Covert Video Camera Housing for Hidden Outdoor Pole Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Video cameras, particularly surveillance cameras, are often visible and negatively affect the aesthetics of their surroundings, and there is a need for a housing that allows covert installation without compromising aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A covert video camera housing designed to resemble common outdoor poles, such as light or mailbox poles, with the camera secured inside and aligned through openings, optionally with a pole adaptor for existing poles, allowing the camera to remain hidden while maintaining pole aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the video camera is secured visibly on the pole, then the camera can be easily accessed and maintained, but the aesthetics of the area are negatively affected and the camera becomes easily visible
Solution Approach 1:
The video camera is nested inside the pole housing, with the camera positioned within the pole's internal cavity. The pole structure serves as a protective enclosure that conceals the camera while allowing access through the opening at the bottom of the pole, resolving the contradiction between concealment and accessibility.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If the video camera is hidden inside the pole, then the aesthetics are maintained and the camera remains covert, but the camera may be difficult to access and maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The pole structure is segmented with an opening at the bottom portion, separating the concealment function (main pole body) from the access function (opening). This segmentation allows the camera to be hidden inside the pole while providing easy access through the opening for installation, maintenance, and cable routing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If an opening is made in an existing outside pole, then the camera can be installed internally, but it may not be practical or desired to drill or create a hole in an existing outside pole
Solution Approach 1:
A pole adaptor serves as an intermediary component that interfaces with the existing pole through friction fit or mechanical attachment, eliminating the need to drill or modify the original pole. The adaptor provides the necessary opening and mounting structure for the camera, simplifying installation on existing poles while maintaining the covert aesthetic.
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AI summary
A covert video camera housing preferably for outdoor use where the video camera is not easily seen and does not distract or negatively affect the aesthetics of the area where the video camera is located. In one embodiment, an ordinary pole is provided, and the video camera is located within the pole and able to record events happening in the area through an opening in the pole. In a second embodiment, a pole adaptor is secured to a top end of an existing pole and camera is located within the pole adaptor and records through an opening provided in the pole adaptor.