Patent ID: 6115060
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A video camera assembly constructed and arranged so as to be sealingly engaged with a thru-hull fitting and comprising: a rigid cylindrical sleeve having a proximal and a distal end; said proximal end having a transparent panel sealing engagement therewith; said distal end arranged so as to sealingly and removably engage said thru-hull fitting; a resilient member constructed and arranged so as to provide a watertight seal between said thru-hull fitting and said assembly; a video camera contained within said rigid cylindrical sleeve and having a lens and communicating cables, said camera being positioned such that said lens is juxtaposed said transparent panel and said cables extend from and are sealingly engaged within said distal end; and further including means to adjust said lens' field of view; said means to adjust the field of view is a generally spherical enclosure constructed and arranged to contain a video camera having said transparent panel integral therewith and through which the video camera may be focused; whereby the spherical enclosure, containing the video camera, is maintained in sealing engagement within a lip-sealed socket-like mounting area formed at the proximal end of the cylindrical sleeve which provides secure frictional engagement of the spherical enclosure; and wherein the camera is positionable so that the field of view includes the area directly below and 360 about.