# US 2018/0324341 A1 · Fin Shaped Underwater Camera Housing and System Incorporating Same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324341 A1 - Document ID: US20180324341A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/969,097 - Filed: 2018-05-02 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-02 - Inventors: John Immel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324341A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/51: Housings - B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle - B63B 32/00: Water sports boards; Accessories therefor - B63B 32/40: Twintip boards; Wakeboards; Surfboards; Windsurfing boards; Paddle boards, e.g. SUP boards; Accessories specially adapted therefor - B63B 32/60: Board appendages, e.g. fins, hydrofoils or centre boards - B63B 32/70: Accessories not specially adapted for a particular type of board, e.g. paddings or buoyancy elements - B63C 11/49: Floating structures with underwater viewing devices, e.g. with windows {; Arrangements on floating structures of underwater viewing devices, e.g. on boats (arrangement of visual equipment on submarines B63G8/38)} - G03B 17/02: Bodies - G03B 17/30: Locating spools or other rotatable holders of coiled film - G03B 17/42: Interlocking between shutter operation and advance of film or change of plate or cut-film - G03B 17/425: {motor drive cameras} - G03B 19/04: Roll-film cameras - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - B63B 32/66: Arrangements for fixation to the board, e.g. fin boxes or foil boxes - B63B 2203/00: Communication means - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - B63C: LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS (floating nets, floating slipways, or the like for recovering aircraft from the water B63B35/52) - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) ## Abstract The present invention provides a board mountable system for filming underwater video. The inventive board mountable system can be mounted to the underside of water vehicles for incorporating a camera for filming from an underwater perspective. The inventive board mountable system is shaped to minimize drag as a result of the mounted camera or camera system. Embodiments of the inventive system includes a fin shaped housing for holding a camera or camera system. In certain embodiments, the fin is removably attached to the water vehicle, such as a surf board, where the fin housing can be swapped with other fins being used with the water vehicle for controlling the direction of a watersports board in motion. These embodiments of the inventive system further include a connection means for connecting the fin to the underside of a water vessel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for connecting to the underside of a watersports board, the apparatus comprising: a fin having a proximal end, a distal end, two sides and a void within; a housing within said void for holding a camera or camera system; and a fin connection means for connecting the apparatus to the underside of a water vessel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said housing has an open position, a closed position, and a latch for locking the housing into the closed position wherein the closed position seals the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said housing contains a removably mounted camera within the housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said housing further comprises a hinge mounted in between the camera and the housing such that the camera can rotate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said housing further comprises a means to keep the entire system waterproof ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the camera system further comprises a computer processing unit, a power supply, and data storage drive can fit into the compartment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the fin further comprises a charging port near the proximal end. ### Claim 8 A system for recording underwater images, the system comprising: a board that floats on water, having a top and bottom; a fin, having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end removably attached to the bottom of the board, such that the fin is positioned perpendicularly to the board; and a camera lens mounted within the distal end of the fin. ### Claim 9 A housing system for holding a camera for the connection to a fin of a water vessel, the housing system comprising: a housing, said housing being water tight and suitable for holding at least one camera; a housing assembly for holding the housing; and a housing connection means for interfacing with a fin on a water vessel, said connection means being part of the housing assembly.