Patent ID: 8992102
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A housing for a camera comprising: a housing body, the housing body comprising a top wall, a left wall, a right wall, and a bottom wall of substantially equal length and configured to secure a camera in a plurality of orientations relative to the housing body, the housing body comprising a plurality of openings configured to accommodate a camera interface, each opening associated with one of the plurality of orientations and configured to allow a user of the camera to access the camera interface when the camera is inserted into the housing body in the associated orientation; a housing lip, along one or more interior edges of the housing body, to limit the depth to which the camera can be inserted into the housing body; a latching mechanism configured to allow for the insertion or removal of the camera in an open position and to secure the camera within the housing in a closed position; and a mounting mechanism on the bottom wall of the housing body configured to secure the housing to a reciprocal mounting mechanism.