Flip-up mount for night vision system

Details Flip-up mount for night vision system Flip-up mount for night vision system

1994-09-01

1995-12-05

Nerbun, Peter

Apparel

Guard or protector

For wearer's head

2422, A42B 302, A42B 124

Patent

active

054716780

ABSTRACT:
A flip-up mount is provided for a night vision system. The mount comprises a carriage which is configured to engage a coupling device provided on the night vision system and secure the system in place. A pivotal armature is attached to the carriage and extends from a pivot point. The armature pivots between a first operational position enabling an operator to use the system, and a second stowed position. An anchor secures the pivot point to a helmet worn by the operator of the system. The pivot point further comprises a brace having an axle shaft, a sleeve integral to the armature and rotatable about the shaft, and a spring biased locking member securing the sleeve in a selected one of the first and the second positions. A supplemental chin strap is provided to prevent unwanted movement of the helmet when the night vision system is in the stowed position. Alternatively, the flip-up mount can be used in conjunction with a face mask worn by the operator. The night vision system can be either a binocular or monocular device.

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patent: 4893356 (1990-01-01), Waters
patent: 4987608 (1991-01-01), Cobb
patent: 5077839 (1992-01-01), Keller
Eyes In The Dark-Night Vision In A New Light, by Greg Walker, dated Jul., 1989, pp. 54-56.
Night-Vision Goggles, by Mark Hewish, in the Defense Electronics & Computing, dated Feb. 1992, pp. 17-24.
We Own The Night, by Doug Richardson, Armade International, dated Oct./Nov. 1991, pp. 44-50.

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