Line of sight adjustment for night vision binoculars
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1. A support for adjusting the line of sight of a night vision monocular, the support comprising:
- a shelf for being supported relative to a user'"'"'s head and eyes;
a flange coupled to the shelf, the flange being rotatable relative to the shelf;
a shaft supporting the monocular, the shaft being coupled to the flange for tilting the monocular relative to the shelf concurrently with a rotation of the flange;
a tilt control means coupled to the flange for applying an axial force to the flange to control the rotation of the flange and the tilting of the monocular.
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Abstract
A support for adjusting the line of sight of a night vision monocular. The support has a shelf that is supported relative to a user'"'"'s eyes and a flange that is coupled to the shelf and rotatable relative to the shelf. The support also has a shaft supporting the monocular. The shaft is coupled to the flange for tilting the monocular relative to the shelf concurrently with a rotation of the flange. The support also has a tilt control means coupled to the flange for applying an axial force to the flange to control the rotation of the flange and the tilting of the monocular.
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11 Claims
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1. A support for adjusting the line of sight of a night vision monocular, the support comprising:
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a shelf for being supported relative to a user'"'"'s head and eyes; a flange coupled to the shelf, the flange being rotatable relative to the shelf; a shaft supporting the monocular, the shaft being coupled to the flange for tilting the monocular relative to the shelf concurrently with a rotation of the flange; a tilt control means coupled to the flange for applying an axial force to the flange to control the rotation of the flange and the tilting of the monocular. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A support for adjusting the line of sight of night vision binoculars including a pair of night vision monoculars, the support comprising:
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a shelf for being supported relative to a user'"'"'s eyes; a flange coupled to the shelf, the flange being rotatable relative to the shelf a pair of shafts, each shaft supporting a respective one of the pair of monoculars and being coupled to the flange for tilting the pair of monoculars a tilt control means for applying an axial force to the flange to control the rotation of the flange and the tilting of the pair of monoculars. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A device for adjusting the line of sight of a monocular, the device comprising:
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a support for the monocular, the support including a shelf and a first shaft coupled to the monocular for tilting the monocular relative to the shelf; a rotatable flange positioned in an aperture in the shelf, the rotatable flange having a second aperture for receiving the first shaft; a second shaft coupled to the flange for rotating the flange; a tilt control means for controlling the rotation of the flange, the first shaft, and the monocular relative to the support by applying an axial force to the flange. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A support for adjusting the line of sight of a night vision monocular, the support comprising:
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a shelf supported relative to a user'"'"'s head and eyes; a flange coupled to the shelf, the flange being rotatable relative to the shelf; a shaft supporting the monocular, the shaft being coupled to the flange for tilting the monocular relative to the shelf concurrently with a rotation of the flange; a tilt controller coupled to the flange applying an axial force to the flange to control the rotation of the flange and the tilting of the monocular.
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10. A support for adjusting the line of sight of night vision binoculars including a pair of night vision monoculars, the support comprising:
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a shelf supported relative to a user'"'"'s eyes; a flange coupled to the shelf, the flange being rotatable relative to the shelf a pair of shafts, each shaft supporting a respective one of the pair of monoculars and being coupled to the flange for tilting the pair of monoculars a tilt controller applying an axial force to the flange to control the rotation of the flange and the tilting of the pair of monoculars.
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11. A device for adjusting the line of sight of a monocular, the device comprising:
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a support for the monocular, the support including a shelf and a first shaft coupled to the monocular for tilting the monocular relative to the shelf; a rotatable flange positioned in an aperture in the shelf, the rotatable flange having a second aperture for receiving the first shaft; a second shaft coupled to the flange for rotating the flange; a tilt controller for controlling rotation of the flange, the first shaft, and the monocular relative to the support by applying an axial force to the flange.
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