Camera with weather cover

• US 8,035,735 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2009
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• 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:
  US12/455,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20090237556A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 348373-375, 348/372, 348/231.99, 348/333.01, 348/333.06
• US Class Current: 348/375
• 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 includes a camera body, a video camera recorder, a battery compartment, and a weather cover. The camera body has a lens at front end and threads at a rear end. The video camera recorder has a forward portion located within the camera body. The battery compartment is connected to the video camera recorder. The weather cover has threads for mating with the threads at the rear end of the camera body to attach the weather cover to the camera body, thereby enclosing the video camera recorder and the battery compartment.

Claims

1. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a lens at front end and threads at a rear end;

a video camera recorder having a forward portion located within the camera body;

a battery compartment connected to the video camera recorder;

a weather cover having threads for mating with the threads at the rear end of the camera body to attach the weather cover to the camera body, thereby enclosing the video camera recorder and the battery compartment; and

buttons for controlling the video camera recorder, the buttons being located on an exterior surface of the camera body.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the video camera recorder and the battery compartment are accessible when the weather cover is detached from the camera body.

3. The camera of claim 2, wherein the video camera recorder and battery compartment extend beyond the rear end of the camera body and into the weather cover when the weather cover is attached to the camera body.

4. The camera of claim 3, further comprising:

a battery located in the battery compartment for providing electrical power to the video camera recorder.

5. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a removable video storage device for storing images captured by the video camera recorder, the removable video storage device enclosed by the attachment between the weather cover and the camera body.

6. The camera of claim 5, further comprising:

a holder for the removable video storage device, the holder being accessible to permit insertion and removal of the video storage device when the weather cover is detached from the camera body.

7. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a rubber O-ring positioned between the camera body and the weather cover, wherein the rubber O-ring is compressed by attachment of the weather cover to the camera body.

8. The camera of claim 1, wherein the camera body and weather cover are generally cylindrical and coaxially aligned.

9. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone for receiving sounds, the microphone connected the video camera recorder.

10. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a port for electrically connecting the video camera recorder to an external device.

11. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a weapon mount for mounting the camera body and the weather cover to the weapon.

12. A camera comprising:

a camera body including a front end having a lens, a rear end having threads, and a video camera recorder for recording images captured by the lens;

a weather cover having a first open end, a second closed end, and an internal chamber located between the first open end and the second closed end, wherein the first open end extends over the video camera recorder and engages the threaded rear end of the camera body to enclose a portion of the video camera recorder within the internal chamber; and

a rubber O-ring located between the camera body and the weather cover to weather proof the engagement between the camera body and the weather cover.

13. The camera of claim 12, further comprising:

a battery compartment accessible at the rear end of the camera body when the weather cover is detached; and

a battery located in the battery compartment for providing electrical power to the video camera recorder.

14. The camera of claim 13, further comprising:

a removable video storage device for storing images recorded by the video camera recorder; and

a holder for the removable video storage device, the holder being accessible at the rear end of the camera body when the weather cover is detached to permit insertion and removal of the video storage device.

15. The camera of claim 14, wherein the video camera recorder, the battery compartment, and the holder for the removable video storage device extend beyond the threaded rear end of the camera body past the first open end of the weather cover when the weather cover is attached to the camera body.

16. The camera of claim 15, further comprising:

a weapon mount for mounting the camera body and the weather cover to the weapon.

17. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a front end and a rear end;

lens located at the front end of the camera body;

a video camera recorder connected to the lens, the video camera recorder including a battery compartment and a holder for a media storage device;

a weather cover for protecting the video camera recorder from exposure to weather, the weather cover having a first open end and a second closed end; and

a threaded connection for joining the rear end of the camera body to the first open end of the weather cover, wherein at least one component of the video camera recorder extends beyond the rear end of the camera body, past the first open end and into the weather cover.

18. The camera of claim 17, further comprising:

a battery located in the battery compartment for providing electrical power to video camera recorder; and

a media storage device located in the holder for storing images captured by the video camera recorder, wherein both the battery and the media storage device are accessible at the rear end of the camera body when the weather cover is detached.

19. The camera of claim 17, further comprising:

a rubber O-ring located between the camera body and the weather cover to weather proof the threaded connection between the camera body and the weather cover.

20. The camera of claim 17, further comprising:

a weapon mount for mounting the camera body and the weather cover to a weapon.

21. The camera of claim 17, wherein the camera body and weather cover are generally cylindrical and coaxially aligned.

22. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a lens at front end and threads at a rear end;

a video camera recorder having a forward portion located within the camera body;

a battery compartment connected to the video camera recorder; and

a weather cover having threads for mating with the threads at the rear end of the camera body to attach the weather cover to the camera body, thereby enclosing the video camera recorder and the battery compartment,

wherein the video camera recorder and the battery compartment are accessible when the weather cover is detached from the camera body, and

wherein the video camera recorder and battery compartment extend beyond the rear end of the camera body and into the weather cover when the weather cover is attached to the camera body.

23. The camera of claim 22, further comprising:

a battery located in the battery compartment for providing electrical power to the video camera recorder.

24. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a lens at front end and threads at a rear end;

a video camera recorder having a forward portion located within the camera body;

a battery compartment connected to the video camera recorder;

a weather cover having threads for mating with the threads at the rear end of the camera body to attach the weather cover to the camera body, thereby enclosing the video camera recorder and the battery compartment; and

a microphone for receiving sounds, the microphone connected the video camera recorder.

25. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a lens at front end and threads at a rear end;

a video camera recorder having a forward portion located within the camera body;

a battery compartment connected to the video camera recorder;

a weather cover having threads for mating with the threads at the rear end of the camera body to attach the weather cover to the camera body, thereby enclosing the video camera recorder and the battery compartment; and

a weapon mount for mounting the camera body and the weather cover to the weapon.