Mount for camera-PC terminal

• US 5,921,523 A
• Filed: 07/05/1994
• Issued: 07/13/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Burroughs Incorporated (Terreno Realty Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Unisys Corporation
• Inventors: South, Rand A., Spall, J. Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): BERGER, DEREK JOEL
• Application Number:
  US08/270,851
• Time in Patent Office: 1,834 Days
• Field of Search: 248/551, 248/552, 248/553, 248/680, 248/121, 248/125.1, 248/176.1, 248/186.1, 248/296.1, 248/500, 248/917, 248/918, 354/293
• US Class Current: 248/551
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/08 around a vertical axis , e.g. panoramic heads F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/24 changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each otherF16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/918 Ancillary device support associated with a video display screen

Abstract

An arrangement for mounting a computer unit and a camera unit securely on a flat support: I.E., a

camera mount including a shaft/fixture unit for receiving the camera to be adjustably positioned thereon; and

planar base to be affixed to said support for engaging the bottom of the computer unit with a pair of computer-enclosing sides coupled to the base, with

one side including a top portion for engaging the top of the computer and one side adapted to mount the shaft.

Claims

1. An arrangement for mounting a computer unit and a camera unit securely on a flat support surface, this arrangement comprising:

camera mount means including extended shaft means and associated fixture means adapted to receive and retain said camera unit to be adjustably positioned thereon; and

planar base means adapted to be affixed to said support surface, and to engage a bottom surface of said computer unit;

first and second side means coupled to said base means and projected orthogonally therefrom at respective opposite ends thereof, being adapted to engage opposing sides of said computer unit;

one of said side means including a top portion projected orthogonally therefrom and adapted to engage a top surface of said computer unit, opposite said bottom surface thereof;

one of said side means being adapted to mount said shaft means.

2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein said base means and side means include removable fastener means arranged to be hidden when a said computer unit is enclosed thereby.

3. The arrangement of claim 2, wherein said shaft means is adapted to be mounted, lockingly, in one said side means.

4. The arrangement of claim 3, wherein said fixture means is pivotingly mounted on said shaft means.

5. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein lock-fastener means is arranged to secure said shaft means in said side means, while being hidden and inaccessible when said computer unit is so enclosed.

6. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein said fixture means is also adapted to be slidingly positioned along the shaft means.

7. The arrangement of claim 6, wherein locking cap means is disposed on said shaft means to secure said fixture means thereon against unauthorized removal.

8. The arrangement of claim 3, wherein said side means mounting said shaft means includes a pocket adapted to receive the shaft means.

9. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein said side means are dimensioned, with said base means, to closely surround and enclose a prescribed personal computer;

and wherein said base means is adapted to be removably affixed on a working surface.

10. A method of co-mounting a computer unit and a camera unit securely on a flat support surface, this method comprising:

providing camera mount means including extended shaft means and associated fixture means adapted to receive and retain said camera unit to be adjustably positioned thereon;

providing planar base means adapted to be affixed to said support surface, and to engage a bottom surface of said computer unit;

with first and second side means coupled to said base means and projected orthogonally therefrom at respective opposite ends thereof, and being adapted to engage opposing sides of said computer unit;

making one of said side means to include a top portion projected orthogonally therefrom and adapted to engage a top surface of said computer unit, opposite said bottom surface thereof; and

adapting one of said side means to mount said shaft means.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said base means and side means are made to include removable fastener means arranged to be hidden when a said computer unit is enclosed there by.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said side means mounting said shaft means includes a pocket adapted to receive the shaft means.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said shaft means is adapted to be mounted, lockingly, in one said side means.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said fixture means is pivotingly mounted on said shaft means.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein lock-fastener means is arranged to secure said shaft means in said side means, while being hidden and inaccessible when said computer unit is so enclosed.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein said fixture means is also adapted to be slidingly positioned along the shaft means.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein locking cap means is disposed on said shaft means to secure said fixture means thereon against unauthorized removal.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein said side means are dimensioned, with said base means, to closely surround and enclose a prescribed/personal computer;

and wherein said base means is adapted to be removably affixed on a working surface.

19. An arrangement for mounting data processing equipment and a camera unit securely on a flat support surface, this arrangement comprising:

camera mount means including extended shaft means and associated fixture means adapted to receive and retain said camera unit to be adjustably positioned thereon; and

security mount means including base, side and top members for partially enclosing said equipment, with a said side member arranged to securely mount said shaft means.

20. A method of co-mounting an array of data processing equipment and a camera unit securely on a flat support surface, this method comprising:

providing camera mount means including extended shaft means and associated fixture means adapted to receive and retain said camera unit to be adjustably positioned thereon; and

providing security-mount means adapted to be affixed to said support surface, and including base, side and top members for partially enclosing said equipment;

while arranging a said side member to receive and securely mount said shaft means.

21. A mounting arrangement for co-mounting a data processing unit and associated camera means to be integrated securely on a flat support surface this mounting arrangement comprising:

camera mount means including extended shaft means and associated fixture means disposed on said shaft means and arranged to receive and retain said camera means to be adjustably positioned thereon; and

security housing means including base means with associated fastener means and side members for partially enclosing said unit, with a said side member including cavity means arranged to securely mount said shaft means via lock means; and

with at least one side member including retention means projected therefrom over said unit for retention thereof in said security housing means so that, with said unit in place in said security housing means, access to said fastener means and said lock means is hidden and prevented.