Environmentally sealed surveillance camera
First Claim
1. A surveillance camera comprising:
- a housing having first and second surfaces;
a camera mounted in said housing;
a trim ring and dome assembly having first and second surfaces, one of said first surface of said housing and said first surface of said assembly having an indentation;
a flexible member positioned in said indentation; and
a clamping member that can be tightened, said clamping member being shaped to contact said second surface of said housing and said second surface of said assembly such that when said clamping member is tightened said clamping member causes said housing and said assembly to compress said flexible member so that said flexible member provides a seal between said housing and said assembly.
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Abstract
A surveillance camera comprising a camera mounted in a housing, a trim ring and dome assembly, a flexible member and a clamping member. The housing and the trim ring and dome assembly have first and second surfaces. One of the first surface of the housing and the first surface of the trim ring and dome assembly has an indentation, and the flexible member is positioned in the indentation. The clamping member can be tightened and is shaped to contact the second surface of the housing and the second surface of the assembly such that when the clamping member is tightened the clamping member causes the housing and the assembly to compress the flexible member so that the flexible member provides a seal between the housing and the assembly.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A surveillance camera comprising:
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a housing having first and second surfaces;
a camera mounted in said housing;
a trim ring and dome assembly having first and second surfaces, one of said first surface of said housing and said first surface of said assembly having an indentation;
a flexible member positioned in said indentation; and
a clamping member that can be tightened, said clamping member being shaped to contact said second surface of said housing and said second surface of said assembly such that when said clamping member is tightened said clamping member causes said housing and said assembly to compress said flexible member so that said flexible member provides a seal between said housing and said assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 4. A surveillance camera as recited in 3, wherein said clamping member has first and second legs that are angled in a V-shape, said second surface of said housing is angled at approximately the same angle as said first leg of said clamping member and said second surface of said assembly is angled at approximately the same angle as said second leg of said clamping member so that when said clamping member is tightened said first and second legs exert a wedging load on said second surface of said housing and said second surface of said assembly so that said flexible member is compressed and contacts said three walls of said indentation and said first surface of said housing.
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17. An enclosure for a surveillance camera comprising:
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a housing for mounting a surveillance camera, said housing having first and second surfaces;
a trim ring and dome assembly having first and second surfaces, one of said first surface of said housing and said first surface of said assembly having an indentation;
a flexible member positioned in said indentation; and
a clamping member that can be tightened, said clamping member being shaped to contact said second surface of said housing and said second surface of said assembly such that when said clamping member is tightened said clamping member causes said housing and said assembly to compress said flexible member so that said flexible member provides a seal between said housing and said assembly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 20. An enclosure for a surveillance camera as recited in 19, wherein said clamping member has first and second legs that are angled in a V-shape, said second surface of said housing is angled at approximately the same angle as said first leg of said clamping member and said second surface of said assembly is angled at approximately the same angle as said second leg of said clamping member so that when said clamping member is tightened said first and second legs exert a wedging load on said second surface of said housing and said second surface of said assembly so that said flexible member is compressed and contacts said three walls of said indentation and said first surface of said housing.
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