Camera mounting apparatus
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1. An apparatus for mounting a camera to a mounting surface comprising:
- a base for mounting to the mounting surface, a mounting arm cantilevered outwardly from the base, the mounting arm having a free end, and a swivel assembly disposed at said mounting arm free end portion, the swivel assembly including a socket member capable of rotation in a horizontal plane at said mounting arm free end, a camera mounting member including a ball end received within said socket member and capable of movement in a vertical plane therein, said swivel assembly further including means for adjustably locking said camera mounting member in a preselected position relative to said mounting arm.
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus for a surveillance camera includes a base plate, a swivel assembly and an elongated housing interconnecting the two. The base plate and housing include wire openings formed therein that cooperate to define a wire pathway through the housing. The swivel assembly includes a ball and socket arrangement by which the position of the camera may be easily adjusted.
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1. An apparatus for mounting a camera to a mounting surface comprising:
- a base for mounting to the mounting surface, a mounting arm cantilevered outwardly from the base, the mounting arm having a free end, and a swivel assembly disposed at said mounting arm free end portion, the swivel assembly including a socket member capable of rotation in a horizontal plane at said mounting arm free end, a camera mounting member including a ball end received within said socket member and capable of movement in a vertical plane therein, said swivel assembly further including means for adjustably locking said camera mounting member in a preselected position relative to said mounting arm.
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12. A support apparatus for a security camera comprising:
a base for mounting the apparatus on a mounting surface, an elongated mounting arm extending in a cantilevered fashion outwardly from the base, the mounting arm having a camera support end, and a camera mounting assembly movably mounted to the mounting arm camera support end, the camera mounting assembly including a socket member mounted on said mounting arm camera support end for rotation in a horizontal plane and a camera mounting member mounted in the socket member for movement in a vertical plane, said support apparatus further including selectively adjustable means for applying a locking force to either said socket member or said camera mounting member to fix the position thereof with respect to said mounting arm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A camera mounting apparatus for adjustably mounting a camera to a planar surface, comprising, a base for attachment to the surface, an arm extending out from the base, the arm having a free end, the free end having a bore, the bore containing a socket therein capable of rotation with said bore, the socket containing a camera mounting lug for mounting said camera to said arm free end, the camera mounting lug including a ball member, a camera screw and a shaft extending between and interconnecting said ball member and camera screw, said socket including a slot, said socket engaging said camera mounting lug so that said ball member is held in alignment with said bore, said shaft projects through said socket slot and said camera screw is positioned exterior of said socket and said apparatus further including a selectively adjustable locking member for fixing the position of said camera screw and a camera attached thereto with respect to said arm, the locking member being received within said bore in opposition to said ball member and selectively movable into and out of functional engagement with said ball member to selectively fix said ball member in a selected position within said socket.
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