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Lens guard

  • US 8,358,928 B2
  • Filed: 04/07/2011
  • Issued: 01/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lens guard for protecting a camera, comprising:

  • a lens-guard housing defining an opening and having;

    a transparent protective lens disposed in the opening and having an outer surface exposed to the environment;

    an upper portion; and

    a portion defining first and second apertures shaped to respectively receive therein first and second camera support rods operable to mount the lens-guard housing to the camera in front of a lens; and

    a pressurized gas system operable to remove fluids and debris from the outer surface of the protective lens, the pressurized gas system including;

    a blow tube mounted to the upper portion of the housing and having a plurality of outlets directed towards the outer surface of the protective lens; and

    a gas supply fluidically connected to the blow tube and operable to supply pressurized gas to the blow tube and through the outlets thereof.

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