Monorail mount for enhanced night vision goggles

A mount for night vision goggles, the mount having an eye relief adjustment means, the eye relief adjustment means comprising:

• a monorail having a longitudinal axis, the monorail extending from the mount along the longitudinal axis;
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• a carriage slidably coupled to the monorail, wherein the monorail is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to rotate the carriage relative to the mount;
• wherein the carriage has a carriage lumen configured to slidably receive the monorail and wherein the carriage slides traversely along the longitudinal axis of the monorail to provide an eye relief adjustment movement.

A mount for night vision goggles, the mount comprising a socket assembly having a night vision goggle attachment feature whereby night vision goggles are securable to the socket assembly, the night vision goggle attachment feature comprising:

• a tip-in interface having a night vision goggle receiving area defined by a base surface and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base surface;
• at least one notch opening on one of the plurality of sidewalls, the at least one notch opening configured to receive a notch from a night vision goggle hot shoe;
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• a rotatable goggle catch between the plurality of side walls, the rotatable goggle latch configured to receive a latch from the night vision goggle hot shoe for releasably securing the night vision goggle hot shoe in the night vision goggle receiving area.

A mount for monocular night vision goggles, the mount comprising:

• a housing configured to secure the mount to headgear;
• a monorail rotatably coupled to the housing, the monorail having a longitudinal axis and extending from the housing along the longitudinal axis;
• wherein the monorail is rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the housing;
• a carriage attached to the monorail for eye relief adjustment of the monocular night vision goggles;
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• ocular preference selection means, the ocular preference selection means comprising:
• means for removably locking the monocular night vision goggles in front of a first eye;
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• a shuttle configured to be laterally slidable along the carnage to shift the monocular night vision goggles from in front of the first eye to in front of a second eye of a user.

A mount for monocular night vision goggles, the mount comprising:

• a housing adapted to secure the mount to headgear;
• a monorail rotatably coupled to the housing, the monorail having a longitudinal axis and extending from the housing along the longitudinal axis;
• wherein the monorail rotates about the longitudinal axis between an in-use position and a quick stowage position;
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• ocular preference selection means, the ocular preference selection means comprising:
• means for removably locking the monocular night vision goggles in front of a first eye;
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• a swing link for shifting the monocular night vision goggles from in front of the first eye to in front of a second eye of the user, wherein the swing link rotates about an axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the monorail.