Video camera with mount

• US 8,045,038 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2009
• Issued: 10/25/2011
• 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:
  US12/571,641
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.99, 348373-376, 348/82, 348/333.01, 348/333.06, 124/23.1, 124 87- 88, 396/420, 396/429
• 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 for mounting to a weapon includes a housing, a camera lens, a video recorder, a cover, and a mounting rail. The camera lens is located at a front end of the housing. The video recorder is located within the housing for recording images captured by the camera lens. The cover is coupled to a rear end of the housing for accessing components located within the housing and the mounting rail extends along an exterior surface of the housing and mounts the camera to the weapon.

Claims

1. A camera for mounting to a weapon, the camera comprising:

a housing;

a camera lens located at a front end of the housing;

a video recorder located within the housing for recording images captured by the camera lens;

a cover coupled to a rear end of the housing for accessing components located within the housing;

a display attached to the housing; and

a mounting rail extending parallel to the housing.

2. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a battery compartment located within the housing and electrically connected to the video recorder.

3. The camera of claim 2, further comprising:

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

4. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

buttons located on the housing for controlling operation of the video recorder.

5. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone attached to the housing.

6. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one port for connecting the video recorder to an external device.

7. The camera of claim 1, wherein the video recorder comprises a digital video recorder.

8. The camera of claim 1, wherein the housing is plastic.

9. The camera of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the housing is cylindrical.

10. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a lens at front end and a cover at the rear end;

a video recorder located within the camera body between the front and rear ends;

at least one port for connecting the video recorder to an external device;

a battery compartment connected to the video recorder; and

a mounting rail extending parallel to the camera body.

11. The camera of claim 10, wherein the cover is at least partially detachable from the rear end of the camera body.

12. The camera of claim 11, wherein at least one of the video recorder and the battery compartment are accessible when the cover is detached from the rear end of the camera body.

13. The camera of claim 10, further comprising:

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

14. The camera of claim 10, further comprising:

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

15. The camera of claim 10, further comprising:

a microphone connected to the video recorder.

16. The camera of claim 10, further comprising:

a display attached to the camera body.

17. The camera of claim 10, wherein the camera body is plastic.

18. The camera of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the camera is cylindrical.

19. A camera for mounting to a weapon, the camera comprising:

a housing;

a camera lens located at a front end of the housing;

a video recorder located within the housing for recording images captured by the camera lens;

a cover coupled to a rear end of the housing for accessing components located within the housing;

at least one port for connecting the video recorder to an external device; and

a mounting rail extending parallel to the housing for mounting the camera to a weapon.

20. A camera comprising:

a camera body having a lens at front end and a cover at the rear end;

a video recorder located within the camera body between the front and rear ends;

a battery compartment connected to the video recorder;

a display attached to the camera body; and

a mounting rail extending parallel to the camera body for mounting the camera to a weapon.