Patent ID: 8925892
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A support device for a gun sight of a military vehicle, the support device comprising: a head to which said gun sight is fastenable; a foot which is attachable to said vehicle; a column that is integral with the head, the column having a center axis oriented along a center axis of the foot; and a plurality of springs that connect the column to the foot, each spring having (i) a length in a length direction extending between the column and the foot, (ii) a thickness in a thickness direction parallel to the center axis and perpendicular to the length direction, and (iii) a width in a width direction perpendicular to the center axis and perpendicular to the length direction, wherein the springs each have a rectilinear tongue portion arranged along at least one plane perpendicular to the center axis of the foot, the thickness of each spring being less than the width, each spring applying an urging force in a direction transverse to its length direction when the column moves relative to the foot.