Vehicle camera cover assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle camera cover assembly, comprisinga base bracket having a windshield attachment surface and a cover attachment surface opposite the windshield attachment surface, the base bracket defining an opening dimensioned to encircle a base member of a rear-view mirror, the cover attachment surface having an upper portion with a first attachment section, a lower portion with a second attachment section and mid-portion with an inner flange extending therefrom at a location spaced apart from the first attachment section and the second attachment section;
- an upper cover having an upper attachment section that aligns with and attaches to the first attachment section, the upper cover having a retention flange extending from one end thereof dimensioned and positioned to overlay the inner flange of the base bracket with the upper cover attached to the base bracket; and
a lower cover having a lower attachment section that aligns with and removably connects to the second attachment section, the lower cover having an outer flange dimensioned and positioned such that with the upper cover and the lower cover installed to the base bracket, the outer flange covers and contacts the retention flange thereby confining the retention flange between the outer flange and the inner flange restricting movement of the upper cover relative to the lower cover and the base bracket.
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Abstract
A vehicle camera cover assembly includes a base bracket, an upper cover and a lower cover. The upper cover has an upper attachment section that aligns with and attaches to a first attachment section of the base bracket. The upper cover has a retention flange dimensioned and positioned to overlay an inner flange of the base bracket with the upper cover attached to the base bracket. The lower cover has a lower attachment section that removably connects to a second attachment section of the base bracket. The lower cover has an outer flange dimensioned and positioned such that with the upper cover and the lower cover installed to the base bracket, the outer flange covers and contacts the retention flange thereby confining the retention flange between the outer flange and the inner flange restricting movement of the upper cover relative to the lower cover and the base bracket.
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1. A vehicle camera cover assembly, comprising
a base bracket having a windshield attachment surface and a cover attachment surface opposite the windshield attachment surface, the base bracket defining an opening dimensioned to encircle a base member of a rear-view mirror, the cover attachment surface having an upper portion with a first attachment section, a lower portion with a second attachment section and mid-portion with an inner flange extending therefrom at a location spaced apart from the first attachment section and the second attachment section; -
an upper cover having an upper attachment section that aligns with and attaches to the first attachment section, the upper cover having a retention flange extending from one end thereof dimensioned and positioned to overlay the inner flange of the base bracket with the upper cover attached to the base bracket; and a lower cover having a lower attachment section that aligns with and removably connects to the second attachment section, the lower cover having an outer flange dimensioned and positioned such that with the upper cover and the lower cover installed to the base bracket, the outer flange covers and contacts the retention flange thereby confining the retention flange between the outer flange and the inner flange restricting movement of the upper cover relative to the lower cover and the base bracket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle camera cover assembly, comprising
a base bracket having a windshield attachment surface and a cover attachment surface opposite the windshield attachment surface, the base bracket defining an opening dimensioned to encircle a base member of a rear-view mirror, the cover attachment surface having an upper portion with a first attachment section, a lower portion with a second attachment section and mid-portion with a pair of inner flanges extending therefrom and spaced apart from one another with the opening located therebetween; -
an upper cover having an upper attachment section that aligns with and attaches to the first attachment section, the upper cover having a pair of retention flanges extending from one end thereof dimensioned and positioned to overlay corresponding ones of the pair of inner flanges of the base bracket with the upper cover attached to the base bracket; and a lower cover having a lower attachment section that aligns with and removably connects to the second attachment section, the lower cover having a pair of outer flanges dimensioned and positioned such that with the upper cover and the lower cover installed to the base bracket, the pair of outer flanges cover and contact corresponding ones of the pair of retention flanges thereby confining the pair of retention flanges between the corresponding ones of the pair of outer flanges and the corresponding ones of the inner flanges restricting movement of the upper cover relative to the lower cover. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle camera cover assembly, comprising
a vehicle windshield; -
a rear-view mirror having a base member fixed to the vehicle windshield; a camera attached to the vehicle windshield proximate the base member of the rear-view mirror; a base bracket fixed to the vehicle windshield with a portion of the base bracket encircling the base member of the rear-view mirror, the base bracket having an upper portion with a first attachment section, a lower portion with a second attachment section and a first inner flange; an upper cover having an upper attachment section that aligns with and attaches to the first attachment section of the base bracket, the upper cover also defining a first retention flange; and a lower cover having a lower attachment section that align with and removably connects to the second attachment section of the base bracket, the lower cover having a first outer flange dimensioned and positioned such that with the upper cover and the lower cover installed to the base bracket, the first outer flange covers and conceals the first retention flange of the upper cover, confining the first retention flange between the first outer flange and the first inner flange thereby restricting movement of the upper cover relative to the vehicle windshield and the lower cover, at least partially covering and concealing the camera. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification