Patent ID: 8826463
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: A42B,F41C,F41G,F41H,G02B

Abstract:
1. A helmet mount for an optical device, comprising: a track assembly configured to be removably attached to a helmet; the track assembly coupled to a ratchet assembly; a mounting plate slidably carried within said track assembly and movable between a forward position and a refracted position; a pivoting assembly attached to the mounting plate for alternatively positioning said optical device between a first, operational position in front of the user's eyes and a second, stowed position away from the user's eyes when the mounting plate is in the forward position; a first electrical connector on the ratchet assembly for attaching a power supply; a second electrical connector on the track assembly for attaching an electrically operated device; electrical conductors electrically coupling the first electrical connector to the second electrical connector for electrically coupling the power supply to said electrically operated device; said ratchet assembly including: