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Video capture assembly

  • US 8,120,651 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A personal video storage assembly, comprising:

  • a waterproof protective case configured to hold a video storage device, without being configured to hold a video camera device, said waterproof protective case comprising a bottom portion and a lid, said waterproof protective case having dimensions appropriate for carrying said waterproof protective case in one hand;

    a shock absorbent padding disposed in said bottom portion, said shock absorbent padding shaped to fit a surface of said video storage device and to inhibit said video storage device from lateral motion inside said waterproof protective case;

    a waterproof layer disposed between an outer wall of said bottom portion and said shock absorbent padding, said lid engaging with said waterproof layer to form a watertight seal;

    a plurality of submersible connectors protruding outside said waterproof protective case from said bottom potion, said plurality of submersible connectors coupled to a device interface disposed inside said waterproof protective case, wherein at least a first submersible connector of said plurality of submersible connectors is configured as a video connector and at least a second submersible connector of said plurality of submersible connectors is configured as a non-video connector, wherein said shock absorbent padding covers said plurality of submersible connectors, and wherein said device interface extends above said shock absorbent padding;

    a pressure release valve in said waterproof protective case, said pressure release valve configured to release air from inside said waterproof protective case without allowing water into said waterproof protective case; and

    said device interface being removably attachable to said video storage device, wherein said shock absorbent padding is configured for having said video storage device sits atop said shock absorbent padding, and said lid closes over said video storage device such that motion of said waterproof protective case relative to said video storage device is inhibited.

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