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US 10,308,329 B2Granted
Mounting apparatus and related methods of fabricating or retrofitting a surfboard with said mounting apparatus
OwnerByron Rohrerinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a mount for attaching objects, like cameras and bindings to the surfaces of a surfboard. Further disclosed is related methods of fabricating or retrofitting a surfboard with said mount. The more specific details of the disclosed mount and related methods are described in connection with the figures.
Claims9
A camera mount assembly comprising:
- a camera mount with a plug that has a digited footprint, mounting clamps with teeth where the teeth of the mounting clamps open or close by pivoting the mounting clamps around a mounting rod;
- a receiver with a digited receptacle that is configured to receive the plug and with teeth that are configured to interface with the teeth of the mounting clamps when the mounting clamps are closed;
- wherein the receiver is installed in a surfboard so that the digited receptacle is flush with a surface of the surf board.
A method of installing a mount on a surfboard comprising the steps of:
- a. routing a cut-out in a surface of the surfboard;
- b. installing a receiver in the cutout, where the receiver has a footprint that matches the cutout;
- c. ensuring the receiver has a receptacle that is defined by a digited shape and that is flush with the surface of the surfboard;
- d. installing a plug in the receptacle, where the plug has a footprint that matches the digited shape of the receptacle.
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A surfboard mount system comprising:
- a receiver that has a receptacle with a digited shape for a footprint that is flush with a surface of a surfboard;
- and,
- a mount with a plug that has a digited shape for a footprint and that mates with the receptacle.
A method of filming oneself while surfing, comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining a board with a digited footprint receiver, where the digited footprint receiver has a digited shape;
- b. attaching a mount to said digited foot print receiver via a plug that has the a footprint configured to removably couple with the digited footprint receiver, where the mount is coupled to a camera;
- and,
- c. riding the surfboard while the camera is filming.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.