Universal surveillance camera holder and adaptor
First Claim
1. An adaptor for holding a surveillance camera inside a housing enclosure comprising first and second interlocking shells for engagement around said camera, each such shell including a base, first and second sidewalls attached to said base, and an endwall attached to said base and extending between said sidewalls;
- said first shell having at least one locking tab on the outer edge of a sidewall thereof, and said second shell having at least one slot on the outer edge of a sidewall thereof such that the at least one tab of said first shell engages the at least one slot of said second shell forming a single unit for holding said camera.
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Abstract
A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.
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10 Claims
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1. An adaptor for holding a surveillance camera inside a housing enclosure comprising first and second interlocking shells for engagement around said camera, each such shell including a base, first and second sidewalls attached to said base, and an endwall attached to said base and extending between said sidewalls;
- said first shell having at least one locking tab on the outer edge of a sidewall thereof, and said second shell having at least one slot on the outer edge of a sidewall thereof such that the at least one tab of said first shell engages the at least one slot of said second shell forming a single unit for holding said camera.
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