ADJUSTABLE HEADGEAR MOUNT SYSTEM

• US 20180206577A1
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Published: 07/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CadEquip, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CadEquip, Inc.
• Inventors: Dextraze, Serge
• Granted Patent: US 10,299,528 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/04 Parts, details or accessories of helmets
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/042 Optical devices night vision goggles G02B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/04 for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains , e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/02 Locking means

Abstract

An adjustable headgear mount device and system is presented. The mount system comprises an adjustable jaw that is adjustable by the user to accommodate a various range of male dovetail parts. A dovetail adapter and the adjustable jaw define a female receiver cavity configured to engage a male dovetail protrusion therein. A user moves the adjustable jaw into a desired position relative to the dovetail adapter and securedly fixes the adjustable jaw in the desired position with at least one attachment screw. In the desired position, a portion of the device engages the male protrusion. The adjustable jaw can be moved to a different position by the user if a different size male dovetail part is desired to be attached to the headgear.

Claims

1. A headgear mount system for attaching a dovetail connector having a male protrusion to a headgear mount, the system comprising:

a dovetail adapter having a fixed jaw; and

an adjustable jaw coupled to the dovetail adapter, wherein the dovetail adapter and the adjustable jaw cooperate to define a female receiver cavity configured to receive a portion of the male protrusion therein, wherein the adjustable jaw is adjustable about and between a first jaw position, in which the female receiver cavity has a first volume, and a second jaw position, in which the female receiver cavity has a second volume that is less than the first volume.

2. The headgear mount system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a clipping lever, wherein a portion of the clipping lever is positioned in the female receiver cavity and configured to engage a portion of the male protrusion of the dovetail connector to securedly attach the dovetail connector to the headgear mount.

3. The headgear mount system of claim 2, wherein the clipping lever comprises at least one spring configured to bias a portion of the clipping lever into the female receiver cavity.

4. The headgear mount system of claim 1, wherein at least one slot is defined in a lower surface of the adjustable jaw.

5. The headgear mount system of claim 4, wherein at least one aperture is defined in the lower surface of the adjustable jaw and extends from the lower surface through the at least one slot and to an upper surface of the adjustable jaw.

6. The headgear mount system of claim 5, wherein the at least one aperture is sized and shaped such that an attachment screw can pass through the aperture and to the dovetail adapter to securedly attach the adjustable jaw to the dovetail adapter.

7. The headgear mount system of claim 4, wherein the adjustable jaw comprises a tab extending away from an upper surface of the adjustable jaw and wherein the tab is positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the dovetail adapter such that the tab overlies at least a portion of the outer surface of the dovetail adapter.

8. The headgear mount system of claim 7, wherein a threaded bore is defined in the tab, and wherein the bore extends in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the slot.

9. The headgear mount system of claim 8, wherein a longitudinal hole is defined in the dovetail adapter adjacent to the outer surface of the dovetail adapter.

10. The headgear mount system of claim 9, wherein the dovetail adapter further comprises an adjustment screw extending through at least a portion of the hole and through at least a portion of the threaded bore.

11. The headgear mount system of claim 10, wherein rotation of the adjustment screw in a first direction moves the adjustable jaw towards the first jaw position and rotation of the adjustment screw in a second direction moves the adjustable jaw towards the second jaw position.

12. A mounting adapter for attaching a dovetail connector having a male protrusion to a headgear mount, the adapter comprising:

a dovetail adapter having a fixed jaw;

an adjustable jaw coupled to the dovetail adapter, wherein the dovetail adapter and the adjustable jaw cooperate to define a female receiver cavity configured to receive a portion of the male protrusion therein, wherein the adjustable jaw is adjustable about and between a first jaw position, in which the adjustable jaw is a first distance from a front surface of the dovetail adapter and a second jaw position in which the adjustable jaw is a second distance from the front surface of the dovetail adapter that is less than the first distance; and

a clipping lever, wherein a portion of the clipping lever is positioned in the female receiver cavity and configured to securedly engage a portion of the male protrusion of the dovetail connector.

13. A method for mounting a dovetail connector having a male protrusion to a headgear comprising:

providing a mounting adapter comprising;

a dovetail adapter having a fixed jaw; and

an adjustable jaw coupled to the dovetail adapter, wherein the dovetail adapter and the adjustable jaw cooperate to define a female receiver cavity configured to receive a portion of the male protrusion therein, wherein the adjustable jaw is adjustable about and between a first jaw position, in which the female receiver cavity has a first volume, and a second jaw position, in which the female receiver cavity has a second volume that is less than the first volume; and

a clipping lever positioned in the female receiver cavity and configured to securedly engage a portion of the male protrusion of the dovetail connector;

adjusting the position of the adjustable jaw until clipping lever engages the male protrusion; and

tightening at least one attachment screw to securedly fix the adjustable jaw to the dovetail adapter.