Complete automobile recording (C.A.R.) seat

• US 20040189803A1
• Filed: 03/29/2003
• Published: 09/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Phillip Wayne Price
• Original Assignee: Phillip Wayne Price
• Inventors: Price, Phillip Wayne
• Application Number:
  US10/402,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20040189803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/151
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19621 Portable camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19647 Systems specially adapted for intrusion detection in or around a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/001 Concealed systems, e.g. disguised alarm systems to make covert systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure

Abstract

A light weight, portable, concealable platform which provides for recording of audio and video from a camera and microphone located inside the platform. The platform is a standard child'"'"'s heavy duty car safety seat, with the above described items, a video camera with zoom, a microphone and an outlet for recording by way of an electronic connection, a video cassette recorder, and a monitor to verify the picture recorded and to aim and focus the camera.

Claims

1. A child'"'"'s automobile safety seat having installed within it complete audio and video surveillance system with monitor usable for the purpose of collecting evidence or documenting events in a covert manner while still being easily moved from automobile to automobile for rapid deployment of the system:

2. The Child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is fitted with a VHS video cassette recorder which is placed in such a way as to be concealed from casual observation and still be accessible to the user of the device.

3. The child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is cut to allow a high quality video camera to be concealed in the top area to provide a video signal to the video cassette recorder described in claim 2.

4. The camera described in claim 3 is fitted with a manually operated zoom lens that can be adjusted by the operator as needed for the specific circumstances.

5. The child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is fitted with a microphone for the purpose of recording all sounds in the area.

6. The child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is fitted with a switch to control the use of the installed microphone described in claim 3.

7. The child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is fitted with a connector that is routed to the audio input of the video cassette recorder for the purpose of recording sounds from selected sources.

8. The child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is fitted with a monitor for the purpose of allowing the operator to see what is being recorded by the video cassette recorder.

9. The child'"'"'s safety seat described in claim 1 is fitted with a cord that will allow the systems of the seat to be powered by a 12-volt power source.

11. The car safety seat described in claim 1 is partially covered with an ordinary blanket to disguise the true purpose of the items fitted onto the car seat.

10. The child'"'"'s safety seat is fitted with the various parts in such a way as to hide its true purpose and to allow for clandestine usage of the devices installed upon the car seat.