Patent ID: 6064824
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
An underwater camera housing, comprising:a housing body, which includes a hollow interior portion for positioning of a camera therein, the housing body including a portion at a front end thereof for receiving a transparent member in a watertight relationship;a weight positioned in the interior portion of the housing body, sufficient to overcome the buoyancy of water, so the housing body will readily sink in water;an opening in the housing body communicating with the interior portion thereof; anda plug member insertable into the housing body opening in a waterproof relationship, the plug member including potting material surrounding a plurality of leads from a camera cable extending therethrough, wherein the camera cable extends through the plug member in a waterproof relationship thereto and into the interior portion of the housing body for attachment to the camera therein, the camera able comprises a plurality of tensile strength elements; anda strain relieving member in an interior portion of the plug member to which the tensile strength elements of the camera cable are tied.