IP Library Granted Patent US 9,509,889
Granted Patent B2
US 9,509,889 · App. 15/005,890 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Board grip camera mount

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Patent No.
US 9,509,889
App. No.
15/005,890
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Mounting and triggering mechanisms for first person actuation of a camera by an internally mounted remote camera actuator in the form of a handle grip are disclosed for use in any applicable activity, without limitation, such as sporting, recreational, documentary filmmaking and/or photography, or the like.

Claims (21)

1. A board grip camera mount comprising:

a board grip pad, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the board grip pad configured to attach to a board; and

a pad mount, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the pad mount secured to the top of the board grip pad, the pad mount further comprising a mount cavity with an opening at the top of the pad mount and structured to receive a portion of a camera boom, the mount cavity further including a mounting mechanism to secure the received portion of the camera boom, a depth of the mount cavity corresponding to a breakaway point along the camera boom, the depth of the mount cavity such that the breakaway point sits above the top of the pad mount.

2. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the board grip pad comprises an adhesive layer to attach to the board.

3. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the board grip pad includes a gripping surface comprised of at least one of divots, channels, and protrusions.

4. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the board comprises one of a surfboard, a skate board, and a paddle board.

5. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the pad mount comprises an adhesive layer to secure to the top of the board grip pad.

6. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the pad mount extends up from the board grip pad.

7. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the pad mount is integrated with the board grip pad in a uni-body constructions.

8. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mount cavity is cylindrical.

9. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mount cavity comprises at least one of metal, plastic, nylon, carbon fiber, and high density rubber.

10. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , where in the mount cavity extends from the top of the pad mount to the bottom of the pad mount.

11. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mount cavity extends from the top of the pad mount toward the bottom of the pad mount.

12. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the mounting mechanism includes at least one of: a screw, a bolt, a pin, a latch, a clip, a lock, a friction fit, a threading on an interior wall of the mount opening, orientation guides, indentation ridges, and grooves.

13. The board grip camera mount of claim 1 , wherein the breakaway point of the camera boom has a structural integrity less than a threshold.

14. A board grip camera mount comprising:

a board grip pad, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the board grip pad comprising an adhesive layer to attach to a board; and

a pad mount, having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the pad mount comprising an adhesive layer to secure to the top of the board grip pad, the pad mount further comprising a mount cavity with a cylindrical opening at the top of the pad mount, extending from the top of the pad mount towards the bottom of the pad mount, the cylindrical opening having a diameter larger than a diameter of a camera boom to receive a camera boom and secure the camera boom with a friction fit, a depth of the mount cavity corresponding to a breakaway point along the camera boom, the depth of the mount cavity such that the breakaway point of the camera boom sits above the top of the pad mount.

15. The board grip camera mount of claim 14 , wherein the camera boom comprises a first end and a second end, the first end of the camera boom structured to engage with the mount cavity.

16. The board grip camera mount of claim 15 , wherein the diameter cylindrical opening is larger than a diameter of the first end of the camera boom.

17. The board grip camera mount of claim 14 , wherein the breakaway point of the camera boom has a structural integrity less than a threshold.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 055106/0434 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REPLACE ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT INSIDE CORRECTS CONVEYING ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038639 FRAME: 0662. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: POV CAMERA MOUNTS, INC.
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 039092/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2016
From: REID, TYLER
To: POV CAMERA MOUNTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 038639/0649 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2016
From: POV CAMERA MOUNTS, INC.
To: GOPRO, INC.
Reel/Frame 038639/0662 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 28, 2016
From: GOPRO, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 038184/0779 →