Nozzle-mounted camera system and method
OwnerPeter Kesslerinventor
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Abstract
A spray nozzle with a camera comprising: (a)a nozzle having an adapter for attaching a hose and one or more jets; and (b) a camera operatively connected to said nozzle, said camera comprising at least: (i) a water-proof housing having a transparent window on one end of said housing, said housing being configured for attachment to said nozzle; (ii) an imaging device in said housing with a field of view through said window; (iii) one or more lamps to illuminate at least a portion of said field of view; and (iv) a memory device operatively connected to said imaging device.
Claims20
A method of imaging a pipe, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) attaching a hose to a nozzle, said nozzle having one or more jets and having a camera operatively connected thereto, said camera having memory for recording images;
- (b) activating said camera to record images in said memory;
- (c) positioning said nozzle in a pipe;
- (d) after step (a), causing a fluid to flow through said host into said nozzle under pressure such that said fluid is expelled through said jets to propel said nozzle down said pipe;
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- (e) after said nozzle travels down a length of said pipe, obtaining recorded images from said memory
A camera configured for attachment to a spray nozzle, comprising:
- a water-proof housing having a transparent window on one end of said housing, said housing being configured for attachment to said nozzle;
- an imaging device in said housing with a field of view through said window;
- one or more lamps to illuminate at least a portion of said field of view;
- and
- a memory device operatively connected to said imaging device,
A spray nozzle with a camera comprising:
- a nozzle having an adapter for attaching a hose and one or more jets;
- and
- a camera operatively connected to said nozzle, said camera comprising at least:
- a water-proof housing having a transparent window on one end of said housing, said housing being configured for attachment to said nozzle;
- an imaging device in said housing with a field of view through said window;
- one or more lamps to illuminate at least a portion of said field of view;
- and
- a memory device operatively connected to said imaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.