Camera mount
AssigneeComponents Express, Inc.
InventorsNick DeFrancesco, John Berst
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Abstract
A mount system for machine-vision equipment that is located and used outdoors is disclosed. The mount system has a rectangular base, a lower swivel, a puck, and an upper swivel, among other parts. The lower swivel has an aperture with a conical (tapered) surface sunk into its body. This inward-facing conical aperture corresponds in size, shape, and taper with a conical (tapered) protrusion located within the upper swivel. When the mount system is fully assembled, the lower swivel is fastened to the rectangular base using the puck. When fully assembled, a tapered-head screw fastens the upper swivel to the lower swivel by matching the tapered aperture with the conical protrusion.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a mount system, comprising:
- fabricating a rectangular base with a two-sided center aperture;
- fabricating a lower swivel with a circular bottom fitted to be located within an upper side of the center aperture;
- fabricating a disc-shaped puck to fit within a lower side of the center aperture;
- fabricating the lower swivel to have a conical-shaped tapered aperture in a vertical side;
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- fabricating an upper swivel to have a conical-shaped tapered protrusion that matches with the conical-shaped tapered aperture in the lower swivel.
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