Laser level

1. A laser level, comprising:

a housing;

a laser generator assembly housed in the housing and generating a laser beam,

a projector configured to project the beam from the laser generator outside of the housing onto a target surface;

wherein the laser is a rotary laser and the projector rotates to rotate projection of the beam;

the laser level further comprising at least one protective leg extending from the housing, the protective leg blocking projection of the beam along part of its path as the projector rotates;

wherein a width of the beam is at least 20% greater than a width of the at least one protective leg where the beam contacts the at least one protective leg.

2. The laser level of claim 1 , the at least one protective leg comprises two protective legs and the width of the beam is at least 30% greater than the width of each of the two protective legs where the beam contacts each of the two protective legs.

3. The laser level of claim 2 , wherein the width of the beam is at least 40% greater than the width of each of the two protective legs where the beam contacts each of the two protective legs; and

wherein the widths of each of the two protective legs where the beam contacts each of the two protective legs is at least 3 mm.

4. The laser level of claim 2 , wherein the widths of each of the two protective legs where the beam contacts each of the two protective legs are at least 4 mm.

5. The laser level of claim 2 , wherein the width of each of the two protective legs where the beam contacts each of the two protective legs are at least 5 mm.

6. The laser level of claim 2 , wherein the width of each of the two protective legs where the beam contacts each of the two protective legs are at least 6 mm.

7. The laser level of claim 1 , wherein the width of the beam is at least 30% greater than the width of the at least one protective leg where the beam contacts the at least one protective leg; and

wherein the at least one protective leg has a width of at least 3 mm where the beam contacts the at least one protective leg.

8. The laser level of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam has a perpendicular cross section which is a cross section taken perpendicular to an axis of the laser beam, the perpendicular cross section having a first dimension and a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension, the first dimension of the cross section being at least 30% larger than the second dimension.

9. The laser level of claim 8 , wherein the first dimension of the perpendicular cross section is at least 45% larger than the second dimension.

10. The laser level of claim 8 , wherein the first dimension of the perpendicular cross section is at least 60% larger than the second dimension.

11. A laser level, comprising:

a housing;

a laser generator assembly housed in the housing and generating a laser beam;

a projector configured to project the beam from the laser generator outside of the housing;

a motor, the motor connected to the projector and selectively driving the projector in a rotary motion whereby the beam is rotated;

protective legs which protect the projector and are situated between the projector and a target surface along part of a path of the beam as the projector is rotated;

wherein a width of the beam is at least 25% greater than a width of the leg where the beam contacts the leg; and

wherein the width of the leg where the beam contacts the leg is at least 3 mm.

12. The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the width of the beam is at least 30% greater than the width of the leg where the beam contacts the at least one protective leg.

13. The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the width of the beam is at least 50% greater than the width of the leg where the beam contacts the at least one protective leg.

14. The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the laser beam has a perpendicular cross section with a first dimension and a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension, the first dimension of the cross section being at least 20% larger than the second dimension.

15. The laser level of claim 14 , wherein the first dimension of the perpendicular cross section is at least 50% larger than the second dimension.

16. A laser level, comprising:

a housing;

a laser generator assembly housed in the housing and generating a laser beam;

a projector configured to project the beam from the laser generator outside of the housing;

a motor, the motor connected to the projector and selectively driving the projector in a rotary motion whereby the beam is rotated;

protective legs which protect the projector and are situated between the projector and a target surface along part of a path of the beam as the projector is rotated;

wherein the laser beam has a perpendicular cross section which is a cross section taken perpendicular to an axis of the laser beam, the perpendicular cross section having a first dimension and a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension, the first dimension of the cross section being at least 20% larger than the second dimension.

17. The laser level of claim 16 , wherein the first dimension is at least 35% larger than the second dimension.

18. The laser level of claim 16 , wherein the first dimension is at least 50% larger than the second dimension.

19. The laser level of claim 16 , wherein the first dimension is at least 75% larger than the second dimension.

20. The laser level of claim 16 , wherein the protective legs comprise three protective legs; and

wherein a width of the beam is at least 30% greater than a width of each the three protective legs where the beam contacts each of the three protective legs; and

wherein the width of each of the three protective legs where the beam contacts each of the three protective legs is at least 4 mm.