US 5,664,750 AGranted

Camera Mount

OwnerEdward Coheninventor

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Abstract

A camera mount is disclosed that includes a base clamp, with a pair of opposing adjustable gripping surfaces to engage an environmental support, such as a bookshelf or a tree branch. In the preferred embodiment, removably attached to the base, is an adaptor designed to receive the mast portions of the device. The adaptor has a plurality of apertures for receiving the first mast portion, thus increasing the possible angles at which the masts can be set relative to the base clamp. Additionally, in the preferred embodiment, each of the mast portions has an integral ball joint that allows the mast to have a "zig-zag" shape through various angles, if desired. This allows the field of view of the camera to avoid intervening obstacles, and aids in concealment, if desired. In a second embodiment of the invention, the adaptor and masts are replaced by a resiliently deformable "goose neck" arrangement.

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Dependent claims

A camera mount for adjustably fixing a camera in a predetermined position in relation to a fixed support surface, comprising:

a base clamp portion for attaching said camera mount to the fixed support surface, said base clamp portion including a fixed leg terminating in a first gripping surface and an adjustable leg terminating in a second gripping surface;
an intermediate adaptor portion including removable attachment apparatus removably attaching said intermediate adaptor portion to said base clamp portion, said intermediate adaptor portion comprising a plurality of socket members each including a mast receiving aperture;
a mast portion having a first end including adaptor portion attachment apparatus attaching said mast portion to any one said mast receiving aperture of said adaptor portion and a second distal end including camera support attachment apparatus attaching said mast portion to a camera support member, said mast portion including adjustment apparatus for fixing said mast portion such that said camera support member is fixedly held in a predetermined position relative to the fixed support surface.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.