Night vision goggle system and apparatus

A goggle helmet mount, comprising:

• a helmet block attachable to a helmet;
• a chassis coupled to the helmet block, and comprising a battery pack case configured to house a battery, the battery pack case being elongated along an axis, and oriented such that the axis extends from an aft end of the battery pack case proximal to the helmet block toward a fore end of the battery pack case distal to the helmet block;
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• an electrical path electrically coupled to the battery pack case.

A goggle helmet mount, comprising:

• a helmet block attachable to a helmet;
• a chassis comprising a battery pack case configured to house a battery, and rotatably coupled to the helmet block such that the chassis is rotatably positionable in a lowered position and in a raised position, the battery pack case being elongated along an axis, and oriented such that the axis extends from an aft end of the battery pack case proximal to the helmet block toward a fore end of the battery pack case distal to the helmet block;
• an electrical path electrically coupled to the battery pack case;
• an electrical switch provided along the electrical path and positionable in an opened configuration, whereby the electrical path is broken at the electrical switch, and in a closed configuration, whereby the electrical path is unbroken across the electrical switch;
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• a magnet configured to cause the electrical switch to be in the closed configuration in response to the chassis being in the lowered position, and to be in the opened configuration in response to the chassis being in the raised position.

A goggle helmet mounting system, comprising:

• a helmet mount attachable to a helmet;
• a goggle bridge attachable to at least one goggle;
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• a connection device, the connection device comprising:
• a connection block, wherein a dovetail socket is defined in the connection block at least in part by a primary surface and two sidewalls extending from opposite sides of the primary surface, and wherein a protrusion opening is defined in one of the two sidewalls, and
• a steadying piece provided in the protrusion opening and configured to be in a relaxed state, whereby a protruding piece of the steadying piece protrudes from the protrusion opening into the dovetail socket, and in a receded state, whereby the protruding piece of the steadying piece is at least partially pressed into the protrusion opening in response to a force applied to the steadying piece from the dovetail socket,
• wherein the connection device is attached or attachable to one of the helmet mount or the goggle bridge, and the other one of the helmet mount or the goggle bridge comprises a dovetail piece shaped and sized to be inserted into the dovetail socket, and
• wherein the steadying piece is configured to be pressed into the receded state by the dovetail piece in response to the dovetail piece being inserted into the dovetail socket.