Baird Corporation

W Michael Glasheen

Thomas M Brennan

An improved latch to mount a night vision goggle system to a face mask is disclosed. The latch comprises a part secured to the face mask and parts secured to the goggle system. Specifically, it includes a tongue, which angularly adjustably is secured to the face mask. In one embodiment, the goggle system is provided with a receiver, a switch to render the system operational mounted adjacent the receiver and means mounted in operative association with the receiver both releasably to secure the goggle system to the face mask via the tongue and also to actuate the switch. In a second embodiment, the goggle system is provided with a receiver and a leaf spring releasably to secure the goggle system to the face mask via the tongue.

Latch for mounting a goggle system to a face mask

A passive night vision reflex sight with a wide F.O.V. and designed for attachment to a weapon, such as a rifle, is disclosed. The night vision reflex sight preferably is designed for use in combination with a night vision goggle; it can also be used as in daylight without such a goggle, however. When in place, it continues to allow the use of the daytime battle sight of the weapon. The night vision reflex sight comprises a sight for viewing an image of a scene along a line of sight, a photoreceptive sensor aligned with the line of sight and viewing the image, a battery powered red L.E.D., together with a reticle, a lens, and a filter for generating a pulsed or d.c. light and for directing it at the reflex sight, with the sight reflecting the pulsed or d.c. light into the photoreceptive sensor and superimposing it on the image. Preferably, the reticle is adjustable, the pulsed light is pulsed at a rate between about two to about twelve c.p.s. Preferably, the reflex sight is disposed within a housing baffled toward the front, and a demountable flared light shield having a flexible shutter is provided on the housing toward the rear. Preferably, the brightness of the pulsed light is adjustable.

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North Reading, MA, United States of America

W Michael Glasheen