Digital video recorder for skateboard riser
View Patent ↗A skateboard riser is described. The skateboard riser housing and a camera assembly disposed in the housing. A skateboard is also described. The skateboard includes a skateboard deck, a truck, and a riser coupled between the skateboard deck and the truck. The riser includes a camera assembly and a digital video recorder.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a skateboard riser disposed between a skateboard deck and a skateboard truck comprising:
a housing disposed between the skateboard deck and the skateboard truck; wherein the housing comprises:
a top wall;
a bottom wall;
wherein a first plurality of securing channels in the bottom wall correspond to a second plurality of securing channels in the top wall to receive a plurality of fasteners through the skateboard deck, the top wall, and the bottom wall; and
a camera assembly including an image sensor disposed entirely within the housing.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a digital video recorder, wherein the camera assembly is communicatively coupled to the digital video recorder.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the digital video recorder comprises a processing device and is compatible with a secure digital memory card.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a memory coupled to the digital video recorder.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the memory is a memory card.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises:
a plurality of side walls including a front wall, wherein the plurality of side walls, the top wall, and the bottom wall form an inner cavity and a channel extends from an outer surface of the front wall to the inner cavity.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the housing is to protect components in the housing and support weight of a user operating the skateboard without compressing, wherein the components comprise the camera assembly and a digital video recorder.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the camera assembly is at least partially disposed in the channel of the housing.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a digital video recorder is disposed in the inner cavity of the housing and the digital video recorder is communicatively coupled to the camera assembly.
10. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising one or more interface buttons operatively coupled to the digital video recorder to control operations of the digital video recorder.
11. The apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a battery, wherein the battery is disposed in the inner cavity and is operatively coupled to a digital video recorder and the camera assembly.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the battery is rechargeable.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises high density polyethylene.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing is to undergo no irreversible deformation in response to a force of up to 5094 Newtons (1145 pound-force).
15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the housing is to undergo no more than 10% elastic deformation in any dimension in response to a force of up to 5094 Newtons (1145 pound-force).