Patent ID: 9417063
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G01C

Claim Text:
1. A surveying prism comprising a prism housing accommodating a prism element, which housing is pivotably mounted in a bracket about an axis that is oriented parallel to the light ingress surface of the prism element, wherein the bracket is formed as a base comprising a base plate that forms the support surface of the surveying prism and two bearing flanges oriented perpendicularly to said base plate, wherein the prism housing is pivotably mounted between the two bearing flanges, wherein the bearing flanges are part of a bearing frame, which is releasably connected to the base plate, wherein the base plate has at least two faces, and edges that are in between the at least two faces, and wherein the base plate has coupling elements on at least one of these edges for a releasable connection to the base plate of a surveying prism of similar design.