ARTICULATING CAMERA ARM AND CAMERA ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME

摘要

An articulating camera arm permits a camera to be positioned includes multiple sections connected together in series at joints. At least one of the joints is movable, and each of the joints connects one of the sections to an immediately preceding one of the sections. The articulating arm may also be connected to one or both of a camera and a mounting plate via movable joints such as swivel joints. The arm's interior includes a wiring conduit that allows wiring for the camera to pass through it while being protected by the arm.

主权项

1. A camera assembly, comprising:
(a) a mounting plate; (b) a camera body; and (c) an articulating arm comprising multiple sections coupled together in series at joints of which at least one is movable, wherein each of the joints couples one of the sections to an immediately preceding one of the sections, a first end of a first of the sections (“mounting section”) is coupled to the mounting plate at a movable mounting joint, and a second end of a last of the sections (“camera section”) is coupled to the camera body at a movable camera joint, wherein interiors of the sections collectively comprise a wiring conduit extending through the interior of the articulating arm permitting wire to pass from the camera body to the mounting plate while entirely contained within the articulating arm, wherein one of the sections (“first pivot arm section”) comprises a first shorter portion and a first longer portion that overhangs the first shorter portion, the first portions connected along their longitudinally extending edges, wherein another of the sections (“second pivot arm section”) is directly and pivotably coupled to the first pivot arm section and comprises a second shorter portion and a second longer portion that overhangs the second shorter portion, the second portions connected along their longitudinally extending edges, and wherein overhanging portions of the first and second longer portions overlap each other.