Quick-release ball-and-socket joint camera mount
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1. A mounting system for attaching a camera to a surface, comprising:
- an upper mount component structured to at least partially enclose a camera, the upper mount component having a bottom surface including a protrusion extending from the bottom surface at a fixed, non-perpendicular angle relative to the bottom surface, the protrusion comprising a ball component; and
a lower mount component having a top surface, the top surface comprising a reciprocal socket component configured to rotationally couple with the ball component of the upper mount component, the socket component tilted relative to the top surface, wherein portions of the socket component are capable of flexibly compressing together in a closed configuration such that the ball component is secured within the socket component.
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Abstract
A camera mounting system has an upper mount component, a lower mount component, and a base mount component. The upper mount component secures the camera and has a ball protrusion that reciprocally couples with a socket of the lower mount component. The upper mount component can rotate 360 degrees relative to the lower mount, and can pivot 90 degrees or more relative to the lower mount component. The lower mount component couples with the base mount component in a plurality of orientations. This camera mounting system allows for a large range of motion for the camera relative to the mounting system.
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1. A mounting system for attaching a camera to a surface, comprising:
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an upper mount component structured to at least partially enclose a camera, the upper mount component having a bottom surface including a protrusion extending from the bottom surface at a fixed, non-perpendicular angle relative to the bottom surface, the protrusion comprising a ball component; and a lower mount component having a top surface, the top surface comprising a reciprocal socket component configured to rotationally couple with the ball component of the upper mount component, the socket component tilted relative to the top surface, wherein portions of the socket component are capable of flexibly compressing together in a closed configuration such that the ball component is secured within the socket component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mounting system for attaching a camera to a surface, comprising:
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an upper mount component having a bottom surface including a protrusion extending from the bottom surface at a fixed, non-perpendicular angle relative to the bottom surface, the protrusion comprising a ball component; a lower mount component having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface comprising a socket component configured to rotationally couple with the ball component that extends from the upper mount component, the socket component tilted relative to the top surface, the bottom surface of the lower mount component comprising a first coupling mechanism configured to couple to the surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mounting system for attaching a camera to a surface, comprising:
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an upper mount component having a bottom surface including a protrusion extending from the bottom surface at a fixed, non-perpendicular angle relative to the bottom surface, the protrusion comprising a ball component; a lower mount component having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface comprising a socket component configured to rotationally couple with the ball component that extends from the upper mount component, the socket component tilted relative to the top surface, wherein portions of the socket component are capable of flexibly compressing together in a closed configuration such that the ball component is secured within the socket component, the bottom surface of the lower mount component comprising a first coupling mechanism; and a base component comprising a second coupling mechanism configured to releasably couple to the first coupling mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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