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US 5,394,184 AGranted
Surveillance assembly having circumferential delivery of forced air to viewing bubble
AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsLuis Anderson, Norbert M. Stiepel
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Abstract
A surveillance assembly wherein a support housing and a cover member when joined form a space for receiving a camera and lens assembly and wherein a forced air delivery assembly is adapted to provide forced air to the cover member from points distributed about substantially the entire circumference of the cover member.
Claims25
A surveillance assembly for use in combination with a camera and lens assembly comprising:
- a support housing;
- a cover member supported by said support housing and extending about a periphery of said support housing to define an enclosed area for receiving said camera and lens assembly, said cover member permitting viewing by said camera and lens assembly outward of said cover member when said camera and lens assembly is received within said enclosed area;
- and a forced air delivery assembly situated adjacent to said cover member for delivering forced air to said cover member from points distributed around substantially the entire circumference of said cover member, said forced air delivery assembly comprising:
- a ring-shaped tube having an air intake opening and apertures distributed about the circumference of said ring-shaped tube;
- a heating element disposed in said ring-shaped tube;
- and a blower for delivering forced air into said air intake opening of said ring-shaped tube.
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