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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Nitroworks Corporation, Buena Park, CA (US);
Steven M. Greenthal, Buena Park, CA (US);
Nitroworks Corporation, Buena Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A rotatable camera mount for mounting on a vehicle is described. The mount includes a generally vertically aligned shaft that is coupled to a vehicle via a coupling assembly. A body is rotatably disposed on the shaft and provides a camera-mounting flange along one side and tail and swing-weight assemblies extending from an opposite side. The tail assembly provides a wing that extends into an airflow passing the mount to direct the camera with respect to the airflow. The swing-weight assembly counteracts forces on a camera coupled to the mounting flange when the vehicle encounters a turn to direct the camera into the turn. Rotation of the body about the shaft can be dampened by fluid dampening, brake assemblies, friction dampening, and hard stops. The shaft can be oriented at angle with respect to vertical to bias directing of the camera in a desired direction.