BRIDGE MOUNT DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20160120296A1
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Knight Vision, LLLP
• Original Assignee: Robert J. Mccreight Jr
• Inventors: DiCarlo, Joseph A., McCreight, Robert J. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,100,871 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/025 with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0541 Eyeglasses or spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 11/045 with at least a pair of arms pivoting relatively to at least one other arm, all arms being mounted on one pin crank-pins F16C11/02
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 11/10 Arrangements for locking
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A bridge mount device, system, and related methods are disclosed. The bridge mount device has a mounting shoe. A connector is affixed to the mounting shoe. A bridge assembly has at least two bridge arms, wherein each of the bridge arms has an optical device mount. The at least two bridge arms are detachably connected to the connector. The mounting shoe is vertically offset from the bridge assembly and horizontally adjustable relative to the bridge assembly.

Claims

1. A bridge mount device comprising:

a mounting shoe;

a connector affixed to the mounting shoe; and

a bridge assembly having at least two bridge arms, each having an optical device mount, wherein the at least two bridge arms are detachably connected to the connector, and wherein the mounting shoe is vertically and horizontally offset from the bridge assembly.

2. The bridge mount device of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two bridge arms has an optical device mount.

3. The bridge mount device of claim 1, wherein the connector further comprises a leg and a shelf.

4. The bridge mount device of claim 3, wherein the leg further comprises an angled leg, wherein the angled leg extends between the shelf and the mounting shoe at a non-perpendicular angle.

5. The bridge mount device of claim 3, wherein the at least two bridge arms are detachably connected to a top side of the shelf.

6. The bridge mount device of claim 3, wherein the at least two bridge arms are detachably connected to an underside of the shelf.

7. The bridge mount device of claim 3, wherein the shelf further comprises a shelf engagement surface and at least one guide positioned offset from the shelf engagement surface, wherein the at least one guide orients the at least two bridge arms to the shelf.

8. The bridge mount device of claim 3, further comprising at least one arm removal fastener removably affixing at least one bridge arm of the at least two bridge arms to the shelf.

9. The bridge mount device of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two bridge arms further comprises a pivot connection, wherein the optical device mount of each bridge arm is rotatable about the pivot connection, wherein a pivot force adjustment fastener is positioned at least partially in the pivot connection, wherein the pivot force adjustment fastener controls a pivot force of the pivot connection.

10. The bridge mount device of claim 9, further comprising a locking latch engagable with the pivot connection, wherein the locking latch locks the pivot connection in a nonrotatable state.

11. The bridge mount device of claim 1, wherein the optical device mount of each bridge arm is movable in a lateral direction relative to the bridge arm.

12. The bridge mount device of claim 11, wherein a distance between a first optical device mount on a first bridge arm and a second optical device mount on a second bridge arm is adjustable.

13. The bridge mount device of claim 12, further comprising a guide structure controlling movement of the optical device mount in the lateral direction.

14. The bridge mount device of claim 13, wherein a locking tab controls a frictional state of the guide structure to control a movement of the optical device mount in the lateral direction.

15. The bridge mount device of claim 1, wherein the mounting shoe is horizontally offset from the bridge assembly with a front edge of the mount shoe facing the bridge assembly, wherein the front edge of the mounting shoe has a smaller width than a rear edge of the mounting shoe.

16. The bridge mount device of claim 1, wherein the mounting shoe is horizontally offset from the bridge assembly with a rear edge of the mount shoe facing the bridge assembly, wherein a front edge of the mounting shoe has a smaller width than the rear edge of the mounting shoe.

17. A bridge mount device comprising:

a mounting shoe;

a connector affixed to the mounting shoe; and

a bridge assembly having at least two bridge arms, each having an optical device mount, wherein the at least two bridge arms are detachably connected to the connector, and wherein the mounting shoe is horizontally adjustable from the bridge assembly.

18. The bridge mounting device of claim 17, wherein the connector further comprises a rail and a shelf, wherein the rail is positioned between the mounting shoe and the shelf, wherein the mounting shoe is adjustable along a length of the rail.

19. The bridge mounting device of claim 18, wherein the rail is rotatable relative to the shelf.

20. The bridge mounting device of claim 18, wherein the rail has a portion with a slot formed therein, wherein the slot is substantially parallel to the length of the rail, wherein the mounting shoe is movably mounted to the slot.

21. The bridge mounting device of claim 17, further comprising an arm fastener connecting each of the bridge arms to the connector, wherein each of the bridge arms is rotatable about the arm fastener.

22. The bridge mounting device of claim 21, wherein an optical alignment of optical devices carried on each of the bridge arms, respectively, is controlled with the arm fastener for each of the bridge arms.

23. An optical device bridge mount device comprising:

a mounting shoe;

a connector affixed to the mounting shoe; and

a bridge assembly having at least two bridge arms, each bridge arm having an optical device mount with an optical device connected thereto; and

a fastener connecting each bridge arm to the connector, wherein an alignment of optical paths of the optical devices is adjustable.

24. A method of mounting an optical device to a mounting structure, the method comprising:

providing a bridge assembly having two bridge arms;

mounting an optical device to each of the two bridge arms;

removably connecting the bridge arms to a shelf of a connector on at least one of;

a top side of the shelf and an underside of the shelf; and

mounting the connector to the mounting structure with a mounting shoe.