Camera with mounting rail

• US 20090244326A1
• Filed: 05/29/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Original Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Inventors: Holmberg, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 7,880,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.990
• 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 housing, a camera lens, a video camera recorder, a display, and a mounting rail. The housing is elongated and sealed. The camera lens is located at a front end of the housing. The video camera recorder is located within the housing for recording images captured by the camera lens. The display is configured for viewing the recorded images. 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:

an elongated sealed housing;

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

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

a display for viewing the recorded images; and

a mounting rail extending along an exterior surface of the housing for mounting the camera to the weapon.

2. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

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

3. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone attached to the housing and connected to the video camera recorder.

4. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

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

5. The camera of claim 4, further comprising:

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

6. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a removable storage device for storing images captured by the video camera recorder.

7. The camera of claim 6, wherein the video camera recorder includes a holder for the removable video storage device.

8. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

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

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

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

15. The camera of claim 10, further comprising:

a holder for a removable video storage device located within the housing and connected to the video camera recorder.

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

an elongated sealed housing having a front end and a rear end;

a mounting rail extending along the housing from the front end toward the rear end, the mounting rail for mounting the camera to the weapon;

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

a video camera recorder located within the housing and positioned to receive images from the camera lens; and

a liquid crystal display connected to the video camera recorder.

12. The camera of claim 11, further comprising:

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

13. The camera of claim 11, further comprising:

a microphone for receiving sound located on an exterior surface of the housing.

14. The camera of claim 11, further comprising:

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

16. The camera of claim 11, further comprising:

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

17. The camera of claim 11, wherein the video camera recorder comprises a digital video camera recorder.

18. The camera of claim 11, wherein the liquid crystal display faces a direction opposite the camera lens.

19. The camera of claim 18, wherein the elongated sealed housing comprises a camera body and a weather cover.

20. The camera of claim 19, wherein the weather cover is connected to a rear end of the camera body by a threaded connection.