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Detachable pistol-mountable camera and video capture apparatus

US11035645B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 2020
Grant dateJun 15, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/185
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and detachable recoding system for a firearm, the apparatus and system magnetically-detachable to a forward edge of a trigger guard of a firearm, the camera system comprising video recording means and a magnetic field proximity sensor in some embodiments. The apparatus and system are adapted to be activated when the firearm is withdrawn from a holster having a permanent magnet, and to record whatever the firearm is being pointed at whenever the firearm is drawn from a holster and not is proximity to a magnet within the holster.

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