and4"@bDi,l'ectedan''tl'ins"Lii,ing,r'igidity. The 61 e 'secti " d6 .."I ln ,Pro-vent'tiiihiiig o.f n on f'el',tfive@ to@'th'e'oth6'r's iv'Lli@@b-o noted@ thf'@t ih-e end po'rti6iis,-'df n o the @e6tib @s- o f,,tnd 4@ o . th@e, inst' rtiment 'ha'iTe@ ol?eiiiiio,s 316- tllff 6lid' ha@vi@ -re6e;s@ses 36 'ivhic'h-@reCe,,ve@ the 6i@d-s @of@'tho bo-its @6, itil@t@is, -@@h6n-ili4y aie tD frbi)@%'th6'@d6@ss@s @5-,i-nd E,,@e iiio-ved. ,ts e.@-- t6ii(Iiii6-- loia,@it-Liaiiiall@'(jf ih-e opeiiings- 3,o-. 1,VHeii- the@'bolts ,i@e @ ,6 dis-p''o @se@l th6 @thliiiib ifut@s 34- ir'e i@ev6is,6d 'until- th@y en;g,,tg6: tho 6i@(I ivlltl!9 the yore aiiiih (t the bolts- a@y,,tinst disp-laceii@eht ,lv ic ng rattling 'th6reof. F-Lii-the@in6ie IN'l@e@ii tl@e bolts a@e g6 disp6sed,'tlie '@6ve@al 2, 3 dn(1'4 m'ay'be ti,r'ang6@l@@aia!161 ap-d ed6l-l Ith " o er in ,t small compass . 5 iii a b6x' PeT@'niiftiii(y theii-i tb be ai@p6s6d or 2'0 other ei)nta:tn'er use or duiiii@ t@"qn@@l@ortatioii. Tlie@termiii,,Lls O'f the-'bolts I - @ 'tiallsver e pi 26 l@dve ils 3which p@e@,ent. thO Llitimb'niits from eiitiiely dise-n@-,igiiig- ft6'm tilo, l@ofts,, ther@b@ avoidiii(-y lo,,@s thetoof. n B @ieli of @ tlle@ @ectio s 3 and '4, ha '6iteLi@l,,ir s ol@6iiiiigs 1,9 a'nd''gq@: @f6i@ tl-ie te-,616tioh of @pirit I @'; ol h'oldo '40',@ii(l- 41. 'e eV r8, @Th holdbrs 40,'a'ncl 4@l I'@Lre of-'ring . fox-y'n aiicl h',,iv'e r'acli'al 49'th-r6ui)-li OPPO'@. Si op6nili@'s 4.6 q"re f o r-m' e'd. . t6 el ;. Ti'!6,5e opeiiings,receive splrir,,I-evol@s 44 'ali@l 45, tli6 ior-m'eiboin&'ii-.-ed;,fo@ li@veliiio--l@6ri7 zoiital s@iir'fice's i-@hile: the is 'u' . sec foi i ai'd iii6 i@, cli@i)6sing iiptights, sttidg 1, e- p-eT@35 peiiclidtii@i@ly. @silit,,t@l'e @et-s6@ows 46'',ilid 47 -,ire threacled thro@igh the lj(5'dl'es o@f@'tiie se. cticii-is@ 9@' aiid 4@ a@lid@ e'ii("@o,6 NVitli'th6 i@@dial webs 19- for the purpose of retaining @@lie spirit lei,,el bold@i-s iii position. Obviously, 'i'rit le 40 the p;6sitio@@ns of tl@e sT,) -@el holders may be chaiiged. Iii other words, the holder cai-ryiiig the level 44 may be disposed to position the level 44 for disposing studs and uprights pei-peiidici.,.Iarly ivhile the other 45 holder iiiay be changed sd that the spirit; le-,7el 45 mty be used for leveling horizontal surf aces. The remote ends of the section 3 and 4 of the inclinometei- aiid level h,,tve openings 48 5( and disposed therein -Lre plumb bobs 49. The opposite ends of the openings 48 have sockets 50 and 51, the, foi,mer I receiving plumb bob retainers 52 while the latter receive dowel members 53, there being set5 i-) screivs 54 thre,,tded in the remote ends of the sectioiis @) ai-id 4 f or bearing against the dowel members for the plirpose Of retaining the plumb bobs in position. The retainers ,2 have depressions 55, in their he,@Lds for the reclueed ends of the pliimb bobs -which have transver.se open@ings 56 and axial pas@ages or opei-iiiigs 57 merging iilto the openings 56.. Wires or cords 58 pass throligh the openin-s or- passages 57 and ,Lre knotted, as shown, , the knots being located in the op6ii@in,@s- 56.