Spirit level

- KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a spirit level according to a first embodiment of the invention, the spirit level including a main body, a central horizontal bubble vial housing, a right side handgrip, a left side vertical bubble vial housing and a right side vertical bubble vial housing, a left side end cap and a right side end cap;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the spirit level of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the spirit level of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a spirit level according to a second embodiment of the invention, the spirit level including a main body, a central horizontal bubble vial housing, a left side handgrip and a right side handgrip, a left side vertical bubble vial housing and a right side vertical bubble vial housing, a left side end cap and a right side end cap;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the spirit level of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevation view of the spirit level of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the spirit level of FIG. 8.

The broken lines along the main body of the second embodiment of the spirit level in FIGS. 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14 indicate that the lengths between the horizontal bubble vial housing and its adjacent handgrips, a vertical bubble vial housing and its adjacent handgrip, and an end cap and its adjacent vertical bubble vial housing can vary from the sizes as shown in FIG. 8. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a spirit level, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D730207
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2014
Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
Assignee: KAPRO INDUSTRIES LTD. (Bikat Beit Hakerem)
Inventors: Rafi Ben Josef (Kibbutz Kadarim), Amy Levinson (Upper Galilee), Yossi Palatshe (Tiberias)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Application Number: 29/501,602
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Spirit Level (D10/69)