# US 12,216,390 B1 · Camera mount for a surfboard

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- Number: US 12,216,390 B1
- Document ID: US12216390B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/539,934
- Filed: 2019-08-13
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-08-13
- Applicants: John Robert Montgomery
- Inventors: John Robert Montgomery
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12216390B1

## CPC

- G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories}
- 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)
- 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)

## Abstract

A breakaway camera mount assembly is configured to detach from a surfboard. The breakaway camera mount assembly has a base plug that includes a rectangular coupling, joined to the base plug cylindrical portion bottom portion and further joined into a rectangular slot on the surfboard. A base attachment is joined to the base plug and further comprising a base attachment cylindrical portion having a plurality of base attachment cylindrical portion openings, such that the plurality of pins extend through the plurality of openings joining the base attachment to the base plug. A post is, joined to the base attachment with the plurality of pins. A camera stick is joined to the post and includes a camera stick first portion that angles into a camera stick second portion. A camera attachment point is joined to the camera stick second portion and configured to accommodate a camera.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A breakaway camera mount assembly, configured to detach from a surfboard, the breakaway camera mount assembly, comprising:
a base plug, further comprising a base plug cylindrical portion having a base plug cylindrical portion top portion, a base plug cylindrical portion bottom portion, and a plurality of pins extending upward from the base plug cylindrical portion top portion, each pin comprising a bullnose at the upper end thereof;
a rectangular coupling, joined to the base plug cylindrical portion bottom portion and further joined into a rectangular slot on the surfboard; and
a base attachment, joined to the base plug and further comprising a base attachment cylindrical portion having a plurality of base attachment cylindrical portion openings through which the plurality of pins extend;
a post, further comprising:
a rim further comprising a plurality of rim openings, aligned with the plurality of base attachment cylindrical portion openings, the plurality of pins, wherein each of the pins extends through a corresponding one of the rim openings and the pin bullnose of each pin expands past the corresponding rim opening to hold the base attachment to the rim solely mechanically;
a post cylinder, attached to the rim and extending upward from the rim along a post cylinder central axis; and
a camera stick joined to the post, the camera stick comprising a camera stick first portion that angles into a camera stick second portion, and a camera attachment point joined to the camera stick second portion and configured to accommodate a camera.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The breakaway camera mount assembly of claim 1,
wherein the camera stick first portion further is approximately cylindrical and comprises a camera stick first portion central axis;
wherein the camera stick second portion further is approximately cylindrical and comprises a camera stick second portion central axis;
wherein a camera stick angle measured clockwise from the camera stick first portion central axis to the camera stick second portion central axis is at least 10 degrees but no more than 60 degrees.