US 11,781,865 B2
Laser projection tools and mounting accessories
Samuel A. Gould, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Benjamin T. Jones, St. Francis, WI (US); Andrew Kenneth Dorscheid, Waunakee, WI (US); Gregory R. Strommen, Greendale, WI (US); and Jacob D. Hadfield, Brookfield, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/681,415.
Application 17/681,415 is a continuation of application No. 16/766,273, filed on Jan. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,287,258.
Application 16/766,273 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/013877, filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,151, filed on Jan. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/872,091, filed on Jul. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0276048 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 15/00 (2006.01); B23Q 17/22 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/26 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 15/004 (2013.01) [B23Q 17/2233 (2013.01); B25F 5/021 (2013.01); G01B 11/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A frame for a laser projection device that projects a laser that indicates an orientation of the laser projection device, the frame comprising:
a first plurality of magnets arranged around an axis, wherein the first plurality of magnets interface with a magnet interface coupled to the laser projection device; and
a projection centered on the axis, wherein the projection interfaces with a recess defined by the magnet interface;
wherein the first plurality of magnets of the frame interact with the magnet interface of the laser projection device to couple the frame to the laser projection device in a set of positions, and wherein the laser projection device can be repositioned with respect to the frame from a first position of the set of positions to a second position of the set of positions.