Observation and recording system for a police vehicle
First Claim
1. A recording system to be used in combination with a police automobile or like vehicle, said system comprising:
- a video camera disposed on the vehicle in an operative position sufficient to view surrounding exterior areas about the vehicle,mounting means secured to an interior of the vehicle and connected in supporting engagement to said video camera for mounting thereof in said operative position,said mounting means including a universal coupling movably connected to said video camera and structured for both substantially horizontal and vertical travel of the video camera and selective disposition relative to a preferred field of view exteriorly of the vehicle,said universal coupling further structured for removable attachment and support of said video camera on the vehicle,a power supply connected at least in part to said camera for the electrically powering thereof, anda positioning means mounted on selective personnel to be observed and on said video camera in connection with said mounting means and structured for automatically positioning said video camera for continuous viewing of the selected personnel while moving or stationary on the exterior of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system which includes a video camera and video recording assembly electrically powered and disposed within a police vehicle for the viewing of exterior, surrounding areas of the vehicle for the purpose of recording events or activity within a predetermined field of view. The video camera is automatically operable to view and record the activities of selected police personnel during movement exterior of the vehicle or be manually positioned by police personnel located within the vehicle and further wherein the camera may be removed from its coupling and support structure associated with the vehicle for remote carrying by police personnel and observation and recording of activities, outside of the vehicle and out of normal visual range thereof.
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1. A recording system to be used in combination with a police automobile or like vehicle, said system comprising:
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a video camera disposed on the vehicle in an operative position sufficient to view surrounding exterior areas about the vehicle, mounting means secured to an interior of the vehicle and connected in supporting engagement to said video camera for mounting thereof in said operative position, said mounting means including a universal coupling movably connected to said video camera and structured for both substantially horizontal and vertical travel of the video camera and selective disposition relative to a preferred field of view exteriorly of the vehicle, said universal coupling further structured for removable attachment and support of said video camera on the vehicle, a power supply connected at least in part to said camera for the electrically powering thereof, and a positioning means mounted on selective personnel to be observed and on said video camera in connection with said mounting means and structured for automatically positioning said video camera for continuous viewing of the selected personnel while moving or stationary on the exterior of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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