APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AERIAL VIEW IMAGES

• US 20170043882A1
• Filed: 08/03/2016
• Published: 02/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Drones Latam Srl
• Original Assignee: Drones Latam Srl
• Inventors: RETTIG, Alejandro, URWICZ, Ianai, ZUCCOLI, German
• Application Number:
  US15/227,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20170043882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/02 characterised by special use
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 17/02 Canopy arrangement or construction
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/00 Type of UAV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/50 Glider-type UAVs, e.g. with parachute, parasail or kite for landing B64U70/83
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 20/87 Mounting of imaging devices, e.g. mounting of gimbals
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices

Abstract

An apparatus for capturing aerial view images via an image capturing device is provided. The apparatus includes a base; a housing defining a cavity allowing for insertion of the image capturing device, wherein the housing is engaged with the base; at least one extension member, each extension member including an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of each extension member is engaged with the base, wherein each extension member extends upwardly from the base; and an air resisting element engaged with the upper end of each extension member.

Claims

1. An apparatus for capturing aerial view images via an image capturing device, comprising:

a base;

a housing defining a cavity allowing for insertion of the image capturing device, wherein the housing is engaged with the base;

at least one extension member, each extension member including an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of each extension member is engaged with the base, wherein each extension member extends upwardly from the base; and

an air resisting element engaged with the upper end of each extension member.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing is removably engaged with the base.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one extension member is removably engaged with the base.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the air resisting element is removably engaged with each of the at least one extension member.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the air resisting element includes at least one strip.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, the upper end of each of the at least one extension member defining at least one opening, wherein the air resisting element is threaded through each opening defined in the at least one extension member.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, the base defining at least one aperture, wherein the image capturing device has at least one sensor, wherein each sensor of the image capturing device is aligned with one of the at least one aperture defined in the base when the image capturing device is inserted into the housing engaged with the base.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, the base including a transparent element, wherein the at least one aperture defined in the base includes a window, wherein the transparent element covers at least the window.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, the base further including at least one securing element, the at least one securing element engaging the housing.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one securing element is a threaded fastener defining a cavity, the housing defining at least one hole, wherein the at least one hole defined in the housing is aligned with the cavity of the threaded fastener, further comprising:

a screw, wherein the screw is engaged with the threaded fastener, wherein at least a part of the screw is disposed in each of the at least one hole defined in the housing.

11. An apparatus for capturing aerial view images via an image capturing device, comprising:

a base defining a cavity for inserting at least the image capturing device;

at least one extension member, each extension member including an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of each extension member is engaged with the base, wherein each extension member extends upwardly from the base; and

an air resisting element engaged with the upper end of each extension member.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

a housing for allowing insertion of the image capturing device, wherein the housing is disposed in the cavity of the base, wherein the housing is removably engaged with the base.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one extension member is removably engaged with the base.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the air resisting element is removably engaged with each of the at least one extension member.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the air resisting element includes at least one strip.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, the upper end of each of the at least one extension member defining at least one opening, wherein the air resisting element is threaded through each opening defined in the at least one extension member.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, the base defining at least one aperture, wherein the image capturing device has at least one sensor, wherein each sensor of the image capturing device is aligned with one of the at least one aperture defined in the base when the image capturing device is inserted into the cavity defined in the base.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, the base including a transparent element, wherein the at least one aperture defined in the base includes a window, wherein the transparent element covers at least the window.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, the base further including at least one securing element for engaging an image capturing device housing.