Patent ID: 7349025

Claim:
Surveillance apparatus comprising, in combination: a trailer including a trailer frame and an elongated trailer body having opposed trailer ends, said trailer frame including an upstanding frame member extending alongside and adjacent to one of said trailer ends, said frame member having a frame member distal end elevated relative to said trailer body; a mast having a mast distal end; a pivot connector pivotally connecting said mast to said frame member distal end, said mast being selectively movable relative to said trailer between a first position wherein said mast projects upwardly from said trailer and a second position wherein said mast extends substantially horizontally from said frame member distal end along and over said elongated trailer body between said trailer ends, said mast distal end being higher when the mast is in said first position than when the mast is in said second position; lock structure for selectively releasably locking said mast in either said first position or said second position, said frame member distal end comprising a bracket defining a bracket interior receiving said mast when said mast is in said first position and an opening at a side thereof allowing for the passage of said mast into and out of said bracket interior, and said lock structure including a lock member operative associated with said bracket to selectively lock said mast in said bracket interior in said first position; a plurality of surveillance cameras and at least one light attached to said mast at or adjacent to said mast distal end and spaced from said mast connector, said surveillance cameras being spaced from one another and forming a cluster of surveillance cameras defining a central cluster space, said at least one light disposed in said central cluster space at a predetermined location in said central cluster space behind the surveillance cameras wherein said at least one light will not adversely affect operation of said surveillance cameras; mast mover structure including a winch releasably connected to said trailer and selectively completely removable therefrom and a line extending between said winch and said mast and connected to the mast at a location spaced from said pivot connector operatively associated with said mast for selectively moving said mast between said first and second positions, said surveillance cameras and said at least one light being at a higher elevation when the mast is in said first position than when the mast is in said second position; and a line support arm releasably connected to said upstanding frame member and selectively completely removable therefrom, said line support arm laterally upwardly projecting from said upstanding frame member away from said trailer, said line support arm including a rotatable guide roller engaging, supporting and stabilizing said line.