Vehicle for deploying a mobile surveillance module
AssigneeTerraHawk, LLC
InventorsTom R. James, John R. Spence
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Abstract
A surveillance module may be deployed from a vehicle. The vehicle to deploy the surveillance module includes a first portion configured to accommodate a user to operate the vehicle. A second portion includes a module configured to accommodate the user and comprising a roof and an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle from the first portion. The second portion also includes a lifting mechanism coupled to the module and operable to move the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position. A third portion defines an opening to accommodate the module, wherein the roof of the module couples to a periphery of the opening in the retracted position.
Claims4
A vehicle for deploying a surveillance module, comprising:
- the surveillance module as an enclosed housing configured to accommodate a user and comprising an entrance accessible through an interior of the vehicle from a seat for the user to operate the vehicle;
- a lifting mechanism coupled to the module and operable to move the module vertically from a retracted position to an extended position through an opening in a top of the vehicle;
- a plurality of jacks operable to extend from the vehicle to a surface to stabilize the vehicle prior to moving the module vertically from the retracted position;
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- a hydraulic unit coupled to the lifting mechanism and the jacks and operable to distribute hydraulic fluid to the lifting mechanism and the jacks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.