Patent attributes
A leveling tool which can be attached quickly and simply to a utility service line, pipe, or cable and a method of use to check the line's, pipe's or cable's levelness and plumbness. In its preferred embodiment, the leveling tool comprises a base and two level vials attached to the base, to check a line's levelness and the line's plumbness. The leveling tool also comprises attaching means to attach the tools to the line or cable. The tool can be firmly attached to the line or cable and measure the line's levelness and plumbness via the appropriate level vial. The present invention, therefore, provides a more versatile and convenient leveling tool, one that can be quickly attached to a cable or line and left there indefinitely, while the user continues to work on the cable hands-free, and refer to the cable's levelness or plumbness at a glance.