Patent ID: 9705605
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A42B,F16M,G02B,H04B,H05K

Claim:
1. A mounting hardware for a visualization system, the mounting hardware configured to engage with a helmet mount to secure the mounting hardware to a helmet and to engage with a visualization system to adjustably position the visualization system relative to the helmet, the mounting hardware comprising: a mounting plate comprising a first face and a second face, the first face configured to abut a mounting surface of the helmet mount when engaged with the helmet mount and the second face configured to abut a connector surface of the helmet mount when engaged with the helmet mount; an optical connector comprising a cavity in the mounting plate and a transparent window within the cavity, the transparent window being substantially flush with a surface of the second face; a fiber optic cable at least partially contained within the mounting plate, the fiber optical cable having an end that is in proximity to the transparent window in the cavity of the optical connector such that an optical signal transmitted through the fiber optic cable passes through the transparent window; a pair of electrical connectors on the surface of the second face; and a pair of electrical cables at least partially contained within the mounting plate, each electrical cable electrically coupled to a corresponding electrical connector of the pair of electrical connectors, wherein, when engaged with the helmet mount, the optical connector is aligned with a corresponding optical connector on the connector surface of the helmet mount and the pair of electrical connectors are aligned with corresponding electrical connectors on the connector surface of the helmet mount.