Patent ID: 7702226

Claim:
A camera enclosure apparatus, comprising: a component board having a planar surface; a camera mounted on the planar surface; a hollow body comprising one or more walls substantially perpendicular to the component board, an opening on a first end of the hollow body, and an opening on a second end of the hollow body, wherein the one or more walls taper to a sharp edge at a furthermost edge of the second end along a planar section of the hollow body; and a window enclosing the hollow body first end to provide a partial enclosure that is open at the hollow body second end, the partial enclosure having an interior region configured to surround the camera mounted on the planar surface, the window being configured to provide the transmission of light into the interior region and to the camera, the hollow body second end being configured for urging against the planar surface to press into the planar surface to secure the hollow body to the component board to form a hermetic seal around the camera.