Helmet mount for powered device

An apparatus for mounting an electrically powered device to an existing mounting fixture on a helmet, the apparatus comprising:

• a mounting body configured to be removably secured to the existing mounting fixture on the helmet and depending generally downwardly therefrom;
• a device-mounting rail carried by the mounting body and having upper and lower surfaces, and a first side extending generally transversely from one side of the mounting body, and a second side extending generally transversely from an opposing side of the mounting body;
• a longitudinal slot formed in each of the first and second sides of the device-mounting rail and extending through the device-mounting rail from the upper to the lower surface, each slot having a length;
• an electrically conductive rail carried on the lower surface of the device-mounting rail and at least partially coextensive with the length of each of the longitudinal slots, the electrically conductive rail configured to mate with a receptacle on the device;
• a fastener extending through one of the longitudinal slots to engage and secure the device to the device-mounting rail;
• a source of electrical power in communication with the device through the mounting body, electrically conductive rail, and receptacle.

An apparatus for mounting an electrically powered device to an existing mounting fixture on a helmet, the apparatus comprising:

• a mounting body configured to be removably secured to the existing mounting fixture on the helmet and depending generally downwardly therefrom, the mounting body having a pair of generally opposed sides;
• a device-mounting rail carried by the mounting body, the device mounting rail having upper and lower surfaces, and the device-mounting rail extending generally transversely on either side of the mounting body;
• a pair of longitudinal slots, each slot formed in the device-mounting rail on each side of the mounting body, each slot extending through the device-mounting rail from the upper surface to the lower surface;
• a pair of generally parallel and spaced apart electrically conductive rails carried on the lower surface of the device-mounting rail and adjacent the longitudinal slots, the electrically conductive rails configured to mate with a receptacle on the device;
• a threaded thumbscrew extending through one of the longitudinal slots to engage and secure the device to the device-mounting rail;
• a source of electrical power in communication with the device through the mounting body, electrically conductive rail, and receptacle.