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Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,094 · App. 18/371,581 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Laser pocket level multi-axis micro adjust

Inventor: Catalin Virgil Captarencu (Barrington, IL)
Assignee: Klein Tools, Inc.
G01C9/06G01C9/34G01C2009/066
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Patent No.
US 12,613,094
App. No.
18/371,581
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A laser level includes a housing having a laser emitter to emit a laser along a plane. The laser level includes a mounting base connected to the housing. The housing is pivotable relative to the mounting base about three axes by a user grasping the housing and moving the housing. The housing includes a first micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fourth axis. The housing includes a second micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fifth axis perpendicular to the fourth axis.

Claims (36)

1 . A laser level comprising:

a housing including a laser emitter to emit a laser along a plane;

a mounting base connected to the housing, wherein the housing is pivotable relative to the mounting base about a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis by a user grasping the housing and moving the housing; and

wherein the housing includes:

a first micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fourth axis; and

a second micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fifth axis perpendicular to the fourth axis.

2 . The laser level of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a bubble level to indicate the levelness of the housing relative to one of the three axes and the fourth axis.

3 . The laser level of claim 1 , wherein:

the housing includes a first bubble level and a second bubble level;

the first bubble level indicates the levelness of the housing relative to the first axis and the fourth axis;

the second bubble level indicates the levelness of the housing relative to the second axis and the fifth axis.

4 . The laser level of claim 3 , wherein:

the housing includes a third bubble level on a side of the housing different from the first bubble level; and

the third bubble level indicates the levelness of the housing relative to the first axis and the fourth axis.

5 . The laser level of claim 1 , wherein the mounting base includes a magnet and at least one through hole for mounting the mounting base to a structure.

6 . The laser level of claim 1 , wherein the housing is pivotable relative to the mounting base about the three axes without movement of the first micro-adjustment knob and the second micro-adjustment knob.

7 . A laser level comprising:

a housing including a laser emitter to emit a laser along a plane;

a mounting base connected to the housing, wherein the housing is manually pivotable relative to the mounting base about a first axis and a second axis; and

wherein the housing includes a first micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a third axis, and a second micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fourth axis.

8 . The laser level of claim 7 , wherein the housing includes a bubble level to indicate the levelness of the housing relative to the first axis and the third axis.

9 . The laser level of claim 7 , wherein the housing is manually pivotable relative to the mounting base by a user grasping the housing and moving the housing.

10 . The laser level of claim 7 , wherein:

the housing includes a first bubble level, a second bubble level, and a third bubble level;

the first bubble level indicates the levelness of the housing relative to the first axis and the fourth axis;

the second bubble level indicates the levelness of the housing relative to the second axis and a fifth axis; and

the third bubble level indicates the levelness of the housing relative to the first axis or the second axis.

11 . A laser level comprising:

a housing including a laser emitter to emit a laser along a plane and a level indicator;

a mounting base connected to the housing, wherein the housing is pivotable relative to the mounting base about a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis; and

wherein the housing includes a first micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fourth axis, and a second micro-adjustment knob to adjust the housing, relative to the mounting base, about a fifth axis perpendicular to the fourth axis.

12 . The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the first axis is parallel to the fourth axis and the second axis is parallel to the fifth axis.

13 . The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are perpendicular to each other.

14 . The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the level indicator is a bubble level.

15 . The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the housing is pivotable relative to the mounting base by a user rotating the first micro-adjustment knob or the second micro-adjustment knob.

16 . The laser level of claim 11 , wherein the housing is pivotable relative to the mounting base by a user grasping the housing and moving the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2026
From: CAPTARENCU, CATALIN VIRGIL
To: KLEIN TOOLS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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