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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter N. Yap, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Sergio M. Perez, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Luis E. Anderson, Boca Raton, FL (US);
David A. Haney, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Sensormatic Electronics Corp., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ; H04N 5/225 ; B25B 1/356 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 ; H04N 5/225 ; B25B 1/356 ;
Abstract
A surveillance camera assembly housing is releasably locked to a base for the housing. The base is installed on a ceiling or at another location remote from ground level. A removal tool head, in the form of a hollow cylinder, is provided at the end of a pole. Slots formed in the tool head engage ridges on the camera assembly housing. The assembly housing is twisted to release it from the base and then is brought to ground level while contained within the tool head.