Board grip camera mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9509889-B2
Application number	US-201615005890-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2016
Priority date	Jul 2, 2013
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Mounting and triggering mechanisms for first person actuation of a camera by an internally mounted remote camera actuator in the form of a handle grip are disclosed for use in any applicable activity, without limitation, such as sporting, recreational, documentary filmmaking and/or photography, or the like.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A board grip camera mount comprising:
a board grip pad, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the board grip pad configured to attach to a board; and
a pad mount, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the pad mount secured to the top of the board grip pad, the pad mount further comprising a mount cavity with an opening at the top of the pad mount and structured to receive a portion of a camera boom, the mount cavity further including a mounting mechanism to secure the received portion of the camera boom, a depth of the mount cavity corresponding to a breakaway point along the camera boom, the depth of the mount cavity such that the breakaway point sits above the top of the pad mount.

2. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the board grip pad comprises an adhesive layer to attach to the board.

3. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the board grip pad includes a gripping surface comprised of at least one of divots, channels, and protrusions.

4. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the board comprises one of a surfboard, a skate board, and a paddle board.

5. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the pad mount comprises an adhesive layer to secure to the top of the board grip pad.

6. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the pad mount extends up from the board grip pad.

7. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the pad mount is integrated with the board grip pad in a uni-body constructions.

8. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mount cavity is cylindrical.

9. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mount cavity comprises at least one of metal, plastic, nylon, carbon fiber, and high density rubber.

10. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , where in the mount cavity extends from the top of the pad mount to the bottom of the pad mount.

11. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mount cavity extends from the top of the pad mount toward the bottom of the pad mount.

12. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mounting mechanism includes at least one of: a screw, a bolt, a pin, a latch, a clip, a lock, a friction fit, a threading on an interior wall of the mount opening, orientation guides, indentation ridges, and grooves.

13. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the breakaway point of the camera boom has a structural integrity less than a threshold.

14. A board grip camera mount comprising:
a board grip pad, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the board grip pad comprising an adhesive layer to attach to a board; and
a pad mount, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the pad mount comprising an adhesive layer to secure to the top of the board grip pad, the pad mount further comprising a mount cavity with a cylindrical opening at the top of the pad mount, extending from the top of the pad mount towards the bottom of the pad mount, the cylindrical opening having a diameter larger than a diameter of a camera boom to receive a camera boom and secure the camera boom with a friction fit, a depth of the mount cavity corresponding to a breakaway point along the camera boom, the depth of the mount cavity such that the breakaway point of the camera boom sits above the top of the pad mount.

15. The board grip camera mount of claim 14 , wherein the camera boom comprises a first end and a second end, the first end of the camera boom structured to engage with the mount cavity.

16. The board grip camera mount of claim 15 , wherein the diameter cylindrical opening is larger than a diameter of the first end of the camera boom.

17. The board grip camera mount of claim 14 , wherein the breakaway point of the camera boom has a structural integrity less than a threshold.

Assignees

• Pov Camera Mounts Inc
• Gopro Inc

Inventors

• Reid Tyler

Classifications

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H04N23/66

  Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices · CPC title

• H04N23/54 Primary

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• G03B17/38 Primary

  Releasing-devices separate from shutter (integral with shutter G03B9/08) · CPC title

• H04N5/23203

  Electricity · mapped topic