Vehicular camera mount
First Claim
1. A vehicular camera mount for supporting a camera on a door of a vehicle, comprisinga horizontal beam of a length to span a substantially part of the vehicle door and having at least one suction mount on each end of the beam adjacent an edge of the door;
- a vertical beam and means mounting the vertical beam on the horizontal beam including means for adjusting the vertical beam in a horizontal direction along the horizontal beam;
an assembly for grasping the vehicle door including at least one L-shaped member for extending into a window opening provided by the door and an adjustable length tensioning device connecting the assembly and the vertical beam;
at least one pad carried by the vertical beam for abutting the door and resisting movement of the vertical beam toward the door in response to shortening the adjustable length tensioning device; and
a camera platform carried by the vertical beam having means for connection to a camera.
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Abstract
A vehicular camera mount is supported on the exterior of a vehicle door and includes a series of vacuum mounts adjacent the edge of the vehicle door. A horizontal beam comprising upper and lower horizontal supports connects the vacuum mounts. A vertical beam is mounted on the horizontal beam for horizontal adjustable movement and for vertical adjustable movement. A pair of clips stick into the window opening and connect to turnbuckles pulling the vertical beam toward the vehicle door. A pair of pads carried by the vertical beam abut the door and resist movement of the camera mount. A camera platform is carried by the vertical beam. The camera mount is sufficiently sturdy to hold a camera so steady that the only unintended movement of the camera is due to shaking or rocking of the vehicle. After being set up once to fit a particular vehicle, the camera mount can be taken off the door or installed on the door in less than two minutes.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicular camera mount for supporting a camera on a door of a vehicle, comprising
a horizontal beam of a length to span a substantially part of the vehicle door and having at least one suction mount on each end of the beam adjacent an edge of the door; -
a vertical beam and means mounting the vertical beam on the horizontal beam including means for adjusting the vertical beam in a horizontal direction along the horizontal beam; an assembly for grasping the vehicle door including at least one L-shaped member for extending into a window opening provided by the door and an adjustable length tensioning device connecting the assembly and the vertical beam; at least one pad carried by the vertical beam for abutting the door and resisting movement of the vertical beam toward the door in response to shortening the adjustable length tensioning device; and a camera platform carried by the vertical beam having means for connection to a camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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