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A flip-up helmet mount for a night vision device with a goggle horn for attachment to the helmet mount is disclosed. The flip-up helmet mount includes an adjustable socket assembly for mounting goggle horns with varying dimensions therein, and an improved automatic shutdown assembly that provides fo

A flip-up helmet mount for a night vision device with a goggle horn for attachment to the helmet mount is disclosed. The flip-up helmet mount includes an adjustable socket assembly for mounting goggle horns with varying dimensions therein, and an improved automatic shutdown assembly that provides for reliable shutdown of the night vision device when not operational. Additionally, the flip-up helmet mount includes a position adjustment assembly for adjusting the position of the night vision device between a use and a stowed position, a tilt adjustment assembly for adjusting the tilt angle of the night vision device relative to a user's eyes, and a focal adjustment assembly for adjusting the focus or location of the night vision device relative to the user's eyes. The assemblies provided for position, tilt, and focus adjustment all permit one-handed adjustment of these features of the flip-up helmet mount.

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1. A flip-up helmet mount for a night vision device having a goggle horn with variable dimensions, the flip-up helmet mount comprising:a helmet block adapted to secure the flip-up helmet mount to a helmet; a chassis adapted to receive the night vision device; a bracket member, extending between the

1. A flip-up helmet mount for a night vision device having a goggle horn with variable dimensions, the flip-up helmet mount comprising:a helmet block adapted to secure the flip-up helmet mount to a helmet; a chassis adapted to receive the night vision device; a bracket member, extending between the helmet block and the chassis adapted to rotationally couple the chassis to the helmet block; a one-handed position adjustment assembly within the helmet block to adjust the night vision device between a use position and a stowed position; a one-handed tilt angle adjustment assembly to adjust a tilt angle of the chassis relative to the bracket member; and a one-handed focal adjustment assembly to adjust a location of the night vision device relative to the chassis, wherein the chassis includes an adjustable socket assembly having an upper socket, and a lower socket coupled with and movable relative to the upper socket to accommodate the goggle horn with variable dimensions between the upper and lower sockets.