Video monitor and housing assembly

Claim 1

A monitoring installation for a vehicle to enable monitoring of activity within the vehicle, comprising: an outer vehicle wall; an inner vehicle wall spaced from and parallel to said outer vehicle wall; an opening provided in said inner vehicle wall; a box having an open end and flange means on a side opposite said open end; said box being inserted through said opening to abut said flange means against an inner surface of said outer wall, said opening facing within the vehicle; means affixing said flange means and said box to said outer vehicle wall; a door mounted upon said box; hinge means attached to said door and said box to enable said door to be displaced to and from a position overlying said open end of said box; latch means for holding said door in said position overlying said open end of said box; recording monitoring means located within said box comprising; a base member configured to closely fit within said box; a video tape camera; and means connecting said video tape camera to said base member comprising; a threaded mounting member on said video tape camera; and a threaded element held on said base member by a keeper ring; whereby engagement between said threaded mounting member and said threaded element prevents relative movement between said video tape camera, said base member and said box; whereby said base member prevents said recording monitoring means from moving relative to the box when said door is in a position overlying said open end of said box; and monitor enabling means on said door enabling said recording monitoring means to monitor activity within the vehicle through and unimpeded by said door when displaced to a closed position overlying said open end of said box; whereby unauthorized access to said recording monitoring means is thwarted when said door is displaced to a position overlying said open end of said box.