Video surveillance system

• US 20020158968A1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dennis R. Leitgeb
• Original Assignee: Dennis R. Leitgeb
• Inventors: Leitgeb, Dennis R.
• Granted Patent: US 6,621,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/151
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A video surveillance system is disclosed having an elongated tubular housing. The housing includes a planar back wall, a pair of spaced side walls, and a front wall extending between the side walls. The front wall further includes a portion lying in a plane oblique with respect to a plane of the back wall and the back wall, front wall and side walls together form an interior chamber in the housing. An opening is formed in the oblique portion of the front wall, and a video camera having a lens is mounted within the housing chamber so that the camera lens is aligned with the housing opening. The camera produces an output signal representative of the video picture at the camera lens which is electrically connected to video processing equipment, such as a recorder. The housing itself is mounted to a stationary structure, such as a building.

Claims

1. A video surveillance system comprising:

an elongated tubular housing, said housing having a planar back wall, a pair of spaced side walls, and a front wall extending between said side walls, said front wall having a portion lying in a plane oblique with respect to a plane of the back wall, said back, front and side walls forming an interior chamber in said housing,

said housing having an opening in said portion of said front wall,

a video camera having a lens, said video camera being mounted in said housing chamber so that said camera lens is aligned with said housing opening, said camera producing an output signal representative of the video picture at said camera lens,

wherein said housing is adapted to be mounted to a stationary structure.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 and further comprising a transparent shield secured to said portion of said housing front wall along the length of said housing.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein said shield comprises a plastic sheet, said sheet being adhesively attached to said portion of said housing front wall.

4. The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein said shield is tinted to thereby visually obscure the camera lens from a position exterior to said housing.

5. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing comprises an extrusion.

6. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing comprises a metal extrusion.

7. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said housing comprises an aluminum extrusion.

8. The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising means to record said output signal from said camera.

9. The invention as defined in claim 1 and comprising foam disposed in said housing chamber around said camera.