Measuring and leveling device and method of using same

Abstract

A measuring and leveling device constructed with bubble vials for leveling which are movable to the precise point of application, with the measuring scale situated on a surface so constructed as to allow the scale to be located directly against and parallel to the surface to be measured. The device serves for both measuring and leveling tasks in one tool, and is constructed including a body portion provided with a ruler for measuring distances between points, in which the measuring scale is marked on a surface which tapers to a flat edge as in a conventional ruler. The body portion has two parallel tracks along its longitudinal axis, and two clamp situated on the body of the leveling device, each of which is held in place by tabs situated on the underside of the clamps and insertable into the parallel tracks, each clamp including a bubble vial mounting portion into which a bubble vial is fixedly mounted. The present invention therefor enables two or more points to be easily and accurately marked on a surface at a set horizontal or vertical distance one from the other; or a level horizontal or vertical line to be easily and accuretely marked or cut on a surface. The sliding nature of the clamps on which the bubble vials are mounted enables the bubble vials to be positioned at either end of the surface to be plumbed, thus serving as both measuring and plumbing points, allowing for simultaneous measurement and alignment. The measuring and leveling device is ideal for use in many applications where leveling and marking are required, such as hanging framed works of art or pictures on walls, or measuring a distance between two points, such as between hanging holes on the back of a cabinet, enabling these two points to be marked on a wall, such that the points accurately leveled. The measuring and leveling device can also be used in any other application, such as in doing construction or renovation, marking stud placements in plasterboard walls and the like.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to measuring and leveling instruments, and more particularly to a device for simultaneously measuring and leveling a plane in which a blister vial is placed on a clamping plate which slides along the plane of the body part. Background technique [0002] As we all know, a level is a tool used to set a plane or make a plane vertical. This is done by placing the vertical side of the spirit level against the surface to be vertical and checking for levelness by observing the position of the blister in the blister vial. The vertical face of the spirit level can be ground or machined to the exact plane required. A carpenter's level of sufficient accuracy is made of wood or plastic, however, a high-precision level is usually made of a lightweight metal, such as aluminum. [0003] Workers are often faced with the problem of marking at least two points on a surface, or with marking or engraving a line on a surface (usual...

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However, a disadvantage of these levels is that the blister cuvette is in a fixed position, specifically at the ends of the ruler, making the level cumbersome to use and causing the cuvette to be some distance away from the measuring point

[0006] Another disadvantage of graduated spirit levels is that due to the rectangular horizontal cross-section, the scale is usually marked on the surface perpendicular to the surface being measured, making it somewhat difficult to read the scale, or on a surface parallel to and substantially away from the surface being measured , making it difficult to accurately label

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