portion to be locked in the receiving slot.

15. The leveling device of claim 13 , wherein the first and second level portions have the same width, but a different length and height.

16. The leveling device of claim 13 , wherein the second and third level portions have different height, length and width.

17. The leveling device of claim 13 , wherein the first, second and third level portions each have the same width, and each also have different heights and lengths.

18. The leveling device of claim 13 , wherein the third level portion includes the only horizontal leveling vial.

19. The leveling device of claim 14 , wherein the first and second level portions have the same width, but a different length and height.

20. The leveling device of claim 14 , wherein the locking tabs are configured to move in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the nesting level.

Assignees

• Apex Brands Inc

Inventors

• Beckwith Jonathan Siebert
• Bridges Tobias Mckay
• Kahute Trent
• Lewis Stephanie
• Trettin David
• Bauer Andrew

Classifications

• G01C9/28 Primary

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