Patent ID: 7773876

Claim:
A camera module comprising: an image capture device including an image capture surface; a lens unit including a body extending perpendicularly with respect to said image capture surface of said image capture device; a housing including a mounting portion coupled to said image capture device and a receiver portion including an opening to receive said lens unit; and a boot disposed between said lens unit and said housing, said boot including a first end coupled to said lens unit, a second end coupled to said housing, a first inner surface proximate said first end, a first outer surface proximate said first end, a second inner surface proximate said second end, and a second outer surface proximate said second end, a perimeter of said first outer surface of said boot being different than a perimeter of said second outer surface of said boot; and wherein said opening of said receiver portion of said housing is defined by a first inner surface of said housing having a first inner perimeter and a second inner surface of said housing having a second inner perimeter; said first inner perimeter is smaller than said second inner perimeter; said first inner surface is disposed between said second inner surface and said image capture device; and said boot extends from a position surrounded by said first inner surface of said housing to a position surrounded by said second inner surface of said housing.