Adjustable Spirit Level With Retractable Ends For Confined Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standard leveling tools come in fixed lengths, making them impractical for tight spaces and requiring multiple tools of different lengths, which is costly and inconvenient for both professionals and DIY users, especially in areas like attics with sloping ceilings.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable spirit level with retractable ends and sliding rods that can extend or retract to customize the length, allowing for precise measurement markings in various spaces, replacing the need for multiple levels and accommodating different working lengths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard fixed-length leveling tools are used, then they are easy to use and store, but they require multiple tools of different lengths which is expensive and difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The level is divided into a main body and detachable retractable portions that can be extended or retracted. The retractable portions can be detached from the main body, allowing the level to be configured in different lengths by combining the main body with one or more retractable portions.
Solution Approach 2:
A single level device can perform multiple functions by adjusting its length. The same level can be used for different applications requiring different lengths, eliminating the need for multiple separate levels of different lengths.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a long level is used for longer walls and surfaces, then accurate leveling is achieved, but it becomes impractical in tight or confined spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The level transitions from a static fixed-length design to a dynamic adjustable-length design. The retractable portions can be extended when needed for longer measurements and retracted when working in confined spaces, allowing the level to adapt its length dynamically to different working conditions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple leveling tools of different lengths are purchased and stored, then all measurement needs are covered, but it increases cost and maintenance difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple level functions are merged into a single device. The main body combines the functionality of multiple separate levels by accepting different combinations of retractable portions, effectively merging what would traditionally require multiple separate tools into one versatile device.
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AI summary
An adjustable spirit level device is disclosed. The level is adjustable in length to help leveling in different spaces and includes a main body having opposite ends, each end has a slidably attached retractable portion that can be extended independently in opposite directions to adjust the length of the level. Each retractable portion includes a pair of sliding rods, each rod passes through the main body and the other retractable portion, wherein when a retractable portion is extended, the corresponding sliding rods slide through the main body and the other retractable portion. The level contains bubble levels in different axes for precise leveling.