Patent ID: 11892320
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A level comprising:
a level body;
an interior cavity defined within the body;
a planar base surface defined by the level body;
a top surface defined by the level body and opposing the base surface;
an orientation sensor coupled to the level body and configured to measure an orientation of one of the top and base surfaces with respect to the force of gravity;
a light-emitting device located within the interior cavity and coupled to the level body;
a light pipe coupled to the light-emitting device; and
a display positioned adjacent to an external surface of the level body, the display coupled to and supported adjacent the external surface of the level body by the light pipe;
wherein the light pipe provides optical communication between the light-emitting device and the display such that light emitted from the light-emitting device and communicated through the light pipe generates a digital image this is visible outside the level body and that corresponds to the measured orientation.