Patent ID: 9588405
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F16M,G03B,H04N

Claim:
1. An apparatus for interchangeably mounting each of a plurality of mobile devices on a tripod, the apparatus comprising: (a) a frame with a rigid peripheral member defining an opening therethrough, the peripheral member including a mount configured to releasably couple the frame to the tripod; and (b) a first insert sized and shaped to be placed into the opening of the frame and releasably engage at least a portion of the peripheral member in an assembled configuration, the first insert having a first cavity having a first cavity size and a first cavity shape configured to receive and support a first mobile device having first mobile device exterior dimensions; and (c) a second insert sized and shaped to be placed into the opening of the frame and releasably engage at least a portion of the peripheral member in an assembled configuration, the second insert having a second cavity having a second cavity size and a second cavity shape different from at least one of the first cavity size and the first cavity shape and configured to receive and support a second mobile device having second mobile device exterior dimensions different from the first mobile device exterior dimensions.