Helmet mounting assembly with break away connection
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1. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
- a mounting device attached to the helmet;
a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device and having a helmet mounting surface for connection to the mounting device; and
a break away connector connected between the mounting device and the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly for establishing a magnetic break away connection between the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly and the mounting device, wherein one of the break away connector and the helmet mounting surface is a magnet and the other of the break away connector and the helmet mounting surface is magnet attracting material.
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Abstract
An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet is provided that includes a helmet with a mounting device attached to the helmet, and a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device and having a helmet mounting surface for connection to the mounting device, wherein a break away connector is connected between the mounting device and the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly for establishing a break away connection between the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly and the mounting device.
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1. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
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a mounting device attached to the helmet; a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device and having a helmet mounting surface for connection to the mounting device; and a break away connector connected between the mounting device and the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly for establishing a magnetic break away connection between the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly and the mounting device, wherein one of the break away connector and the helmet mounting surface is a magnet and the other of the break away connector and the helmet mounting surface is magnet attracting material.
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2. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
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a mounting device attached to the helmet;
wherein the mounting device includes a shroud plate mounted on the helmet and a locking plate releasably received by the shroud plate;a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device and having a helmet mounting surface for connection to the mounting device and a break away connector connected between the mounting device and the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly for establishing a break away connection between the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly and the mounting device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
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a mounting device attached to the helmet; a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device and having a helmet mounting surface for connection to the mounting device; and a break away connector connected between the mounting device and the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly for establishing a break away connection between the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly and the mounting device; wherein the mounting device includes a shroud plate mounted on the helmet and a latch plate attached to the shroud plate; and wherein the break away connector is attached to the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly, such that said break away connection is formed between the latch plate and the break away connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
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a shroud plate mounted to the helmet; a locking plate releasably received by the shroud plate; a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device; a break away connector mounted to the mounting assembly and forming a break away connection with the locking plate; wherein the break away connector comprises at least one magnet and the locking plate comprises a magnet attracting material to form said break away connection between the break away connector and the locking plate. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
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a shroud plate mounted to the helmet; a locking plate releasably received by the shroud plate; a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device; a latch plate mounted to the mounting assembly; and a break away connector mounted to the locking plate and forming a break away connection with the latch plate; wherein the break away connector comprises a disc having at least one latch that is biased by a biasing member to extend from an outer diameter of the disc; and wherein the latch plate comprises a sidewall defining a circular recess for receiving the disc and a circumferential notch in the sidewall for receiving the at least one latch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An assembly for mounting a night vision device to a helmet comprising:
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a mounting device attached to the helmet; a mounting assembly carrying a night vision device and having a helmet mounting surface for connection to the mounting device; and a break away connector connected between the mounting device and the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly for establishing a magnetic break away connection between the helmet mounting surface of the mounting assembly and the mounting device; wherein the break away connector comprises at least one magnet and the mounting device comprises a shroud plate mounted on the helmet; and wherein the shroud plate comprises a magnet attracting material to form said break away connection between the break away connector and the shroud plate.
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