Patent ID: 11969045
Assignee: DESIGNWORKS DEFENCE SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 6:
7. A flip-up helmet mount for an optical device comprising:
(i) a helmet block adapted to secure the flip-up helmet mount to a helmet;
(ii) a bracket member coupled to the helmet block by a calibrated multi-directional breakaway means; and
(iii) a carriage chassis coupled to the bracket member through a hinged pivot assembly,
wherein the hinged pivot assembly is an indexed hinged pivot assembly that provides for rotational coupling between the carriage chassis and the helmet block, the carriage chassis is adapted to receive an optical device by a dovetail coupling, and wherein the indexed hinged pivot assembly enables the optical device to be moved from a stowed position to an in-use position without interocular adjustment.