Wedge-Shaped Trail Camera Mount with Concave Teeth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Trail cameras often struggle with achieving stable and accurate positioning on uneven tree surfaces, leading to impaired viewing capabilities due to wind and environmental factors, and difficulty in directing the lens towards attractants or prey.
Innovation Solution
A wedge-shaped apparatus with concave back edges and multiple teeth for engaging tree structures, allowing for stabilization and precise positioning of trail cameras against tree trunks or branches, along with stackable bodies for adjustable angles and enhanced stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a trail camera is secured directly to a tree using a strap, then the camera can be positioned on the tree, but the camera becomes unstable and susceptible to movement due to wind and environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus features a curved surface designed to conform to the natural curvature of tree trunks and branches. This curved engagement surface allows the apparatus to wrap around and secure to the tree, providing stable support for the camera while adapting to various tree shapes and sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus incorporates teeth with varying orientations and angles at different locations on its surface. These teeth are strategically positioned to engage with the tree bark at specific points, creating localized high-friction contact zones that prevent slipping and enhance overall stability without requiring the entire surface to be uniformly textured.
2Ease of operation
If a trail camera is secured to an uneven tree surface, then the camera can be attached to the tree, but the lens cannot be properly positioned to capture the attractant or prey
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus includes adjustable components that allow the camera to be positioned at various angles and orientations. The apparatus can be configured to tilt the camera forward, backward, left, or right, enabling precise lens positioning to capture attractants or prey regardless of the tree's shape or the desired viewing angle.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus is divided into separate functional components: a support body for engaging the tree, an adjustable mounting mechanism for the camera, and positioning elements. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component to achieve both secure attachment and precise lens positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple trees are used for positioning cameras to cover multiple areas, then more monitoring locations can be established, but the complexity of achieving correct positioning increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus is designed as a universal mounting solution that can be attached to trees of various sizes and shapes. The adjustable features and standardized design allow the same apparatus to be deployed at multiple locations with consistent functionality, simplifying multi-location deployment while maintaining positioning precision.
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AI summary
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus for stabilizing a camera, the apparatus including a first main body having at least front, top, bottom, left and right surfaces forming a wedge shape, the top and bottom surfaces including a concave back edge adapted to engage a stationary structure, the left and right surfaces including edges adapted to engage a stationary structure, the front surface including a surface texture adapted to engage the camera, and at least one of the edges of the top, bottom, left and right surfaces including a plurality of teeth along at least a portion of a length of the at least one edge. The first main body may be stackable with a second main body. In a preferred arrangement, the apparatus can be used to stabilize a trail camera.