Camera heating jacket

• US 5,173,585 A
• Filed: 05/06/1991
• Issued: 12/22/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brian L. Dokken
• Original Assignee: Brian L. Dokken
• Inventors: Dokken, Brian L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bartis, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US07/696,367
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 219/201, 219/200, 219/535, 219/528, 219/549, 219/211, 219/209, 219/521, 358/229, 354/81, 354/76, 206/316.2
• US Class Current: 219/201
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/38 Camera cases, e.g. of ever-ready type
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/34 flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs

Abstract

An electrically heated jacket for use on a video camera or the like which enables the camera to be used in cold temperatures. The jacket comprises a flexible member having heating elements embedded therein and which may be positioned around the camera and secured thereto by suitable connectors. The jacket conforms to the shape of the camera and has selectively closeable openings to provide access to various camera controls. The jacket is formed from a flat sheet of insulative material with a forward flap operable to selectively cover the lens on the camera. Flaps along opposing side edges of the sheet will wrap over the top of the camera to permit a handle on the camera to project from the jacket.

Claims

1. In combination:

a camera having forward and rearward ends, opposing sides, a bottom and a top;

a lens mounted on the forward end of said camera;

a flat flexible sheet of insulative material having a forward end, rearward end and opposing sides;

said sheet wrapped around said camera to form an insulative jacket enclosing said camera;

said sheet having a forward flap for selectively covering said lens;

means for selectively connecting said forward flap to portions of said jacket to selectively cover said lens;

said jacket having access openings formed therein providing access to controls on said camera;

flaps of insulative material selectively operably connected to said jacket to selectively cover said access openings;

means on said jacket for selectively maintaining said jacket on said camera;

an electrical heating element mounted in said jacket;

means for activating said heating element to heat the camera within the jacket;

said camera having a handle extending from the top of said camera;

said handle having a grip portion positioned above and in spaced relation to the top of said camera; and

said jacket having flaps along its opposing sides wrapped over the camera top forwardly and rearwardly of said handle and beneath said grip portion of the handle such that the camera top is substantially completely covered and such that the handle projects outwardly above the jacket to permit the camera to be carried by the handle.