Extreme sports video system

• US 7,576,800 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2006
• Issued: 08/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mike Swain
• Original Assignee: Mike Swain
• Inventors: Swain, Mike
• Primary Examiner(s): Villecco; John M
• Application Number:
  US11/488,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20060262194A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,126 Days
• Field of Search: 348/81, 348/82, 348/143, 348/144, 348/157, 348/158, 348/207.1, 348/211.2, 348/211.3, 348/211.14, 348/376, 348/373, 348/375
• US Class Current: 348/376
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

The present invention provides a video system for use in extreme sports videography, particularly skydiving. The video system includes a remote video head disposed on the headgear of a user in communication with a video camcorder disposed in a body pouch selectably attachable to the body of the user or an item being worn by the user. A wireless system transmits a video signal between the remote video head and the video camcorder.

Claims

1. A video system comprising:

a remote video head adapted to be worn on a body of a user;

a video camcorder adapted to be worn on the body spaced apart from the remote video head;

a wireless transmitter coupled to the remote video head for receiving and wirelessly transmitting a video signal from the video head;

a wireless receiver coupled to the video camcorder for receiving the video signal from the wireless transmitter and providing the video signal to the video camcorder for recording;

a wiring harness coupling the wireless receiver and the video camcorder, the wiring harness having a switch for operation of the wireless receiver and the video camcorder; and

a relay operatively coupled between the switch and the wireless receiver to allow simultaneous remote operation of both the video camcorder and the wireless receiver via actuation of the switch.

2. A video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the remote video head is mounted to headgear worn by the user.

3. A video system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the headgear is a set of eyewear having a clear protective face plate.

4. A video system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the remote video head is disposed along an inner surface of the face plate, the face plate including a hole receiving a lens from the remote video head therethrough.

5. A video system as set forth in claim 3, including a bracket for fixedly securing the remote video head along the inner surface of the face plate.

6. A video system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the face plate includes a hole that receives a screw therethrough for fixedly securing the bracket to the face plate.

7. A video system as set forth in claim 1, including a pouch for carrying the video camcorder and wireless receiver on the body of the user, the pouch having a window for viewing the video camcorder therethrough.

8. A video system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver are operable to transmit the video signal on a plurality of channels.