Patent ID: 7193783

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a vision enhancement device and associated vision enhancement display, the assembly comprising: a) a display mount for holding the vision enhancement display; b) an arm extending from a fixed end to a free end positionable in front of an eye of a user and on which the display mount is mounted; c) a base member attached to a mounting platform to be worn on the user's head, the base member providing an anchorage point for a vision enhancement device cradle that is rotationally adjustable on a vertical axis, a horizontal axis, and an optical axis of the vision enhancement device, the base member translatably adjustable front-to-back on the mounting platform; and d) one or more intermediate members for connecting the arm to the vision enhancement device cradle, wherein the base member comprises a friction mechanism for holding the base member and device cradle in a desired position, the friction mechanism releasable via single-handed manipulation of a release mechanism, and wherein the base member is attached to the mounting platform via a mounting post, the mounting platform comprising a front-to-back slot in which the base member is adapted to travel for front-to-back translatable adjustment, the base member spring-loaded against the mounting platform with a friction mechanism that frictionally holds the base member in place until the friction mechanism is released.