Trail camera camouflage cover

• US 9,075,292 B1
• Filed: 11/12/2013
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gavin Brown
• Original Assignee: Gavin Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Gavin
• Primary Examiner(s): FULLER, RODNEY EVAN
• Application Number:
  US14/077,841
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 396/427, 396/433, 348/151
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/56 Accessories carrying-cases A45C11/38

Abstract

A method for camouflaging a trail camera in a variety of natural environments by sequentially using a variety of interchangeable camouflaged covers. Also disclosed is a camouflaged cover for a trail camera, and a kit containing a plurality of variously camouflaged covers for camouflaging a trail camera in a variety of natural environments.

Claims

1. A method of using a substantially rectangular trail camera, comprising:

(a) providing a first cover having a front wall, top wall, bottom walls and side walls, and defining a solid rectangle of space, between the side walls and top and bottom walls and having a first daylight natural setting camouflage design over the front of the front wall and, wherein the first cover has a ridge along the back of the bottom wall, and wherein the ridge retains the camera, after the camera has been placed in the cover, fitting the camera into the first cover so that the camera fits within the rectangle of space leaving the rear of the camera uncovered;

(b) using the camera with the first cover in a first environment;

(c) removing the first cover;

(d) providing a second cover having the same shape as the first cover, but having a second daylight natural setting camouflage design over the front of the camera, fitting the camera into the second cover, while leaving the rear of the camera uncovered; and

(e) using the camera with the second cover in a second environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first camouflage design includes both color and a molded impression of tree bark.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said first daylight natural setting camouflage design is of a first type of tree bark, and has the texture of said first type of tree bark and said second daylight natural setting camouflage design is of a second type of tree bark, and has the texture of said second type of tree bark.

4. A kit for camouflaging a trail camera, comprising a first cover and a second cover wherein the first cover and the second cover are configured to each define an interior rectangle of space into which a trail camera can fit and to detachably connect to the front and about the sides of a trail camera, leaving the rear uncovered, and wherein the first cover and the second cover have different daylight natural setting camouflage designs, and wherein said first and second cover each has a ridge along the back of the bottom wall, and wherein the ridge retains the camera, after the camera has been placed in the cover.

5. The kit of claim 4, further comprising at least one additional cover having a natural setting camouflage design different from either the first cover or the second cover.

6. The kit of claim 4, wherein the natural setting camouflage designs include both color and a surface molded in the shape of a natural feature.

7. The kit of claim 6 wherein said first natural setting camouflage design is of tree bark, and has the molded impression of a type of tree bark.

8. The kit of claim 4, wherein at least one cover is made of one piece only, said one piece being configured to detachably connect to the trail camera.