Patent ID: 9033595
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F16M,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mounting a mobile device on a tripod, the apparatus comprising: (a) a frame with a rigid peripheral member defining a rectangular opening therethrough, the peripheral member including a mount configured to releasably couple the frame to the tripod; and (b) an adapter sized and shaped to be placed into the rectangular opening of the frame and releasably engage at least a portion of the peripheral member in an assembled configuration, the adapter comprising a membrane having a portion that defines a cavity that conforms to the mobile device, releasably receives and supports the mobile device, the membrane extending over at least a portion of the rectangular opening of the frame in the assembled configuration and including at least one camera hole extending therethrough that is aligned with a camera lens of the mobile device when the mobile device is mounted in the cavity.