Patent ID: 8866964
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera mounting assembly for mounting a camera in a hole in an overhead support, comprising: a positioning support defining a central opening with a central axis, and configured to be inserted into the hole in the overhead support, the positioning support including: a retention member connected to the upper flange and including second struts and retention flanges; and a plurality of brackets, each of the brackets including: wherein the brackets are configured to move between a retracted state for inserting the camera mounting assembly into the hole in the overhead support and an extended state for securing the camera mounting assembly to the overhead support, in the retracted state the second ends of the brackets are at a first distance from the central axis, and in the extended state the second ends of the brackets are at a second distance from the central axis, the second distance being greater than the first distance, and wherein the camera mounting assembly is configured to receive a camera housing of the camera through the central opening of the positioning support, and the retention flanges of the retention member are configured to engage an engagement flange on the camera housing to retain the camera housing in the central opening of the positioning support.