Universal Hunting Weapon Camera Mount with Shock Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional camera mounting devices for hunting weapons suffer from poor picture quality due to mechanical shock and recoil, and are often specific to single types of weapons, requiring multiple devices for different weapons.
Innovation Solution
A universal camera mount with dampeners and adjustable pistons to absorb mechanical shock and a versatile mounting system that can secure to various hunting weapons, including rifles, shotguns, bows, and crossbows, ensuring stable camera positioning and alignment with the weapon's firing vector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional hand-held video camera is fixedly mounted to a modern hunting weapon, then the camera can capture images during hunting, but the picture quality deteriorates due to mechanical shock and recoil
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating shock-absorbing elements between the camera mount and the hunting weapon. These elements are positioned in advance to cushion the mechanical shock and recoil before they can affect the camera, thereby maintaining picture quality while enabling continuous recording during hunting operations.
2Reliability
If a stationary mounting device is used to mount a conventional hand-held video camera to a modern hunting weapon, then the camera can be securely attached, but the device becomes cumbersome and difficult to operate during hunting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the mounting device from a stationary to a movable configuration. The camera mount includes movable components that allow it to adapt to the hunter's movements and weapon handling, making the system more flexible and easier to operate while maintaining secure attachment through dynamic positioning rather than rigid fixed mounting.
3Manufacturing precision
If a camera mounting device is designed for a specific type of hunting weapon, then the mounting can be optimized for that weapon, but the hunter must carry multiple different mounting devices for different weapons
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a camera mounting device that can accommodate multiple types of hunting weapons through adjustable and interchangeable components. The mount includes universal attachment mechanisms that can be configured to fit different weapon types (rifles, shotguns, bows, crossbows), allowing a single device to replace multiple weapon-specific mounts while maintaining optimization for each weapon type through adjustable positioning.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The universal camera mount provides stable and clear video recording during hunting activities by absorbing recoil and adapting to multiple types of hunting weapons, ensuring consistent picture quality and convenience for hunters.
Implementation Method 1
A universal camera mount with dampeners and adjustable pistons to absorb mechanical shock
Data Source
AI summary
A gun and bow camera mount providing an apparatus capable of mounting a conventional hand-held camera to any of various hunting weapons. The gun and bow camera mount includes a camera support having a camera mount resiliently biased against a carriage. The camera support includes typical mounting apparatus defining a shooting vector corresponding to the direction a conventional hand-held camera points when mounted to the typical mounting apparatus. The gun and bow camera mount includes features for securing the camera support to a conventional hunting weapon such that the shooting vector is fixed in a direction parallel to the line of fire of the weapon.