Direct view helmet mounted telescope
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1. An improved helmet including means for telescopically acquiring a field of view for the wearer of said helmet, comprising:
- (a) a hinged boom having first and second ends, and including first and second parts hingedly joined intermediate said ends;
(b) means for pivotally mounting said boom at said first end to the side of said helmet for pivotal movement of said first part in a plane substantially tangent to said helmet at the point of mounting;
(c) means for hingedly joining said second part of said boom to said first part for pivotal movement of said second part relative to said first part out of said plane;
(d) a telescope; and
(e) means for pivotally mounting said telescope to said boom at said second end thereof, whereby said telescope may be selectively rotated from a stored position beside said helmet to an operative position in front of said wearer.
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Abstract
An improved helmet is provided including an optical system whereby the wearer may telescopically acquire an image of a field of view, which comprises a telescope retractably mounted to the helmet by means of a two-part hinged boom, one end of which is pivotally attached to the side of the helmet, and the other end of which supports the telescope via a rotatable and adjustable mounting whereby the telescope may be conveniently moved from a stored position beside the helmet to an operative position in front of the wearer'"'"'s eye, and aligned and focused in the operative position.
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1. An improved helmet including means for telescopically acquiring a field of view for the wearer of said helmet, comprising:
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(a) a hinged boom having first and second ends, and including first and second parts hingedly joined intermediate said ends; (b) means for pivotally mounting said boom at said first end to the side of said helmet for pivotal movement of said first part in a plane substantially tangent to said helmet at the point of mounting; (c) means for hingedly joining said second part of said boom to said first part for pivotal movement of said second part relative to said first part out of said plane; (d) a telescope; and (e) means for pivotally mounting said telescope to said boom at said second end thereof, whereby said telescope may be selectively rotated from a stored position beside said helmet to an operative position in front of said wearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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