Multiposition magnifier camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10708546-B2
Application number	US-201815997018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2018
Priority date	Jul 20, 2012
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A portable magnifier camera with an associated display housing, base and handle. The camera can be selectively positioned into a variety of configurations, including: a first closed configuration wherein the display and base are in facing relation; a second opened configuration wherein the display is angled with respect to the base; and a third hand-held configuration wherein a handle is pivoted outwardly to permit a user to hold the camera relative to a distant object. The angle of the camera adjusts automatically in each configuration to ensure that the camera's light of slight is perpendicular to the object plane. These configurations enable a user to effectively view objects of differing size and at varying distances.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera device with multiple configurations comprising:
a display housing with upper and lower surfaces, a camera positioned within the lower surface, a display screen positioned within the upper surface;
an upper arm having first and second ends, the first end rotatably connected to the display housing;
a base interconnected to the display housing by way of a first hinge, the base having forward and rearward ends, opposing sides, and upper and lower surfaces, a pair of feet positioned upon the lower surface, a recess positioned adjacent the feet upon the lower surface, the feet defining an intermediate space for placing objects to be viewed by the camera;
a lower arm having first and second ends, the first end rotatably connected to the base, a pivot point connecting the second ends of the upper and lower arms, wherein moving the pivot point towards the forward end of the base closes the camera device by placing the display housing and base in facing relation;
a handle secured to a lower surface of the base by way of a second hinge, the second hinge permitting the handle to be selectively positioned within the recess of the base or outwardly to an opposing side;
whereby the camera device has a first configuration wherein the camera device is closed and the handle is within the recess, a second configuration wherein the magnifier camera is closed and the handle is pivoted to an opposing side, and a third configuration wherein the display housing is pivoted with respect to the base.

2. The camera device as described in claim 1 further comprising:
a pivotal camera assembly housing the camera and positioned within the display housing, wherein the upper arm is interconnected to the pivotal camera assembly;
whereby pivoting the display housing relative to the base results in the rotational movement of the upper arm and the pivotal camera assembly.

3. The camera device as described in claim 2 wherein lighting is included within the pivotal camera assembly.

4. The camera device as described in claim 1 wherein the camera is an image sensor and a heat sink is positioned about the image sensor.

5. The camera device as described in claim 4 wherein the heat sink is formed from aluminum.

6. The camera device as described in claim 1 wherein the axis of rotation of the first hinge is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the second hinge.

7. The camera device as described in claim 1 wherein the second hinge provides detents at various angular positions of the handle.

8. The camera device has described in claim 1 further comprising a battery pack formed within the handle.

9. A camera device with multiple configurations comprising:
a display housing with upper and lower surfaces, a camera positioned within the lower surface, a display screen positioned within the upper surface;
an upper arm having first and second ends, the first end rotatably connected to the display housing;
a base interconnected to the display housing by way of a first hinge, the base having opposing sides;
a lower arm having first and second ends, the first end rotatably connected to the base, a pivot point connecting the second ends of the upper and lower arms;
a handle secured to a lower surface of the base by way of a second hinge, the second hinge permitting the handle to be selectively positioned outwardly to an opposing side of the base;
the camera device having a first configuration wherein the display housing and base are in facing relation and the handle is aligned with the base, a second configuration wherein the housing and base are in facing relation and the handle is pivoted to an opposing side, and a third configuration wherein the display housing is pivoted with respect to the base.

10. The camera device as described in claim 9 further comprising a pair of feet positioned upon the base, the feet defining an intermediate space for placing objects to be viewed by the camera.

Assignees

• Freedom Scientific Inc

Inventors

• Rodriguez Carlos M
• Murphy Patrick
• Tunkis Waldemar H
• Conrad Todd
• Goldenberg Michael
• Hamilton Lee
• Davis Bradley S
• Leon Robert

Classifications

• G03B17/04 Primary

  collapsible, foldable or extensible, e.g. book type · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• G03B17/12

  with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets · CPC title

• H04N7/18 Primary

  Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast · CPC title

• G03B17/55

  with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft · CPC title