- Tha,c:otds- p,,fss thpodgh- th-o sh @ ks:; ihe lr6faiii6k ' an, o'f their oppolsit'e, '6iids',a@@'sh6Wn. th set'se'r'e-ws a'nd ereb y lb6 @'6niii6;@the,do"k"Vel@''M 0 70 embers'b6l w@ th;@ stb6kof the 'secti'ons 3@:'and--4 6'thit tlie-IjoiRt6d e@Acls'' af Llie @Iiiiiib - bob ar'e f re'e to" @M@ 01 V;'e the, plitmb. bdbs' lillty be e @m' '1' fo p oyed r @Iiiffib,' in 'obj'ec't5 clil@oiiie 6r iiid 'lovel @is dis'po-se,d' in a P'6idi'c'til,,tr ''p'ositioii. The invpntion'l@@,V,Ing'bee,ii @et'f6i,th i@h'@t ia cial: 'm6d 'i's @l. @in :aii-;ii@eliil6 m6',-er @iiid ,Ln 111- s rtimeiit, b t ' a-penddliiih 0 ody h,,ivili'& a eavi Y, th @lial lnoL[il, f6 erein @ anc prdITi d6d. in de ii es ereof', 17 an iiidi&dtcr -@yith d atib'n' i' u , 8@ n c eoi@ec@s coo@ @e@@ie . l@@" ir.g'6*eld d iiie@,,t iis:,incl'ucl' ia,te tibnl I eii7iiik@@ f6r mo@ihtino- d i ti e-'c,,tvhi - ' " tn it@y iid pl@lte -@ n - iiidi ator 'o'p"o"n'@ s, tt pi i o f' ii c n d @ a d)' a -c e"n'6 'g'iacIV ati6l@s- ln"posi folis to tli6 @in'dic, to-i- f ht iiioles ci or meltsIq t i u 'a, s riii e I-L t It 't of t,,Li@"rd, . '2. . In @a'n i@nel-i@o"@@fer@ "'(I- I'@v6-f a; '@64' I m "I n. p@bvidea -with a c,,t v il -@'y; 1,;, a c i,,@l" 16c'ated, ili si'f(t 6@ivif. r ffi6e @6c]i@i'n @ I i , .. li y fo o@'inove-.,nen s ovi Nvlt'li 'g'r'ad'u'ationg in de--'ree's-'@-n,cl p@ ml-nll fi@er6of, an iiidi6@@:io'r ' -v@ri@ tlie@,o't'ad-Liq'tib'ils c';o'op''er4ate f-'or @m'ea:sii@i@',,, ',4i, ii-iclina?-ion, ,, pendulun-i -",eigl-at iii8i@ldf@'o, -me'ltns'-f'or 4cliti@tiii6@'tlie 'Weib-ht ve to@the didi@t,o ii-istire, thaf tlie, 4@a(iii 100 t" ns,a6cui@at61y @r@egi'-@l,6r'@viit tl@ 'i (li',,tfot 't 'O e n c wh'e" n a@lovel f sur ace, mean@s in'6 beaiiii @-s Iiidiiig a lt e a,n jewe @y? s'a i d, p' a' e a-nd"a Idj"ace'n'.t' 11 . 105 t@ ,in'',-le's t-o no; tlle tilt of a standard. 3. In an inclinon-ieter aild level, ai-i instru. ment body having a cavity, ,t pendtiluin di@ql 110 n-lounted tlierein and provided with (yradu,,t-@ tn +@ions in de,,-rees aiid mii-itites thereof, an 111- die-,ttor with which the gradLiatioDs in deoi-ees cooperate for measuring an inclinzlFion, means iiieluding t plate and jeweled beai-ings for motinting the ditl ill '@he, cav- 1"5 ity, said plate having ,in indicator opening, ,tnd adjacent gradliations in positions at right an(rles to the iiidicator for ine,,Lsuring ti-ie tilt @f t sta'ndard, the body of the in- 2 strui,.ient upoii opposite portions there havin(y tables giviiig the measurements of inclintati ons according to the angle thereof. 4. In an inclinometer and level, a body provided with ct c-,ivi'u-y, a dial located in s,,tid 125 cavity for free rocking rhovements and provided with grad-Liations iii degrees and ininutes thereof, an indicator with which the graduati ons cooperate for measurina an inclination, a pendulum 'Wei-aht for 'the di,.tl including meajis for adu@ting the weight 130
