Claim:
In a surveyors level, the combination of a circular frame having a beveled central aperture and having the level-bar pivoted above it, a frame having a circular flange upon its upper face fitting around the edge of the upper frame and having a central aperture beveled from above and having the upper frame secured within the flange, and a spherical knob projecting from the tripod and fitting within the bearing formed by the beveled apertures of the frames.