Patent ID: 8102424

Claim:
A thermal imaging camera comprising: a housing including a camera portion extending along a first axis, from a first side of the camera portion to a second side of the camera portion, the second side being opposite the first side, a shoulder extending under the second side of the camera portion, and a handle portion extending from a bottom side of the camera portion to a terminal end of the handle portion, the handle portion further extending away from the first side of the camera portion, along a second axis that is at an angle with respect to the first axis, the handle portion accommodating wrapping of a hand thereabout to support single-handed holding and operation of the camera; a thermal imaging assembly mounted within the camera portion of the housing; a focusing assembly mounted to the first side of the camera portion of the housing, the focusing assembly including a ring having a surface located to provide an interface for an index finger of the hand, when the hand is wrapped about the handle portion of the housing such that an area of the hand between a thumb of the hand and the index finger abuts the shoulder of the housing, the surface of the ring of the focusing assembly extending from a top point thereof, 360° around the first axis; and a display mounted to the second side of the camera portion of the housing; wherein a distance that wraps over a surface of the housing from a midpoint of the handle portion to both of a first point on the surface of the ring and a second point on the surface of the ring is no greater than approximately 4.5 inches; the first point is located between 90° and 180° from the top point of the ring; the second point is located between 180° and 270° from the top point of the ring; and the midpoint of the handle is located beneath the shoulder of the housing.