Patent ID: 9423673
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G03B

Claim Text:
1. A mounting system for attaching a camera to a surface, comprising: an upper mount component structured to at least partially enclose a camera, the upper mount component having a bottom surface including a first plurality of protrusions extending from the bottom surface, each protrusion comprising a hole; an adapter comprising a second plurality of protrusions and a ball component coupled to the second plurality of protrusions by a neck component having a smaller diameter than the ball component, the second plurality of protrusions extending from the neck component at a fixed angle such that the angle between the second plurality of protrusions and the neck component is less than 180 degrees, the second plurality of protrusions each including a hole and configured to interlock with the first plurality of protrusions such that the holes of the first plurality of protrusions interlock with the holes of the second plurality of protrusions; a lower mount component having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface comprising a reciprocal socket component configured to rotationally couple with the ball component of the adapter, the socket component set at an angle relative to the top surface and having a split within an inside surface of the socket component from a top side of the socket component, the socket component comprising a screw hole protrusion on an outer surface of the socket component on either side of the split, the screw hole protrusions configured to align and receive a screw such that when a screw is inserted into the screw hole protrusions, portions of the socket component on either side of the split flexibly compress together such that the ball component is secured within the socket component, the bottom surface comprising a coupling mechanism configured to couple the lower mount component to an object or surface; and a hinge component configured for insertion into the aligned set of holes of the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions, pivotally coupling the upper mount component to the adapter.