Camera carrying device with locking mechanism
A device for rotatably mounting a camera on a person carrying a bag comprises a body with lateral flaps on opposite sides thereof. The lateral flaps are foldable along lines of weakness to allow the device to hug a strap of the bag. A female connector is disposed on the body and has a U-shaped slot defined by a curved pocket and a pair of opposed channels which extend from the pocket. The male connector has a plate and threaded member extending from the plate. The threaded member is for engaging a threaded female tripod receiver of the camera extending from the plate. The plate is slidably received by the U-shaped slot of the female connector and the plate is freely rotatable within the U-shaped slot of the female connector.
1. A device for rotatably mounting a camera on a person carrying a bag, the camera having a threaded female tripod receiver and the bag having a strap, the device comprising:
a body having lateral flaps on opposite sides thereof, the lateral flaps being foldable along respective lines of weakness to allow the device to hug the strap;
a female connector disposed on the body, the female connector having a U-shaped slot defined by a curved pocket and a pair of opposed channels which extend from the pocket; and
a male connector having a plate and a threaded member extending from the plate for engaging the threaded female tripod receiver of the camera, the plate being slidably received by the U-shaped slot of the female connector and the plate being freely rotatable within the U-shaped slot of the female connector, 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.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lateral flaps are provided with fasteners to allow the lateral flaps to be releasably secured to one another.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 further including a friction pad.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 further including a support strap.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1 further including a ring for allowing the device to be tethered.