Rail mounted camera system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4699484
SERIAL NO

06887045

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A camera system which has a wheeled rail car (20) with running gear (26) front and back connected to a chassis (40) containing a movable panning head (46) on the top, covered by an enclosure (44). The panning head (46) has a motion picture camera (58) mounted thereon and the rail car (20) is self-propelled and the head (46) rotatability tilts up and down and pans 360 degrees. The car (20) is movably installed on a track system (22) consisting of rails (64) connected together with ties (78), each rail (64) having a power strip (66) supplying electrical energy to the car (20) through a set of wipers (84). An electrical control system (24) is positioned remotely from the tracks (22) and provides control for propulsion and positioning of the panning head (46), as well as control of the camera (58). A television monitor (86) receives a signal from the camera (58), allowing the operator visual indication of the scene viewed by the camera. The entire system may be stationary or mounted on an engine driven vehicle with the operator controlling the system from the inside.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hofstein, Michael A 15200 Delgado Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 1 102
Howell, Mary E 20911 Beachwood La., Huntington Beach, CA 92646 2 111
Howell, Murrell D 20911 Beachwood La., Huntington Beach, CA 92646 2 111

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