Patent ID: 9377671
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A waterproof housing for a camera, wherein the waterproof housing comprises a front housing and a back cover engaging with the front housing, the front housing forms a receiving cavity for receiving the camera and an opening allowing the camera to enter the receiving cavity, a lens window corresponding to a lens of the camera is formed on the front housing, the back cover covers the opening to enclose the receiving cavity; the waterproof housing further comprises a fixing device for fixing the waterproof housing to an outer object and the fixing device is detachably mounted on the front housing; the front housing comprises a front wall and a side wall extending towards the back cover from an edge of the front wall, the fixing device comprises a side fixing member, the side fixing member is detachably mounted on the side wall of the front housing; a mounting hole is defined in the side fixing member, a bolt corresponding to the mounting hole is formed on the side wall, a screw hole is defined in the bolt, the fixing device comprises a screw, the screw passes through the mounting hole defined in the side fixing member and is screwed into the screw hole to fix the side fixing member to the side wall of the front housing; the side fixing member comprises a mounting plate and a second nut, the mounting hole is defined in the mounting plate, the mounting plate is detachably mounted on the side wall of the front housing through the screw, the mounting plate comprises a first surface facing towards the side wall and a second surface facing away from the side wall, a middle portion of the first surface of the mounting plate is recessed to form a receiving slot, the second nut is arranged in the receiving slot, a through hole which corresponds to a screw hole of the second nut and communicates with the receiving slot is defined in the second surface of the mounting plate, such that a screw bolt on an outer object can be screwed into the screw hole of the second nut after passing through the through hole, thereby fixing the waterproof housing to the outer object.