US 12,264,773 B1
Tripod mounting plates for housing tracking devices
Casey Hopkins, Portland, OR (US); Jacob Hull, Portland, OR (US); and Mitchell T. Wilson, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Elevation Lab, Inc., Portland, OR (US)
Filed by Elevation Lab, Inc., Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,894.
Int. Cl. F16M 11/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01)
CPC F16M 11/04 (2013.01) [G03B 17/561 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tripod mounting plate for mounting a tracking device on a to-be-tracked device, the tripod mounting plate comprising:
a housing defining a recess configured to selectively receive and retain the tracking device, wherein the recess is sized to receive an entirety of the tracking device, wherein the housing is configured to be operatively coupled to a tripod, wherein the housing comprises a retention mechanism disposed within the recess and configured to selectively retain the tracking device within the recess; and
a coupler operatively coupled to the housing and configured to be operatively coupled to the to-be-tracked device with the tracking device received in the recess of the housing.