Patent ID: 8661571

Claim:
A helmet mount for an optical device, comprising: a mounting bracket for attaching said helmet mount to a front portion of a helmet; a mounting base intermediate said mounting bracket and a pivot arm assembly, said mounting base removably and vertically slidably attachable to said bracket for adjusting a vertical position of the optical device relative to a user's eyes; said pivot arm assembly having a pivot arm coupled to said mounting base and one or more slide rails pivotally coupled to said pivot arm; said one or more slide rails pivotal between a first, operational position for positioning the optical device in front of the user's eyes and a second, stowed position for positioning the optical device above the user's line of sight; said one or more slide rails extending generally horizontally when the pivot arm is in said first, operational position; a carriage member slidable along said one or more slide rails and adapted to carry the optical device, said carriage member for adjusting a horizontal position of the optical device in front of the user's eyes; a lanyard assembly secured to said mounting bracket, said lanyard assembly including a lanyard housing, a retractable cord having an attached end secured inside said lanyard housing and a free end, a fastener on said free end for removably connecting the retractable cord to the optical device, and a cord retraction mechanism for storing said retractable cord inside said housing when not in use; said lanyard assembly including a female lanyard interface member received within an opening defined in said mounting bracket and defining a cavity; and said lanyard housing including a male lanyard interface member removably and rotatably received within the cavity defined by the female lanyard interface member; where the female lanyard interface member is a separately formed piece and the male lanyard interface and female lanyard interface members have a snap fit connection.