Patent ID: 7614805

Claim:
An image capture device mounting assembly for a firearm, the assembly comprising: a base member attached to a scope of the firearm above the top of said scope, the base member having a longitudinal axis in substantial parallel relationship with a longitudinal axis of said scope; an intermediate plate, the intermediate plate being pivotally attached to said base member; a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket being mounted on said intermediate plate, the mounting bracket being adapted to support a camera, the mounting bracket having camera attachment means for allowing attachment of said camera to said mounting bracket at a predetermined position; and locking means for fixing said pivoting intermediate plate at a desired pivotal position; wherein said locking means comprises a lever end and a locking end, wherein said locking means operates in a locked position in which said locking end engages the pivoting intermediate plate and holds the image capture device mounting assembly in position at one of a plurality of continuous points and in a release position in which the intermediate plate is allowed to rotate.