Laser leveling device

1. A laser leveling device, comprising:

a body having a cavity formed therein;

a power source;

a laser module which is movable between a first position and a second position, the laser module comprising a laser unit for emitting a laser beam;

wherein when the laser module is in the first position, the laser unit is positioned within said cavity and disconnected from the power source; and wherein the laser module is in the second position, the laser unit is positioned outside the cavity and the laser unit is automatically electrically connected to the power source for emitting a visible laser beam from the laser unit.

2. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body is elongated and has a bottom surface and a longitudinal axis and wherein the emitted laser beam lies in a same plane with said bottom surface of the body and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body.

3. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the laser beam is fan-shaped.

4. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a switch actuator and a switch-off device, wherein when the laser module is moved to the first position, the switch-off device acts on the switch actuator to prevent the switch from contacting the power source.

5. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the switch actuator comprises an elastic member.

6. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the switch-off device is a cam and the elastic member is biased on the cam.

7. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a locking member for securing the laser module at the first position.

8. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an elastic member is biased between the laser module and the body for moving the laser module to the second position.

9. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the laser module comprises a knob.

10. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the laser module is rotatable from the first position to the second position.

11. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the laser module is slidable from the first position to the second position.

12. A laser leveling device comprising:

an elongated body having a cavity formed therein;

a power source;

a laser module with a laser unit for emitting a laser beam, the laser module having a first position wherein the laser module is positioned within the cavity in the body and the laser unit is disconnected from the power source, and a second position wherein the laser module is positioned outside the cavity in the body and the laser unit is connected to the power source.

13. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the laser module is rotatably coupled to a shaft positioned within the cavity.

14. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 13 further comprising a switch assembly having a switch actuator and a cam.

15. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the cam is connected to the shaft and when the shaft is rotated, the cam applies a force to the switch actuator to electrically connect the laser unit to the power source.

16. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the laser unit comprises a laser diode for emitting a fan-shaped laser beam.

17. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the body has a bottom surface and a longitudinal axis and the fan-shaped laser beam lies in a same plane with the bottom surface of the body of the laser leveling device.

18. A laser leveling device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the fan-shaped laser beam is projected in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body of the laser leveling device.