Camera mount with blind

摘要

A camera mount with a base and a cantilever platform for attaching a camouflage blind assembly to a camera. The camera may be secured to the platform, while the blind assembly may be attached to the base. The base may be mounted atop a tripod or other support device, or may be held by the user. The camera mount allows the user to take images of wildlife without the wildlife seeing the user or the camera. This allows the user to approach the wildlife closer than would otherwise be possible, resulting in closer, clearer images.

主权项

1. A camera blind comprising:
a camera mount being adapted for attachment to a camera, the camera mount comprising:
a base with a front, a back, a top, and a bottom, where the base has a pair of apertures in the top;a platform extending cantileverly from the back of the base, where the platform has an elongate opening therethrough such that a camera may be secured atop the platform by extending an attachment device through the opening and into a corresponding receptacle in the camera; andat least one bracket extending from the front of the base; and a camouflaged panel being releasably secured to the camera mount, the camouflaged panel comprising:
a flexible sheet with a top, a bottom, and two sides;a first horizontal sleeve positioned at the top of the flexible sheet and running laterally between the two sides;a second horizontal sleeve positioned partway between the top and the bottom of the flexible sheet or at the bottom of the flexible sheet and running laterally between the two sides;a first stiffening rod located in the first horizontal sleeve;a pair of support arms, each of the support arms having a first end and a second end, the second end of each of the support arms being pivotally fastened to the first stiffening rod, and said first end of each of said first pair of support arms being removably positioned within the pair of apertures in the base of the camera mount; and a second stiffening rod located in the second horizontal sleeve, where the second horizontal sleeve is positioned such that the second stiffening rod fits within the bracket on the camera mount with the flexible sheet held taut.