{
  "patent_number": "US 12736314",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Quick-Release Battery for Weapon-Mounted Recording Devices",
  "original_title": "Gun mounted recording device with quick release battery",
  "summary": "This patent describes a camera designed to attach to a weapon, featuring a battery pack that can be quickly swapped out using a push-button release mechanism.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a recording device designed to be mounted on a weapon. It consists of two main parts: a \"recording unit\" and a \"power source unit\" that can be easily detached. The recording unit contains the camera's core components like a \"recording module,\" \"processing device,\" and \"memory.\" The power source unit, which holds a \"battery and memory,\" attaches to the recording unit using a special \"locking mechanism.\" This mechanism includes a \"push button assembly\" with a \"resilient biasing portion.\" When the push button is pressed, it moves an \"engagement portion\" from a locked \"engagement position\" to a \"release position,\" allowing the power source unit to be quickly removed and replaced. For example, an officer could quickly swap a depleted battery pack for a fresh one without needing tools during an extended shift.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover recording devices that are not specifically designed for weapon mounting.",
    "Does not cover battery packs that are permanently fixed to the recording unit or require tools for removal.",
    "Does not cover quick-release mechanisms that do not use a push-button assembly with a resilient biasing portion.",
    "Does not cover recording devices where the battery and recording module are housed together in a single, inseparable unit."
  ],
  "filed": "2024-11-15",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "mechanical",
    "defense",
    "public_safety",
    "telecommunications"
  ],
  "abstract": "A weapon mounted recording device including a recording unit and a power source unit releasably coupled with the recording unit. The recording unit may include a recording module, a processing device and memory positioned within housing of the recording unit. The power source unit includes a housing containing a battery and memory and a locking mechanism configured to engage the housing of the recording unit, securing the power source unit to the recording unit, and including a push button assembly. The push button assembly including a resilient biasing portion, wherein depression of the push button member effectuates deflection of the biasing portion and movement of the engagement portion from an engagement position to a release position, thereby releasing the engagement portion from the coupling portion and facilitating removal of the power source unit from the recording unit.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12736314/gun-mounted-recording-device-with-quick-release-battery",
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  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12736314",
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