Camera mount for a personal watercraft
View Patent ↗A camera mount for a personal watercraft includes an elongated member that couples to a base mounted on the rear of the personal watercraft, behind the seat of the personal watercraft. The coupling point at the base allows the elongated member to pivot so that the top of the elongated member can move forward or rearward. The elongated member can be height-adjustable to raise or lower the camera attachment at the top of the elongated member. An extension arm rigidly couples the elongated member to the seat handle behind the seat of the personal watercraft to prevent the elongated member from shifting position while operating the personal watercraft.
1. A camera mount system for a personal watercraft, comprising:
a main body comprising an elongated member having a length of at least three feet, and further having a top end and a bottom end wherein the top end is configured to receive a camera attachment;
a base having a flat bottom surface configured to adhere to a deck surface of the personal watercraft, and further having a top that is configured to couple to the bottom end of the elongated member of the main body in a way that allows rotation of the elongated member about a coupling point between the base and the elongated member; and
an extension arm that extends from the main body having a distal end, the distal end having an attachment configured to attach to a rear seat handle of the personal water craft.
2. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member comprises an upper section and a lower section that move relative to each other in a telescoping manner, and which includes a holding feature to hold the upper and lower sections in place at a selected length of the main body.
3. The camera mount system of claim 2 , wherein the holding feature comprises a compression collar.
4. The camera mount system of claim 2 wherein the holding feature comprises sprung peg that extends through openings in both the upper and lower sections and which can be compressed against a spring that urges the sprung peg outward to move the upper and lower sections relative to each other.
5. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the length of the main body is adjustable to increase the length by at least four inches.
6. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment at the distal end of the extension arm comprises a clamp.
7. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment at the distal end of the extension arm comprises a hook and loop fastener strap.
8. The camera mount system of claim 1 , further comprising a collar that encircles and fits over the main body, and wherein the extension arm is adjustable in length and is coupled to the collar.
9. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the top of the base comprises at least two attachment points to couple the top to the bottom of the elongated member.
10. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the top end of the main body is further configured to adjust an angle of the camera attachment.
11. A camera mount system for a personal watercraft, comprising: a main body having a top end and a bottom end wherein the top end is configured to receives camera attachment, the main body being an elongated structure comprised of two telescoping members that can be moved relative to each other and locked into position at a selected length; a base having a bottom surface configured to interface with an aft deck surface of the personal watercraft, behind a seat of the personal watercraft, and further having a top that is configured to couple to the bottom end of the main body in a way that allows rotation of the main body about a coupling point between the base and the elongated member; and an extension arm that extends from the main body at a proximate end of the extension arm, the extension arm having a distal end having an attachment configured to attach to a rear seat handle of the personal watercraft behind the seat of the personal watercraft, and wherein the extension arm is length adjustable.
12. The camera mount system of claim 11 , wherein the main body comprises:
an upper section and a lower section that move relative to each other; and
a holding feature to hold the upper and lower sections in place at the selected length of the main body.
13. The camera mount system of claim 12 , wherein the holding feature comprises a compression collar.
14. The camera mount system of claim 12 wherein the holding feature comprises sprung peg that extends through openings in both the upper and lower sections and which can be compressed against a spring that urges the sprung peg outward to move the upper and lower sections relative to each other.
15. The camera mount system of claim 11 , wherein the length of the main body is adjustable to vary a length of the main body by at least four inches.
16. The camera mount system of claim 11 , wherein the attachment at the distal end of the extension arm comprises a clamp.
17. The camera mount system of claim 11 , wherein the attachment at the distal end of the extension arm comprises a hook and loop fastener strap.
18. The camera mount system of claim 11 , wherein the extension arm is adjustable in length by at least two inches between a minimum fixed length and a maximum fixed length.
19. The camera mount system of claim 11 , wherein bottom of the main body couples to the base at a retention portion that is pivotably mounted between two protrusion that extend upward from a top surface of the base, and wherein the retention member includes retention portions extending from a top of the retention portion downward along a side of the retention portion, and wherein the retention members are cantilevered and include a transverse extension that extends outward horizontally and a ramp portion between the transverse extension and the top of the retention portion, and wherein upon placing the bottom end of the main body over the retention portion, an inside surface of the main body compresses the retention members inward by interference with the ramp portion of each retention member, unit a respective opening in the bottom end of the main body is aligned with the ramp portions thereby allowing the retention members to displace outward, and wherein the transverse extensions prevent the bottom end of the main body from traveling further downward, and wherein the retention members are configured to allow removal of the main body from the retention portion by compressing the transverse extensions inward to compress the retention members such that the ramp portions are clear of the openings in the bottom end of the main body.
20. The camera mount system of claim 1 , wherein the top end of the main body is further configured to adjust an angle of the camera attachment.