Patent ID: 7883064
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A mounting bracket for a vehicle backup camera, comprising: a lengthwise portion; and a camera mounting portion connected to the lengthwise portion, the camera mounting portion including a protrusion, the protrusion forming a gap between the camera mounting portion and the lengthwise portion, wherein the gap allows a license plate to be positioned in the gap so that the lengthwise portion can be mounted between the license plate and a rear of a vehicle and a camera can be suspended by the camera mounting portion for viewing behind the vehicle when the vehicle is in reverse, and wherein the camera mounting portion further includes a pair of brackets that protrude away from the gap, each of the brackets including an aperture for positioning a fastener therethrough to permit adjustment of the camera's viewing angle, and wherein a first end of the protrusion is perpendicularly connected to an upper portion of the lengthwise portion, a second end of the protrusion is perpendicularly connected to an upper portion of a backplate, the backplate extends downward from its connection to the second end of the protrusion to form the gap, a lower portion of the backplate is perpendicularly connected to the brackets, and the brackets extend away from the lower portion of the backplate and do not touch the upper portion of the backplate.