Patent ID: 7690124
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G01C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A self-supporting stud finder with line-laser for locating a wall stud, comprising: a housing frame body, said housing frame body consisting of; wherein said magnet includes a magnetic strength that is sufficient to locate a ferrous fastener that is attached to a wall stud that is disposed in a wall, and wherein said strength of said magnet includes a magnetic flux density between the fastener and said magnet that is sufficient to retain said stud finder in position over the fastener and adjacent to the wall, and wherein said housing frame body is adapted to be rotated about a longitudinal magnet axis of said magnet when said stud finder is retained adjacent to the wall and over the fastener, and wherein said line-laser assembly, when energized, projects a visible laser line on a wall surface in a predetermined direction extending away from said housing frame body.