An apparatus for securing a camera housing (100) having a central axis (102) to a windshield (22) includes a bracket (20). The bracket (20) has a central axis (30) and extends from a first end (32) to a second end (34). A plurality of centering members (72) on the first end (32) of the bracket (20)
An apparatus for securing a camera housing (100) having a central axis (102) to a windshield (22) includes a bracket (20). The bracket (20) has a central axis (30) and extends from a first end (32) to a second end (34). A plurality of centering members (72) on the first end (32) of the bracket (20) is configured to engage the camera housing (100) to align the central axis (102) with the central axis (30). A plurality of locking members (90, 91) on the second end (34) of the bracket (20) is configured to form a snap-fit connection with the camera housing (100) to fasten the bracket (20) to the camera housing (100). The locking members (90, 91) are positioned on opposite sides of the central axis (30) of the bracket (20) with at least one locking member (90, 91) extending at an angle less than 90° to the central axis (30).
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1. An apparatus for securing a camera housing having a central front-to-rear axis to a windshield comprising: a bracket having a central front-to-rear axis and extending from a first end to a second end, a plurality of centering members on the first end of the bracket being configured to engage the
1. An apparatus for securing a camera housing having a central front-to-rear axis to a windshield comprising: a bracket having a central front-to-rear axis and extending from a first end to a second end, a plurality of centering members on the first end of the bracket being configured to engage the camera housing to align the central axis of the camera housing with the central axis of the bracket, at least one of the plurality of centering members and at least one other of the plurality of centering members being arranged on opposite sides of the central front-to-rear axis of the bracket, a plurality of locking members on the second end of the bracket being configured to form a snap-fit connection with the camera housing to fasten the bracket to the camera housing, the locking members being positioned on opposite sides of the central axis of the bracket with at least one locking member extending at an angle less than 90° to the central axis of the bracket. 2. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein both locking members extend at an angle less than 90° to the central axis of the bracket. 3. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein the locking members extend substantially perpendicular to one another. 4. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein each locking member is angled 45° or less from the central axis of the bracket. 5. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein the locking members of the bracket do not form a snap-fit connection with the camera housing unless the centering members are engaged with the camera housing. 6. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein each locking member on the bracket has an L-shaped configuration formed from a resilient material. 7. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein each locking member includes a tab configured to form a snap-fit connection with a corresponding projection on the camera housing. 8. The apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein the centering members on the bracket comprise a plurality of hook-shaped notches. 9. The assembly recited in claim 1, wherein the centering members are configured to engage the camera housing such that the camera housing can pivot about the centering members into the snap-fit connection with the locking members. 10. The assembly recited in claim 1, wherein the locking members are integrally formed with the bracket. 11. The assembly recited in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of locking members is formed as one piece with the bracket. 12. The assembly recited in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of centering members is formed as one piece with the bracket. 13. The assembly recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of locking members and at least one other of the plurality of locking members are arranged on opposite sides of the central front-to rear axis of the bracket. 14. The apparatus recited in claim 7, wherein the tab has a length extending in a direction that is transverse to the central axis. 15. A camera mounting assembly comprising: a bracket mountable to a vehicle windshield and having a central front-to-rear axis, the bracket including a pair of centering members and a pair of locking members, at least one locking member extending in a direction that is transverse to the central axis; anda camera housing having a pair of centering members that cooperate with the centering members of the bracket to center the camera housing within the bracket, a pair of locking members extending from the camera housing and being pivotable with the camera housing about the cooperating centering members until the locking members of the camera housing engage the locking members of the bracket to fasten the camera housing to the bracket. 16. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein both locking members on the bracket extend in a direction that is transverse to the central axis. 17. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein the locking members on the bracket extend substantially perpendicular to one another. 18. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein each locking member on the bracket is angled 45° or less from the central axis of the bracket. 19. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein each locking member on the bracket has an L-shaped configuration formed from a resilient material. 20. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein each locking member on the bracket includes a tab configured to form a snap-fit connection with a corresponding projection on the camera housing. 21. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein the centering members on the bracket comprise a plurality of hook-shaped notches arranged on opposite sides of the central axis of the bracket. 22. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein the at least one locking member is integrally formed with the bracket. 23. The assembly recited in claim 15, wherein the central front-to-rear axis of the bracket extends at least one of substantially parallel and coincident with a central front-to-rear axis of a vehicle when the bracket is mounted to the vehicle windshield. 24. The assembly recited in claim 16, wherein both locking members on the camera housing extend in a direction that is transverse to a central front-to-rear axis of the camera housing. 25. The assembly recited in claim 20, wherein the locking members on the bracket do not form a snap-fit connection with the camera housing unless the centering members on the bracket are engaged with the camera housing. 26. The assembly recited in claim 20, wherein the tab has a length extending in a direction that is transverse to the central axis. 27. The assembly recited in claim 20, wherein the projection is triangular.
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Blake, III, Thomas E.; Newton, Robert J., Apparatus for use in association with a vehicle.
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