Base mount for securing a portable camera

- Contour, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and left perspective view of a base mount for securing a portable camera; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines showing in FIGS. 1 and 2 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a base mount for securing a portable camera, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D640304
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2010
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 2011
Assignee: Contour, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Jason Green (Seattle, WA), Marc Barros (Bellevue, WA), David Thorpe (Portland, OR), Chunshik Kim (Portland, OR), Felix Ballerstedt (Portland, OR), David Randall Knaub (Portland, OR), Oved Valadez (Portland, OR), Peter Kettering (Reinheim)
Primary Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Attorney: Stoel Rives LLP
Application Number: 29/356,376
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Support (D16/242)