Patent ID: 9438864
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for producing images of the commonly viewed exterior surfaces of a vehicle, while maintaining the same background view for multiple images of the vehicle, comprising: an imaging device mounted on a first support having wheels, and a display on one surface of a second support having wheels, where the first and second supports are opposed and physically linked by arms which run between and join the first and second supports together such that the first support and the second support can revolve around the vehicle which is positioned between them, while maintaining their positions relative to each other and to the vehicle; the wheels of the first and second supports and the wheels of the vehicle all reside in a supporting plane; the arms are either positioned high enough relative to the supporting plane such that the vehicle can pass freely underneath the arms or, the arms can be moved out of the way of removed to allow the vehicle to be positioned; and the imaging device captures multiple images of the vehicle during each revolution, and the display is also captured in each of said images, and wherein the images are sufficiently pixilated such that damage to the vehicle exterior surface can be viewed when the images are displayed.