Multi-Function Level Square With Pop-Up Viewing Chambers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Carpenters and contractors face inefficiencies due to the need for multiple tools to check for square and level in confined or high spaces, which increases time and complexity in construction tasks.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose tool with three viewing chambers containing bubbles in bowed glass tubes for leveling, a movable tongue blade for framing square functionality, and a laminated ruler for measurements, allowing for simultaneous squaring, leveling, and short measurement tasks from a single position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate tools (level, framing square, ruler) are used to perform squaring, leveling, and measurement tasks, then each tool can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall workflow becomes more complex and time-consuming due to the need to handle and position multiple tools simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a level, framing square, and ruler into a single integrated tool body. The level portion includes viewing chambers that can be positioned against walls or floors, the framing square portion extends from the level body to provide perpendicular reference, and the ruler is integrated along the edges. This merging allows all three functions to be performed with one tool rather than requiring separate level, square, and ruler tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool is designed as a universal multi-functional device where the same instrument can perform squaring, leveling, and measurement tasks. The viewing chambers can be positioned in different orientations to check both horizontal and vertical levels, while the framing square portion provides perpendicular references for wall and floor squaring, and the integrated ruler enables measurement of faults and dimensions all from the same tool.
2Measurement precision
If a carpenter must kneel down to check for level plane in confined spaces, then accurate leveling can be performed, but the ability to simultaneously check for perpendicular square from a standing position is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension to the level checking capability through viewing chambers that can be positioned at different heights and orientations. The level body can be held vertically against walls or horizontally against floors, and the framing square portion extends perpendicular to the level body, allowing the user to check both horizontal leveling and vertical perpendicularity from a standing position without kneeling.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool incorporates movable and adjustable components including viewing chambers that can be positioned at different orientations and a framing square portion that can be extended and locked at right angles. This dynamic design allows the tool to adapt to different checking scenarios whether the user is standing or kneeling, providing operational flexibility while maintaining measurement precision.
3Volume of moving object
If the tongue blade is stored in the level bar body, then the tool remains compact, but the framing square function cannot be performed simultaneously with leveling
Solution Approach 1:
The tongue blade is designed as a movable component that can be extended from the level bar body when needed for framing square functions. The blade can be locked in position to maintain the right angle for squaring operations or retracted when not needed, allowing the tool to transition between compact storage and functional deployment states.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool is divided into distinct functional segments: the level bar body containing the viewing chambers for leveling, and the separate tongue blade portion that can be extended for framing square operations. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while remaining part of an integrated system that maintains compactness when the tongue blade is retracted.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables accurate and time-efficient performance of three tasks (squaring, leveling, and short measurements) from a single position, reducing the need for multiple tools and improving workflow in construction.
Implementation Method 1
three viewing chambers as movable leveling devices with each having a bubble contained in a bowed glass tube that allows leveling of horizontal, vertical, and angle plane
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AI summary
A tool with three tools combined in one to produce a more time consuming, efficient, and quality in leveling and squaring corners, frames, door jambs, window frames, laying bricks and masondry with cement floors or side walks. The Easy View Level Square has three unique features. One is the ability of each one of three viewing chambers to pop up perpendicular to the body of the level bar for a visual of the level bubble from any angle or short distance. The second feature is that the Easy View Level Square has a tongue blade that can open from it's trough or the body of the level bar to create a framing square useful in checking the square of corners and perpendicular structures. And the third unique feature is a ruler used for quick marks and measurements at short distances or uneven spots while checking for level to mark it.