Patent ID: 8087626

Claim:
A camera mounting assembly to mount a camera to a T-post, 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 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; a bracket including an upper end, a lower end, a perimeter surface extending between said upper and lower ends and an opening extending into said upper end and outwardly of said lower end, wherein a T-post is extendable through said opening to position said bracket on said T-post; at least one securing member extending through said perimeter surface and into said opening to, wherein said at least one securing member is frictionally engageable with said T-post to retain said bracket on said T-post at a selected position; a connecting member releasably coupling said housing to said bracket, said connecting member having a first side and a second side positioned opposite of each other, said first side being coupled to said perimeter surface, said second side being removably coupled to said second end of said housing; and wherein a camera is mountable on said mounting panel to couple the camera to the T-post.