Camera lens and display

• US 7,619,676 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2004
• Issued: 11/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Original Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Inventors: Holmberg, Larry
• Primary Examiner(s): HO, TUAN V
• Application Number:
  US10/804,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20040183942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,070 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.99, 348373-375, 348/333.01, 348/333.06, 348/157
• US Class Current: 348/333.06
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/00 Hunting appliances
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/002 Detecting animals in a given area
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1492 with cameras; mounting of cameras on bows
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/46 for particular applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/54 Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

A camera having a lens and display. The camera also includes a main camera body and a display housing. The display housing has a front side and a back side. The display is encased in the back side of the display housing. The main camera body has a front end and a back end. The display housing is movably connected to the main camera body. The camera lens is of a given diameter and is encased in the front end of the main camera body. The display housing has first and second positions relative to the camera lens. In the first position, the display housing covers the lens and in the second position, the lens is exposed.

Claims

1. A camera comprising:

a) a display;

b) a display housing having a front side and back side, the display being encased in the back side of the display housing;

c) a main camera body having a front end and a back end, the display housing being movably connected to the main camera body;

d) a camera lens of a given diameter encased in the front end of the main camera body;

e) the display housing having first and second positions relative to the camera lens, wherein in the first position the display housing covers the lens and in the second position the lens is exposed; and

f) a camera mount member adapted to couple the main camera body to a bow or firearm.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display.

3. The camera of claim 1, wherein display housing slidably moves between the first and second positions.

4. The camera of claim 1, wherein the display housing pivotally moves between the first and second positions.

5. The camera of claim 1, wherein the display housing hingedly moves between the first and second positions.

6. The camera of claim 1, wherein the display housing further comprising a weather shield.

7. The camera of claim 1, wherein the display is unexposed when the display housing is in the first position and exposed when the display housing is in the second position.

8. The camera of claim 1, wherein when the display housing is in the first position the display is adjacent the lens;

and when the display housing is in the second position the display is viewable.

9. A camera comprising:

a) a main camera body;

b) a lens received in the main camera body;

c) a display housing movably coupled to the main camera body to selectively cover and uncover the lens;

d) a display received in the display housing to display images received by the lens; and

e) a camera mount member adapted to couple the main camera body to a bow or firearm.

10. The camera as in claim 9, wherein when the display housing is positioned to uncover the lens a microphone located near the lens is also exposed.

11. The camera of claim 9, wherein the display housing is adapted to be positionable in a first and a second position relative to the lens.

12. The camera of claim 11, wherein the display housing moves from a first and second position via an electric motor.

13. The camera of claim 11, wherein the display housing covers the lens when in the first position and exposes the lens when in the second position.

14. The camera of claim 11, wherein the display housing covers the lens and the display is unexposed when in the first position and when the display housing is in the second position the lens is exposed and the display is viewable.

15. The camera of claim 11, wherein in the second position the display in the display housing faces approximately in the opposite direction as the lens.

16. The camera of claim 11, wherein at least one control proximate the display in the display housing is operation when the display housing is in the second position.

17. The camera of claim 11, wherein the display housing is hingedly attached to the main camera body such that in the first position the display housing covers the lens and the display is covered by a weather shield;

and further wherein the display housing in the second position is approximately 180 degrees from the first position such that the lens is uncovered and the display side of the display housing faces in the opposite direction as the lens.

18. The camera of claim 11, wherein the display housing is pivotally attached to the main camera body such that in the first position the display housing covers the lens and the display side of the display housing is adjacent the lens;

further wherein the display housing in the second position is pivoted approximately 180 degrees such that the lens and display are exposed and the display faces approximately in the opposite direction as the lens.

19. The camera of claim 11, wherein the display housing is slidably attached to the main camera body such that in the first position the display housing covers the lens and the display side of the display housing is adjacent the lens;

and further wherein in the second position the display housing is slid to uncover the lens and exposes the lens and the display.

20. A camera lens and display apparatus comprising:

a) a lens to receive images received in a camera body;

b) a display to display the received images;

c) a display housing, the display received in the display housing, the display housing movably coupled to the camera body to selectively cover and protect the lens and the display; and

d) a camera mount member adapted to couple the main camera body to a bow or firearm.

21. The camera lens and display apparatus of claim 20, wherein the display housing has a first position and a second position in relation to the lens, further wherein in the first position the display housing covers the lens.

22. The camera lens and display apparatus of claim 21, further wherein when the display housing is in the second position the lens is uncovered.

23. The camera lens and display apparatus of claim 21, wherein the lens and the display are operational in the second position.