Patent ID: 8857775

Claim:
A mounting system configured to detachably couple a camera system to an apparatus, comprising: a spring clamp comprising: a first arm comprising a first handle and a first jaw, a second arm comprising a second handle and a second jaw, the second arm pivotally coupled to the first arm at a spring joint, the first and second jaws forcibly separable into an open position in response to pressure on the first and second handles, and the spring joint otherwise forcibly compressing the first and second jaws together into a closed position; a strap coupled to the first arm and to the second arm, the strap comprising a ratcheted belt component, and the strap configured to secure an apparatus when the first and second jaws are in the closed position around at least a portion of the apparatus; an elevated ridge coupled to the first jaw, the elevated ridge configured for insertion into a groove of the ratcheted belt component; a pin coupled to the first jaw, the strap threaded between the pin and the elevated ridge; and a buckle component coupled to at least one of the arm components, the buckle component configured to couple to a camera system.