Patent ID: 8400510

Claim:
A hands free night vision system comprising: an image intensifier tube having a first end and a second end, said first end having an objective lens that accepts photons from a low light image of an object of interest and converts said photons into an electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest, an output arranged at the second end of the image intensifier tube that outputs the electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest, said image intensifier including a protective case; a power source coupled to the image intensifier and providing power thereto to convert the photons into the electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest; a control unit coupled to the second end of the image intensifier tube and comprising a memory that accepts and stores the electronic signal representative of the low light image of the object of interest; a mounting device for mounting the image intensifier tube onto a protective helmet; and a signal cable arranged between the image intensifier tube and the control unit that transmits the electronic signal there between.