Security camera with adjustable lens aiming mechanism
First Claim
1. A security camera apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base comprising an eyeball camera seat;
(b) an eyeball camera having a lens and being movably seated on the eyeball camera seat;
(c) a lens aiming mechanism comprising a mount mountable to the base, a circular contact ring connected to the mount and having a diameter smaller than the eyeball camera diameter and defining an opening through which the lens and a portion of the eyeball camera protrudes;
(d) a fastener removably fastening the lens aiming mechanism to the base such that when fully fastened, the contact ring makes contact with the eyeball camera and applies a sufficient pressure to fix the eyeball camera in place on the seat, and when partially or completely unfastened, the pressure is reduced such that the eyeball camera is movable on the seat and the lens is movable within the contact ring; and
wherein the lens aiming mechanism comprises a cover which at least partially covers the eyeball camera, wherein the mount has a bottom opening in the cover, the contact ring is located at a front part of the cover, and the fastener is connected to the cover.
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Abstract
A security camera with an adjustable lens aiming mechanism comprises a base with a camera seat, an eyeball camera, a cover, and a fastener for fastening the cover to the base. The eyeball camera comprises a lens and is movably seated on the camera seat. The cover covers the eyeball camera and comprises a bottom opening for engaging the base, a circular contact ring with a diameter smaller than the camera diameter and defining an opening through which the lens and a portion of the camera protrudes; and a fastener removably fastening the cover to the base such that when fully fastened, the contact ring makes contact with the camera and applies a sufficient pressure to fix the camera in place, and when partially or completely unfastened, the pressure is reduced such that the camera is movable and the lens is movable within the contact ring.
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18 Claims
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1. A security camera apparatus comprising:
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(a) a base comprising an eyeball camera seat; (b) an eyeball camera having a lens and being movably seated on the eyeball camera seat; (c) a lens aiming mechanism comprising a mount mountable to the base, a circular contact ring connected to the mount and having a diameter smaller than the eyeball camera diameter and defining an opening through which the lens and a portion of the eyeball camera protrudes; (d) a fastener removably fastening the lens aiming mechanism to the base such that when fully fastened, the contact ring makes contact with the eyeball camera and applies a sufficient pressure to fix the eyeball camera in place on the seat, and when partially or completely unfastened, the pressure is reduced such that the eyeball camera is movable on the seat and the lens is movable within the contact ring; and wherein the lens aiming mechanism comprises a cover which at least partially covers the eyeball camera, wherein the mount has a bottom opening in the cover, the contact ring is located at a front part of the cover, and the fastener is connected to the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for adjusting an eyeball camera lens position on a security camera apparatus comprising:
- a base comprising an eyeball camera seat;
an eyeball camera having a lens and being movably seated on the eyeball camera seat;
a lens aiming mechanism comprising a mount mountable to the base, a circular contact ring connected to the mount and having a diameter smaller than the eyeball camera diameter and defining an opening through which the lens and a portion of the eyeball camera protrudes; and
a fastener removably fastening the lens aiming mechanism to the base, the method comprising;(a) at least partially covering the eyeball camera with the lens aiming mechanism; (b) partially or completely unfastening the fastener from the base such that the eyeball camera is movable on the seat and the lens is moveable within the contact ring; (c) moving the lens to a desired position; and (d) fully fastening the fastener to the base such that the lens aiming mechanism applies sufficient pressure to fix the eyeball camera in place on the seat. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- a base comprising an eyeball camera seat;
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