Laser straight liner

• US 7,748,126 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2007
• Issued: 07/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jianhong Lu
• Original Assignee: Jianhong Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Jianhong
• Primary Examiner(s): SMITH, RICHARD A
• Application Number:
  US11/873,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100691A1
• Time in Patent Office: 993 Days
• Field of Search: 332/27, 332/76, 33278-286, 33D/IG.21
• US Class Current: 33/286
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/004 Reference lines, planes or sectors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 33/21 with laser

Abstract

The utility model relates to a kind of laser straight liner, including a foundation and a base, wherein said foundation is provided with batteries and said base is provided with at least one laser projection module. Said base and said foundation are connected in the way that is 360 degrees rotatable. One side of said foundation that faces said base is provided with the anode and cathode conduction rings that can connect batteries, and one side of said base that faces said foundation is provided with two contact pieces that can connect various laser projection modules and also can touch the anode and cathode conduction rings, thus realizing the conduction-wire-free connection between said laser projection modules and said batteries. This utility model makes said laser projection modules freely rotatable on said foundation, and thus the rotated angle during marking can be accurately controlled, ingenious and reasonable in design and convenient in operation. The lower-end transparent shell of cavity is provided with a cross scale, and the crossing point of said cross scale can be superposed with the intersection projection of the counter-extension lines of the laser beams emitted by various said laser projection modules, thus ensuring a accurate positioning.

Claims

1. A laser level, comprising:

a foundation (1) with at least one battery provided therein,

a base (2) with at least one laser projection module (3) mounted thereon,

wherein said base (2) and said foundation (1) are connected in a way that allows for 360 degrees rotation of said base relative to said foundation, and wherein one side of said foundation (1) that faces said base (2) is provided with anode and cathode conduction rings (11) that are connected to said battery, and wherein one side of said base (2) that faces said foundation (1) is provided with two contact pieces (21) that connect to said at least one laser projection module (3) and that connect to the anode and cathode conduction rings (11) to provide a conduction-wire-free connection between said laser projection modules (3) and said batteries; and

said laser level further including a columnar cavity in the middle of both said foundation (1) and said base (2), wherein an upper-end shell (22) of said cavity for said base (2) and a lower-end shell (12) of said cavity for said foundation (1) are both made of transparent materials.

2. The laser level of claim 1, wherein the at least one laser projection module includes at least two laser projection modules.

3. The laser level of claim 1, further including a cross scale (13) marked on said lower-end shell (12) of said foundation (1), wherein the crossing point of said cross scale (13) can be superposed with the intersection projection of the counter-extension line of the laser beams emitted by said at least one laser projection module (3).

4. The laser level of claim 1, further including a scale (14) marked on the outer surface of said foundation (1).

5. A laser level device comprising:

a foundation;

a base rotatably mounted to the foundation in a manner that permits 360 degrees of rotation of the base about an axis of rotation;

a laser projection module mounted to the base and adapted to emit at least one laser beam;

a cover mounted to the base and rotatable therewith; and

an elongated cavity providing a line of sight through the foundation, the base, and the cover, wherein the elongated cavity is coincident with the axis of rotation.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein the elongated cavity includes a first transparent surface formed in the foundation and a second transparent surface formed in the base.

7. The device of claim 6 further comprising an actuator disposed within the elongated cavity, and wherein a top surface of the actuator forms the second transparent surface.

8. The device of claim 7 further comprising at least one foot formed on a bottom surface of the foundation, and wherein the at least one foot is movable away from the bottom surface of the foundation upon depression of the actuator into the elongated cavity.

9. The device of claim 8 further comprising adhesive affixed to the at least one foot.

10. The device of claim 6 further comprising a cross scale on the first transparent surface.

11. The device of claim 5 wherein the foundation includes a pair of conductive rings adapted to be electrically coupled to a power source contained in the foundation and wherein the base includes a pair of conductive tabs adapted to slide along the pair of rings, wherein the conductive tabs conduct electrical power from the conductive rings to the laser projection module.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the power source includes at least one battery.

13. The device of claim 5 further comprising gripping elements mounted to an exterior surface of the cover.

14. The device of claim 5 further comprising at least one bubble vial supported by the base, and wherein the cover includes at least one window aligned with the at least one bubble vial to allow visual inspection of the at least one bubble vial.

15. The device of claim 5 wherein the laser projection module is configured to emit a first laser beam and a second laser beam that is emitted along an axis perpendicular to that of the first laser beam.

16. The device of claim 15 further comprising first and second openings formed in the cover and adapted to allow emission of the first and the second laser beams, respectively, through the cover.

17. The device of claim 16 further comprising markings formed on an exterior surface of the cover, the markings aligned with the first and the second openings such that the markings are co-aligned with the first and second laser beams when said beams are emitted by the laser projection module.

18. The device of claim 5 further comprising a power button extending from the base through the cover and adapted to selectively power the laser projection module when depressed.

19. A laser level device, comprising:

a foundation with at least one battery provided therein,

a base with at least one laser projection module mounted thereon,

wherein said base and said foundation are connected in the way that allows for 360 degrees of rotation of said base relative to said foundation, and wherein one side of said foundation that faces said base is provided with anode and cathode conduction rings that are connected to said battery, and wherein one side of said base that faces said foundation is provided with two contact pieces that connect to said at least one laser projection module and that contact the anode and cathode conduction rings to provide a conduction-wire-free connection between said laser projection modules and said battery; and

a cross scale marked on said foundation, wherein the crossing point of said cross scale can be superposed with the intersection projection of the counter-extension line of the laser beams emitted by said at least one laser projection module.