Webcam mount for flexible positioning

Abstract

The webcam mount of the invention comprises a base clamp capable of being removably attached to almost any desired mounting or support such as a table, the back of a chair, or a bookshelf. Attached to the base clamp is a flexible arm. The arm terminates in a camera support member. The camera support member further comprises a camera securing surface that allows a webcam or other digital image capturing device to quickly and easily be removably secured to the camera support member. As the arm of the camera mount is flexible, a webcam mounted thereon may be placed in a wide variety of positions and angles relative to the mounting surface while remaining fixed to the camera support member by the camera securing surface.

1 . A camera mount for flexible positioning of a webcam or other digital image capturing device, comprising: 
 a base clamp for attaching said camera mount to a support, said base clamp comprising at least one arm receiving aperture;    a flexible arm having a first arm end secured in said at least one arm receiving aperture of said base clamp, said arm further having a second arm end terminating in a camera support member, wherein said flexible arm comprises a continuous length of flexible material selected from the group consisting of a plurality of interlocking socket-like segments and a resiliently deformable tube;    a camera securing surface affixed to, or integral with, said camera support member, said camera securing surface adapted for removably securing a camera to said camera support member, with the proviso that said camera securing surface is not a threaded protrusion; and    a webcam or other digital image capturing device removably secured to the camera securing surface.    
     
     
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         8 . The camera mount of  claim 1  wherein said camera securing surface consists of a hook and loop material.  
     
     
         9 . The camera mount of  claim 1  wherein said camera securing surface consists of a tacky material.  
     
     
         10 . A camera mount for flexible positioning of a webcam or other digital image capturing device, comprising: 
 a base clamp for attaching said camera mount to a support, said base clamp comprising at least one arm receiving aperture;    a flexible arm having a first arm end secured in said at least one arm receiving aperture of said base clamp, said arm further having a second distal end terminating in a camera support member, wherein said flexible arm comprises a continuous length of flexible material selected from the group consisting of a plurality of interlocking socket-like segments and a resiliently deformable tube;    a camera securing surface affixed to said camera support member, wherein said camera securing surface is a hook and loop material; and    a webcam or other digital image capturing device removably secured to the camera securing surface.    
     
     
         11 . A camera mount for flexible positioning of a webcam or other digital image capturing device, comprising: 
 a base clamp for attaching said camera mount to a support, said base clamp comprising at least one arm receiving aperture;    a flexible arm having a first arm end secured in said at least one arm receiving aperture of said base clamp, said arm further having a second arm end terminating in a camera support member, wherein said flexible arm comprises a rigid material interrupted at intervals by flexible joints, ball joints or a combination thereof, whereby said arm may be bent into various positions;    a camera securing surface affixed to, or integral with, said camera support member, said camera securing surface adapted for removably securing a camera to said camera support member, with the proviso that said camera securing surface is not a threaded protrusion; and    a webcam or other digital image capturing device removably secured to the camera securing surface.    
     
     
         12 . The camera mount of  claim 11  wherein said camera securing surface consists of a hook and loop material.  
     
     
         13 . The camera mount of  claim 11  wherein said camera securing surface consists of a tacky material.