Patent ID: 7857527

Claim:
A structure for supporting a camera comprising: a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having a front end and a rear end and having a first pair of receiving structures located proximate said rear end and a second pair of receiving structures located proximate said front end; and a plate member having a body, an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, a rear end and opposite sides, said plate member having a narrow slot extending a distance from front to back to allow a fastener to be inserted through the slot and engaged with an aperture in a camera so that a camera can be attached to the upper surface of said plate member at a desired location along said slot, said plate member having a pair of protruding knobs provided on opposite sides of said plate member proximate the rear end of said plate member and a pair of clips provided on opposite sides of said plate member proximate the front end of said plate member, wherein said first pair of receiving structures allows engagement of said protruding knobs so that said rear end of said plate member is secured to said lower portion of said housing and said front end of said plate member can pivot into position so that said pair of clips securely engage with said second pair of receiving structures, thereby allowing a user to install the plate member into said housing without the use of tools.