Tractor/trailer back up kit
First Claim
1. An assembly of a camcorder-type liquid crystal display monitor, comprising means for mounting said assembly to the inner retracted side of a driver'"'"'s sunvisor of a motor vehicle,whereby said sunvisor, when lowered, allows a driver easy, direct, close-range, sunlight-protected viewing of said monitor screen, as if the screen were a rear-view mirror, when used in conjunction with a video camera, to see to the rear when the unaided view is obstructed.
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Abstract
Two improvements of a closed circuit television system applicable to a motor-freight tractor/trailer rig, or a motor vehicle, to see to the rear when the unaided view is obstructed, comprising:
1. Sunvisor-mounted case (30), with a window (10), for cradling a camcorder-type LCD monitor (32), to provide protection for the monitor from heat, cold, vibrations, and bright sunlight, to allow a driver easy, direct, close-range viewing of the monitor screen, as if the screen were a rear-view mirror, while backing up a motor vehicle, or a tractor with attached trailer.
2. Weather-proofed enclosure (40) for mounting on the reverse side of a plate (34), such as a license plate, located at the rear of a motor vehicle, or trailer, to protect a micro-video, pin-holed lens camera (48).
These two improvements together meet a long-felt but unsolved need in the trucking industry.
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2 Claims
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1. An assembly of a camcorder-type liquid crystal display monitor, comprising means for mounting said assembly to the inner retracted side of a driver'"'"'s sunvisor of a motor vehicle,
whereby said sunvisor, when lowered, allows a driver easy, direct, close-range, sunlight-protected viewing of said monitor screen, as if the screen were a rear-view mirror, when used in conjunction with a video camera, to see to the rear when the unaided view is obstructed.
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2. An assembly of a micro-video, pin-holed lens camera, comprising means for mounting said assembly on the reverse side of a license plate at the rear of a trailer or motor vehicle, so that said camera can see through a predetermined-sized hole put in said plate,
whereby said plate-mounted assembly conceals said pin-holed lens camera to lessen the risk of vandalism, whereby said camera is located in a position at the rear of a trailer or motor vehicle for viewing a backing, when used in conjunction with a monitor.
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