Surveillance camera housing
OwnerJames J. Hildrethinventor
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Abstract
Housings for surveillance devices are disclosed. In an embodiment, a housing is formed by securing a body to a hood at a sloped frame member to provide adequate sealing to protect the camera against the environment and damage. In another embodiment, the body of the housing is suitably adapted for particular applications including corner mounting. In accordance with a particular feature of the present invention, the hood includes a cylindrical aperture which provides a wide viewing angle for the device.
Claims27
A housing, comprising:
- a back wall;
- at least one side wall extending transversely from the back wall to form a partial enclosure operable to house at least one surveillance camera;
- and
- a cylindrical front wall having a substantially cylindrical aperture, said cylindrical front wall being coupled to said partial enclosure to form the housing such that said substantially cylindrical aperture is operable to permit a field of view for allowing camera surveillance about a focal point of a camera, said cylindrical aperture having a radial center of view in the housing.
The housing of claim 16 wherein said cylindrical aperture further comprises an opaque glass having a substantially cylindrical shape mounted through an opening in said cylindrical front wall.
A housing kit, comprising:
- at least one first portion, each of said least one first portion including a back wall and at least one side wall extending transversely from the back wall to form a partial enclosure operable to receive at least one surveillance camera;
- and
- a second portion including a cylindrical front wall having a substantially cylindrical aperture, said second portion being operable for removable connection to any of said at least first portions to form the housing such that the substantially cylindrical aperture is operable to permit a field of view for the at least one surveillance camera.
A surveillance device for observing a surveillance location comprising:
- a housing formed in a shape having a tubular aperture;
- and
- a first video camera mounted within said housing interior on a first camera gimbal, said first camera gimbal including at least two perpendicular axes of rotation to allow horizontal and vertical swivel positioning and adjustment of said first video camera, said first video camera being arranged to have a viewing angle of substantially 180 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.