ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,027, issued on April 7.

"Camera mount for a surfboard" was invented by John Robert Montgomery (Honolulu).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breakaway camera mount assembly usable with a surfboard may include a base affixed to the surfboard, and a detachable segment mechanically and detachably connected to the base and configured to separate from the base upon application of a separation force thereto; where the base includes a base attachment having an orifice defined therein, and recesses defined in the orifice; and where the detachable segment includes beams at an end thereof, each beam including a protrusion extending radially outwar...