Truck Bed Monitoring System

• US 20120229639A1
• Filed: 03/09/2011
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald Singleton
• Original Assignee: Ronald Singleton
• Inventors: Singleton, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US13/043,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20120229639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/003 for viewing trailer hitches
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/28 with an adjustable field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/30 providing vision in the non-visible spectrum, e.g. night or infrared vision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8006 for monitoring and displaying scenes of vehicle interior, e.g. for monitoring passengers or cargo
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/808 for facilitating docking to a trailer

Abstract

A truck bed monitoring system comprising a monitor mounted within view of a user inside a cabin of a truck, and a camera built within a cargo light housing. The monitor includes a base to secure the monitor in place and a screen to observe an image. The camera includes a lens to view a truck bed wherein the camera sends the image recorded from the lens to the monitor to display the image on the screen; and wherein the camera enables the user to monitor how a hitch attached to the truck bed aligns with a trailer to ensure that the trailer and the hitch connect.

Claims

1. A truck bed monitoring system comprising:

a monitor mounted within view of a user inside a cabin of a truck, where said monitor includes;

a base to secure the monitor in place;

a screen to observe an image; and

a camera housed within a cargo light housing, wherein said camera includes a lens to view a truck bed;

wherein said camera sends said image recorded from said lens to said monitor to display said image on said screen; and

wherein said camera enables said user to monitor how a hitch attached to said truck bed aligns with a trailer to ensure that said trailer and said hitch connect.

2. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said cargo light housing includes a pair of lights to illuminate said truck bed and enable better viewing for said camera.

3. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said base is mounted to a dashboard.

4. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said base is mounted to a windshield

5. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said base includes a suction cup for removable attachment of said monitor.

6. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said base includes a platform to permanently attach said monitor.

7. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said monitor includes a plurality of controls to change where said camera lens focuses.

8. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of controls includes a power button, a set of zoom buttons and a set of rotating buttons.

9. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said screen displays color images.

10. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said screen displays black and white images.

11. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said camera includes night vision capabilities

12. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein said camera with night vision capabilities display infrared illuminated images on said screen.

13. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said monitor includes a battery pack as a power source.

14. The truck bed monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said monitor includes a power cord connected to a cigarette lighter receptacle as a power source.