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Electronic level device

CA 1237181 A · Owner: Dilcox, Warren L. · Inventors: Dilcox, Warren L.

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An electronic level device characterized by an enclosure a knob and shaft rotatably coupled to the enclosure and a, mercury switch located within the enclosure and attached to an end portion of the shaft. The mercury switch is closed when it is in a gravitationally normal position and is open when it is, tilted from the gravitational norm by more than a predetermined amount. By rotating the knob, the angle at which the mercury switch closes can be varied. An audible alarm is actuated by the closure of the mercury switch.

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  • Granted May 24, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 24, 2005.
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FiledDecember 9, 1983
GrantedMay 24, 1988
Term endedMay 24, 2005
Patent numberCA 1237181 A
Classification (IPC)G08C21/00 +1 more

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