Patent ID: 8375473

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting an optical device on a helmet, said mounting apparatus comprising: a helmet interface assembly removably attachable to the helmet, said helmet interface assembly for providing a generally vertical sliding adjustment of the mounting apparatus relative to the helmet; a pair of arms extending generally horizontally from said helmet interface assembly, each of the arms having a proximal end slidably attached to the helmet interface assembly and a distal end opposite the proximal end; a carriage member attached to the distal end of said pair of arms and movable alternately toward and away from the helmet interface assembly by sliding movement of the arms relative to the helmet interface assembly; a pivot arm assembly attached in hinged relation to said carriage member, said pivot arm assembly and said carriage member articulated about a generally horizontal pivot axis extending generally transversely relative to a user; said pivot arm assembly pivotable between a first, operative position and a second, stowed position, wherein an attached optical device will be positioned before the eyes of a user when the pivot arm assembly is in the first position and out of a line of sight of the user when the pivot arm assembly is in the second position; and an optical device mounting member attached to said pivot arm assembly, said optical device mounting member removably attachable to an optical device.