Patent ID: 8075202

Claim:
A device for rotatably mounting a camera on a person, the camera having a threaded tripod receiver and the device comprising: a female connector having a U-shaped slot defined by a pocket and a pair of opposed channels which extend from the pocket; a male connector having a wedge shaped base, a plate spaced-apart from the base, and an opening extending through the wedge shaped base and the plate, the plate being slidably received by the U-shaped slot of the female connector, and the plate being rotatable through 360 degrees within the pocket of the female connector; a threaded member extending through the opening in the male connector, the threaded member being for engaging the threaded tripod receiver of the camera; a strap assembly connected to the female connector, the strap being for mounting the device to the person; and wherein the plate has a first rotatable position within the pocket of the female connector in which the male connector is secured to the female connector, and a second rotatable position within the pocket of the female connector in which the male connector is releasable from the female connector.