| US 7,530,174 B1 | ||
| Wading rod level assembly | ||
| Scott Andrew Kimball, Pass Christian, Miss. (US); and Edward C. Vaughn, Slidell, La. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/780,385. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01C 9/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—373 [33/354] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A level assembly, for a wading rod used to measure current flow velocity and having a current meter sliding support assembly,
to indicate whether the wading rod is perpendicular to the current flow of a wadable body of water being measured, the level
assembly comprising:
an adjustable level body attached to the wading rod at an initial desired position, the level body being repositionable by
sliding it up or down the wading rod to another desired position;
a level indicator connected to the level body to indicate whether the wading rod is perpendicular to the current flow; and
an alignment bar removably attached to the level body and positioned parallel to a width of the body of water to align the
sliding support assembly parallel to the current flow of the body of water being measured.
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