Granted Patent B2

US 12,566,360 · App. 18/364,694 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Inventor: Davo Scheich (Troy, MI)

Assignee: CARVANA, LLC

G03B17/561G03B15/06H04N23/56H04N23/90

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . A camera mount comprising:

a frame coupled to an outer portion of a photographic booth with a registration bolt;

an enclosure box removably coupled to the registration bolt, wherein the registration bolt fixes the frame to the outer portion of the photographic booth and allows the enclosure box to be removed from the registration bolt; and

an opening in the outer portion of the photographic booth, the opening providing a field of view into the photographic booth for a camera.

2 . The camera mount of claim 1 , further comprising a base for coupling the camera to the enclosure box.

3 . The camera mount of claim 2 , wherein the enclosure box further comprises a guide track configured to slidably receive the base.

4 . The camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a flexible accordion extension.

5 . A method of using a camera mount, the method comprising:

fixing a frame to an outer portion of a photographic booth via a registration bolt;

removably coupling an enclosure box to the registration bolt; and

orienting a camera to have a field of view into the photographic booth through an opening in the outer portion of the photographic booth.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising coupling the camera to the enclosure box via a base.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the coupling the camera comprises slidably coupling the base to a guide track coupled to the enclosure box.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising extending or collapsing a flexible accordion extension coupled to the frame.

9 . A method of photographing a vehicle comprising:

moving the vehicle into a photographic booth comprising a camera mount comprising:

a frame coupled to an outer portion of the photographic booth with a registration bolt;

an enclosure box removably coupled to the registration bolt, wherein the registration bolt fixes the frame to the outer portion of the photographic booth and allows the enclosure box to be removed from the registration bolt; and

an opening in the outer portion of the photographic booth, the opening providing a field of view into the photographic booth for a camera;

controlling the camera to capture a photograph of the vehicle; and

moving the vehicle out of the photographic booth.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the camera mount further comprises a base for coupling the camera to the enclosure box.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the enclosure box further comprises a guide track configured to slidably receive the base.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising extending or collapsing a flexible accordion extension coupled to the frame.

Continuity (3)

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