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US 11,561,457 B1Granted
Camera apparatus
AssigneeCamera Source, LLC
InventorsChristopher Triplett, Kevin Pitterle
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Abstract
A camera apparatus, system, and method to allow a camera to attach to a light assembly is disclosed which includes a camera housing configured to at least partially enclose a camera and further attach to a bracket, the bracket configured to attach to vehicle light assemblies of varying heights and to allow rotation and vertical adjustment of the camera housing.
Claims16
A camera apparatus comprising:
- a camera housing configured to at least partially enclose a digital or analog camera;
- and
- a bracket comprising an upper bracket assembly and a lower bracket assembly attached to the camera housing and configured to secure to a light assembly with a lip;
- wherein the upper bracket assembly is in slidable communication with the lower bracket assembly and the bracket allows rotation of the camera housing in relation to the light assembly.
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A camera system comprising:
- a camera housing configured to enclose a digital or analog camera;
- a bracket attached to the camera housing and configured to secure to the outside of a light assembly by squeezing it;
- and
- a digital camera or an analog camera at least partially enclosed by the camera housing;
- wherein the bracket allows rotation of the camera housing along at least one axis.
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A method for relocating a camera on a vehicle comprising:
- at least partially enclosing a camera within a camera housing, attaching the camera housing to an adjustable bracket, attaching the bracket to a light assembly on the vehicle by sandwiching the light assembly within the bracket, attaching a camera cable to the camera, and adjusting the camera housing.
A camera apparatus comprising:
- a light assembly with a lip, the light assembly configured to attach to a vehicle;
- a camera housing configured to at least partially enclose a digital or analog camera;
- and
- a bracket configured to attach to the camera housing and configured to secure to the lip of the light assembly by squeezing it;
- wherein the bracket allows rotation of the camera housing in relation to the light assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.