# US 10,308,329 B2 · Mounting apparatus and related methods of fabricating or retrofitting a surfboard with said mounting apparatus

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- Number: US 10,308,329 B2
- Document ID: US10308329B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/799,308
- Filed: 2017-10-31
- Published: 2018-05-10
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-31
- Applicants: Byron Rohrer
- Inventors: Byron Rohrer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308329B2

## CPC

- G03B 29/00: Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects (combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03)
- B63B 32/40: Twintip boards; Wakeboards; Surfboards; Windsurfing boards; Paddle boards, e.g. SUP boards; Accessories specially adapted therefor
- B63B 32/60: Board appendages, e.g. fins, hydrofoils or centre boards
- B63B 32/77: Arrangements for fixation of accessories to the board, e.g. inserts or rails
- G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories}
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The camera mount assembly of claim 1 further comprising a spring clip for biasing the muting clamps to a closed configuration.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The camera mount assembly of claim 2 where the receiver further features a clip-in bottom surface.

### Claim 4

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.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4 wherein the digited shape is selected from a group of shapes consisting essentially of X, ½ X, Y, K, T, Q, A, V, Z, *, <, and >.

### Claim 6

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.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The surfboard mount system of claim 6 wherein the digited shape is selected from a group of shapes consisting essentially of X, ½ X, Y, K, T, Q, A, V, Z, *, <, and >.

### Claim 8

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.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8 wherein the digited shape is selected from a group of shapes consisting essentially of X, ½ X, Y, K, T, Q, A, V, Z, *, <, and >.