US 6,981,330 B2
Multi-axis installable and adjustable level
Dwayne A. Tieszen, P.O. Box 428, Ponder, Tex. 76259 (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/807,448.
Prior Publication US 2005/0210692 A1, Sep. 29, 2005
Int. Cl. G01C 9/28 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 33—370 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-axis installable and adjustable level, comprising:
a permanent attachment leaf having a plurality of attachment holes therethrough;
a level display leaf;
an omnidirectional level display disposed upon said level display leaf;
an infinitesimally and omnidirectionally adjustable level display mechanism disposed between said level display leaf and said omnidirectional level display, wherein said infinitesimally and omnidirectionally adjustable level display mechanism comprises:
an omnidirectional level display mounting plate having a periphery with a plurality of level adjustment screw holes;
said level display leaf having a level display mounting plate seat with a plurality of threaded level display adjustment screw receptacles disposed therein, corresponding in number to said level display adjustment screw holes of said omnidirectional level display mounting plate;
a plurality of omnidirectional level display adjustment screws disposed through said level display adjustment screw holes of said omnidirectional level display mounting plate and said threaded level display adjustment screw receptacles of said level display leaf; and
a level display position-holding compression spring disposed between said level display leaf and said omnidirectional level display mounting plate;
a plurality of coarse adjustment hinge lugs adjustably interconnecting said permanent attachment leaf to said level display leaf, said plurality of coarse adjustment hinge lugs of each said leaf includes a plurality of mutually mating faces and a plurality of radially disposed hinge lug position locking teeth disposed on each of said mating faces; and
a hinge bolt passing through said coarse adjustment hinge lugs;
wherein said plurality of radially disposed hinge lug position locking teeth selectively lock said leaves immovably together when said hinge bolt is tightened.