Patent ID: 6762790
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B60R,F16M

Abstract:
A universal camera bracket for use on a vehicle, comprising:a base bracket including a base leg and two end legs extending from said base leg, said base leg being adapted to be mounted on a surface, each one of said end legs having a respective pivot opening centered on a pivot axis of said bracket, each one of said end legs having a respective first arcuate slot that is centered on said pivot axis and that has a first radius of curvature; a camera bracket including a base leg and two end legs extending from said base leg, said base leg of said camera bracket being adapted to support a camera, each one of said end legs of said camera bracket having a pivot opening on said pivot axis and having first and second adjustment openings spaced from said pivot axis by a distance equal to said first radius of curvature; pivot members extending through said pivot openings of said camera bracket end legs and said pivot openings of said base bracket end legs to support said camera bracket on said base bracket for pivotal movement relative to said base bracket about said pivot axis and relative to a surface on which said base bracket is mounted; adjustment members extensible through said first adjustment openings of said camera bracket end legs and through said first arcuate slots of said base bracket end legs thereby to adjustably position and lock said camera bracket in any selected one of a plurality of different pivot positions relative to said base bracket when said base leg of said base bracket is mounted on a generally horizontal surface; said adjustment members being extensible through said second adjustment openings of said camera bracket end legs and through said first arcuate slots of said base bracket end legs thereby to adjustably position and lock said camera bracket in any selected one of a plurality of different pivot positions along an arcuate path relative to said base bracket when said base leg of said base bracket is mounted on a generally vertical surface.