Leveling method and device for motor home

Claim 1

In a device for reading the orientation of a vehicle body to ensure the proper orientation of an item of equipment carried thereby, the combination comprising: a container for holding a bubble supporting liquid and being of circular section through a first plane; a transparent cover having at least its perimeter generally parallel with said plane and closing said container; liquid within said container defining a bubble adjacent said cover; a bracket comprising a single sheet of material bent to form a generally L-shape for mounting said container against a surface defining a second plane generally perpendicular to said first plane, said container being mounted on one of the legs of said bracket; a brace struck out from said single sheet so that said brace and said L-shaped bracket are composed of said single sheet, said brace being integrally attached at one end to one leg of said bracket and being integrally attached at the other end to the other leg of said bracket, said brace comprising a pair of segments, one being slidable along the other; and adjusting means intermediate the ends of said brace for adjusting the effective length of said brace and the precise angle between the legs of said L-shaped bracket, said adjusting means comprising a clamp which when loose permits such sliding and when tight fixes said segments with respect to each other to hold said brace firmly in an adjusted position whereby to hold said bracket with the one leg thereof and the other leg in precisely adjusted angular relationship with respect to each other.