Housing for a surveillance camera
US6375369B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/1963
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A housing assembly permitting the adjustable positioning a surveillance camera enclosed therein. The housing assembly comprises a housing having a cylindrical camera opening therein for receiving the surveillance camera., a camera sled, a detachable lens assembly. The camera sled holds the surveillance camera and is slidably receivable in and rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the camera opening. The camera sled includes positioning means for adjustably fixing the position and orientation of the camera sled assembly within the camera opening. The ballistic lens assembly encloses the camera sled and surveillance camera within the housing.In an alternate embodiment the housing assembly further comprises a pan and tilt mechanism which permits the housing assembly to be manually position within a predetermined range of pan and tilt and acts as a wireway for the camera cabling. The pan and tilt mechanism is reversible and affords protection to camera wiring passing therethrough even when the housing assembly is fully tilted. In another embodiment of the invention, the lens assembly includes a replaceable protective transparent shield for the ballistic lens. The lens and protective…
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