Patent ID: 9521303
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B65H,E03F,G01N,G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A video inspection system, comprising: a tubular flame element; a camera control unit (CCU) including a housing, electronics disposed in the housing for controlling operation of a camera head operatively coupled to the electronics, a display disposed in the housing for rendering images or video provided from the camera head, and a non-transitory memory for storing images or video provided from the camera head; a cable storage drum coupled to the tubular flame element, the cable storage drum including a slip-ring for operatively coupling the CCU to the camera head; and a docking apparatus mechanically coupled between the tubular flame element and the CCU to allow the CCU to rotate relative to the flame and cable storage drum, about a rotational axis, responsive to a user action, and allow the CCU to be removably attached or detached, via a latching mechanism, the docking apparatus further including a latch indicator to provide a visual indication of a latch released or a latch closed state.