Patent ID: 9591299
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G08B,H04N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A surveillance camera including a primary power connection for electrically connecting the camera to a primary power source, the camera comprising: a housing; a test port comprising an opening on the housing and a port connection in the housing for electrically connecting the camera to a secondary local power source such that the camera receives power from the secondary power source, the port connection further for connecting the camera to a portable monitor such that video from the camera is displayed on the monitor when the camera is electrically connected to the secondary power source independent of whether the camera is electrically connected to the primary power source; a base coupled to the housing; a camera angle adjustment mechanism on the base for adjusting an angle of the base relative to the housing between a first position wherein the base is mountable to a horizontal mounting surface with the test port positioned at an underside of the housing that is generally parallel to the horizontal mounting surface and a second position wherein the base is mountable to a vertical mounting surface with the test port positioned at the underside of the housing that is generally perpendicular to the vertical mounting surface; and a cover releasably attachable to the opening of the test port to enclose the housing, wherein the cover includes a gasket to form a seal between the cover and the housing when the cover is attached to the opening of the test port.