Extreme sports video system
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a video system for use in extreme sports videography, particularly skydiving. The video system includes a remote video head disposed on the headgear of a user in communication with a video camcorder disposed in a body pouch selectably attachable to the body of the user or an item being worn by the user. A wireless system transmits a video signal between the remote video head and the video camcorder.
1. A video system comprising:
a remote video head adapted to be worn on a body of a user;
a video camcorder adapted to be worn on the body spaced apart from the remote video head;
a wireless transmitter coupled to the remote video head for receiving and wirelessly transmitting a video signal from the video head;
a wireless receiver coupled to the video camcorder for receiving the video signal from the wireless transmitter and providing the video signal to the video camcorder for recording;
a wiring harness coupling the wireless receiver and the video camcorder, the wiring harness having a switch for operation of the wireless receiver and the video camcorder; and
a relay operatively coupled between the switch and the wireless receiver to allow simultaneous remote operation of both the video camcorder and the wireless receiver via actuation of the switch.
2. A video system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the remote video head is mounted to headgear worn by the user.
3. A video system as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the headgear is a set of eyewear having a clear protective face plate.
4. A video system as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the remote video head is disposed along an inner surface of the face plate, the face plate including a hole receiving a lens from the remote video head therethrough.
5. A video system as set forth in claim 3 , including a bracket for fixedly securing the remote video head along the inner surface of the face plate.
6. A video system as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the face plate includes a hole that receives a screw therethrough for fixedly securing the bracket to the face plate.
7. A video system as set forth in claim 1 , including a pouch for carrying the video camcorder and wireless receiver on the body of the user, the pouch having a window for viewing the video camcorder therethrough.
8. A video system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver are operable to transmit the video signal on a plurality of channels.