Patent ID: 8559801

Claim:
A water resistant and electromagnetically shielded turret assembly comprising: a front shell and a rear shell, either the front shell or the rear shell comprising an o-ring groove, the front shell comprising one or more transparent windows, and the front and rear shells each having an inner and outer surface, wherein the front shell primarily comprises a first polymer material and is coated on at least the majority of its inner surface with a layer of a first metal composition, and wherein the rear shell comprises at least a conductive portion comprising a second metal composition; an electrically-conductive elastomeric o-ring situated in the o-ring groove and in contact with a contact surface of the front shell, and in contact with a contact surface of the rear shell, so as to form a water-resistant seal between the front shell and the rear shell; wherein the contact surface of the front shell is electrically conductive, said layer being electrically connected with the coated inner surface of the front shell, wherein the contact surface of the rear shell is conductive and electrically connected to said conductive portion of the rear shell, wherein the front shell, the o-ring, and the rear shell together comprise a water-resistant enclosure and further comprise an electromagnetic shield; and at least one camera assembly attached to the inside of the front shell or the rear shell, capable of receiving and recording electromagnetic radiation that passes through at least one of the one or more transparent windows.