r6lative to the dial to iiasure that tlie o,r,ad. uations aceLirately register with i@e ':@indi. c-,Ltor Nvhen measuriiig a level surface rneaiis including ,t plate and je-",eled beariiigs for mouiiting the dial in @i-ie cavity, said plate having -,iii indicator opening, ,tnd adjaceiit grad-Liatioiis in posi4Lions at right aiigles to tl-ie indic,,ttor for n-ieasliriii- the tilt of a zn standard, the bocly of the instrliiiient upoii 10 opposite portions thereof having tables giving the meastirements of inclinatioi3s aecordii,ig to the aiigle tliereof. 5. In an inclliiometer ,tiad level, the combin,,ttion with ,in instrument body providecl 15 witli a circular depression, of a dial provided wi I th graduations in degrees and mitiutes thereof in said depression, ,L penduluin member on the dial, a web pl,,ite inel-Lidiiig jeweled bearings for mountiiig the diltl, one 20 bearing beiiig c,,trried by the bottoni of the depression 7 the other carried by the web plate, aii indicator c,,trried by the web pl,,tte witli which the gr,,tcluations of tl-ie dial cooperate for iiieasurliig the ,tngle of an 25 inclination, said web pl,,tte I-i,,tvino; -Ln indic,itor -ning at a location at right ,tiigles Opp to the indicfttor with (,YradLi,,Ltions iihereby tl-ie body M,,ty be disposed perpeiidicularl3T for me,,tsuring the tilt of an upright, ,t ulass 30 ring the web plate, and means for recove taining the glass, web pl,,tte and di,,il in s@aid depression. 6. In an inclinometer and level, the combination with an instrumen.t bodylprovide('l 35 witl-i a eircul,,tr depression, of a dial provided witli gradliation iii clegrees ,ind miliutes thereof in s,,tid depressloii, ,t pendululii meiiiber on the dial, a web pl,,ite in,, - 1-Lidino]ewl@led beariiigs for mountiii@, the dial, one, 110 be,,tring being,carried by the bottom of the 1,552,141 depression, the ot-lier carried by the web plate, an indicator carried by the iveb plate witl-i which the gr,,idu,,ttiolis of the dial cooperate for n-ieastiriiio, the aiigl@ of an inclin,,ttion saicl web -1,,tte having an indi- 46 cator opening at a loettioii ,It rigl-it ,ingles to the indicator -with gradu,,ttions wliereby the bod a be disposed per@endictilary n, y ly for measuriilg the tilt of ,,tn iipriglit, a glass ColTeriiig the web plate, and me,,tns for 50 retaiiiiiig tl@e gl,,tss, web plate and dial in said depression, the body of the instrurnep@t upo-n opposite portioiis tl-iereof having tables giviiig the iileasurements in inches according to tl-ie ILngle tl-iereof. @ 1 55 7. In an inclinoineter and level, ,tn instruinent; body composed of complemental intern-iedi,,tte ,ilid end sections ,trranged end to end in alignment, means for separably couplii-ig tl-ie adjacent ends of tl-ie sections 60 ivliereby, upoil cli--coniiecting the ends, -the sections may be disposed parallel and adj,,tcent each @other in a sm,,tll compass, stid coupliiig meaps compi-ising pivots, the adjacent ends of tl-ie sections having recess6s, 65 b6lts etigaging s,,tid recesses and provided with eyes at cert,,Lii-i of their ends and through which the pivots pass, thumb n7Lits on tl-ie bolts for ret-,tining tl-ie sections coupled meaiis for I)reventiiig twisting, ,tetion 70 of one section relative to the oth(,r, and ineaiis for retaining the bolts in collapsed positions within the elicl sections and preventing them froin rattliiig when the seetions are ,irr,-Lnged ,idjacent and p,-Lrallel 75 -",ith each other. In testimony whereof he ,tffixes his signature. EDMUND F. GOBATTI.
