Laser extender

• US 6,195,902 B1
• Filed: 03/02/2000
• Issued: 03/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Quatron Incorporated (Quatron)
• Original Assignee: Quatron Incorporated (Quatron)
• Inventors: Jan, Der-Shyang, Chen, Tony Kuo-Ti
• Primary Examiner(s): Fulton, Christopher W.
• Application Number:
  US09/517,376
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 332/86, 334/51, 33D/IG.21, 362/109, 362/119, 362/120, 362/259, 362/289
• US Class Current: 33/286
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/008 combined with inclination sensor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 33/21 with laser

Abstract

A laser extender is provided for accurately elongating a reference line. The laser extender includes a housing, a battery set, and a laser unit. The housing has an external basic flat plane for resting upon a flat surface and having a straight edge that is adapted to be aligned with a reference line, an internal accommodating space, and a plurality of through holes for accessing the internal accommodating space from the exterior of the housing. The battery set is provided inside the internal accommodating space. The laser unit, utilizing power provided by the battery set, is located inside the internal accommodating space for generating a spanning plane laser beam perpendicular to the basic flat plane of the housing and for extending the reference line defined by the straight edge. In addition, the laser extender can engage a beam leveler for enhancing the leveling ability of the laser extender.

Claims

1. A laser extender assembly, comprising:

(a) a laser extender having;

a housing having an external basic flat plane thereon for resting upon a flat surface, the basic flat plane having a straight edge defining a reference line, and the housing having an internal accomodating space therein and a plurality of through holes for accessing the internal accomodating space from the exterior of the housing; and

a laser unit located inside said internal accomodating space, for generating a spanning plane laser beam therefrom that is perpendicular to said basic flat plane and that extends the reference line defined by the straight edge; and

(b) a beam leveler having a housing that removably couples the housing of the laser extender, a base plane thereon for resting upon a flat surface, and a leveling unit for inspecting leveling status of the base plane, the base plane further including a main edge thereon, such that the base plane is coplanar with the basic flat plane, and the main edge is aligned with the straight edge, when the housing of the beam leveler is coupled with the housing of the laser extender.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said leveling unit includes a spirit bubble for determining the leveling status of said base plane.

3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said leveling unit includes a spirit bubble for determining the perpendicular status of said spanning plane laser beam.

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said housing includes an extension located above said basic flat plane for receiving said laser unit therein, the extension having a hole through which a spanning plane laser beam is emitted.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said laser unit is adjustable through a plurality of adjustable screws, each screw contacting with the laser unit at one end and accessible at another end from the exterior of said housing.

6. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said laser unit further includes a switch for controlling ON/OFF of said power and which is accessible from the exterior of said housing through one of said through holes.

7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein said laser unit further includes a switch cap placed on top of said switch.

8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the laser extender further includes a battery set provided inside the internal accomodating space for providing power to the laser unit.