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US 2006/0216007 A1Published application
Torpedo-shaped underwater camera-monitor combination
OwnerPhilip Morebinventor
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Abstract
A combination underwater camera and above-board monitor to view objects below the surface of a lake or other body of water as disclosed. This combination includes a waterproof carrying case in which a camera and a monitor would be housed. The camera is encased in a torpedo-like shell having a number of stabilizing fins attached thereto. In use, the camera would be submerged and a video cable would connect the camera to the video monitor housed within the carrying case located on a boat or vessel.
Claims10
An underwater camera, comprising:
- a camera lens;
- an image sensor;
- and
- a casing in which said lens and said sensor are housed, said casing including a front cylindrical section and a rear section integrally connected to said front cylindrical section, said rear section tapering to an end termination point, said front cylindrical section and said rear section forming a torpedo-like shape, said casing further including a first set of fins connected to the exterior of said front cylindrical section and a second set of fins connected to the exterior of said rear section;
- wherein said torpedo-like shape and said first and second set of fins allow the camera to maintain a stabilized orientation when the camera moves through the water.
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An underwater camera system, comprising:
- a camera lens;
- an image sensor;
- a casing in which said lens and said sensor are housed, said casing including a front cylindrical section and a rear section integrally connected to said front cylindrical section, said rear section tapering to an end termination point, said front cylindrical section and said rear section forming a torpedo-like shape, said casing further including a first set of fins connected to the exterior of said front cylindrical section and a second set of fins connected to the exterior of said rear section;
- and
- a monitor connected to said casing by a cable for viewing an image captured by said image sensor;
- wherein said torpedo-like shape and said first and second set of fins allow the camera to maintain a stabilized orientation when the camera moves through the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.