Patent ID: 7975973
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: F16M,G03B

Abstract:
1. A camera mounting assembly to mount a camera to a tree, said assembly including: a housing having a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between said first and second ends, said first and second ends being open, said housing having a passageway extending therethrough and through said first and second ends, said passageway having a peripheral wall bounding said passageway, said passageway including a first section adjacent to said first end, a second section adjacent to said second end and a central section positioned between said first and second sections; a boring member including a coupler, a central body attached to said coupler and a drill head being attached said central body opposite of said coupler, said drill head having a free end being pointed and said drill head being threaded to facilitate threadably boring said drill head into a tree trunk, said coupler being removably extended into and coupled to said second end of said housing; a shaft being extendable into said first end of said housing and into said central section, a fastener being positioned in said central section and engaging said shaft so that said shaft extends outwardly from said first end; a mounting panel having a peripheral edge coupled to said shaft distal to said first end of said housing, said mounting panel having at least one hole extending therethrough; and wherein a camera is mountable on said mounting panel after said drill head is extended into a tree to couple the camera to the tree.