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Flip-up mount for night vision system

  • US 5,471,678 A
  • Filed: 09/01/1994
  • Issued: 12/05/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A flip-up mount for supporting a night vision system from a headgear worn by an operator, said flip-up mount comprising:

  • a carriage configured to engage a coupling device provided on said night vision system and secure said system thereto;

    a pivotal armature carrying said carriage and extending from a pivot axis, said armature pivoting between a first operational position enabling the operator to use the system, and a second stowed position;

    a brace having a shaft defining said pivot axis and carrying a locking member, a sleeve carrying said armature which is rotatable about and movable axially along said shaft, and a spring biasing said sleeve toward axial engagement with said locking member and securing said sleeve in a selected one of said first and second positions, said brace including means for securing to the head gear worn by the operator of the night vision system.

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