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US 6,378,173 B1Granted
Hinge for an enclosure
AssigneeSilent Witness Enterprises Ltd.
InventorsDennis K. Ho, William Fenton
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Abstract
A hinge apparatus consisting of a wire hinge, hinge bracket and cover bracket to provide a means for permitting the easy removal of a cover of a protective enclosure without its complete disengagement from the body of the enclosure. The hinge apparatus maintains the attachment of the cover to the main body of the protective enclosure without hindering access to the internal components within the enclosure.
Claims7
A protective enclosure for a video surveillance camera, comprising:
- (a) a body with an interior cavity;
- (b) a cover removably affixable to said body;
- (c) a hinge bracket affixed to said body at one end of said body;
- (d) a cover bracket affixed to said cover at one end of said cover located opposite said one end of said body when said cover is affixed to said body;
- (e) a hinge operative to connect said cover to said body, wherein said hinge is attached at one end to said hinge bracket and at another end to said cover bracket;
- wherein said cover can be pivotally removed and extended away from said body such that the interior cavity of said body is completely exposed and a user is provided access to said interior cavity from any angle, thereby allowing a camera mounted within said interior cavity to be panned and adjusted through any angle without said cover interfering with a field-of-view of said camera.
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