Patent ID: 8087100

Claim:
A night vision apparatus: said apparatus including a helmet mount, a night vision goggle intensifying low level light into a visible image and a power pack providing electric power operating the goggle; said helmet mount including a support band having an inner surface configured to seat on the front surface of a helmet and adapted to be fixed thereto, and a first pair of spaced apart ears extending from the outer surface of the support band in a generally forward direction, each ear containing a socket on the surface facing the adjacent surface of the other ear; said power pack including a spring loaded plunger assembly that cooperates with the sockets to releasably couple and uncouple the power pack to and from the support band; and said power pack including a power mount assembly for coupling and uncoupling the night vision goggle to the power pack, said power mount assembly comprising a receptacle having a second pair of spaced apart ears extending in a generally forward direction, each of such second pair of ears containing a socket on their adjacent surfaces, and a spring loaded plunger assembly carried by said night vision goggle that cooperates with said sockets on said second pair of ears to releasably couple and uncouple said night vision goggle to and from said receptacle.