Hand-carried weapon having a remote visual display

Abstract

A weapon system in accordance with the present invention includes a rifle, a thermal sight that is mounted to the rifle, a helmet and a remote visual display that mounted to the helmet. The weapons system further includes an interconnecting means that connects the remote visual display to the thermal sight. The interconnecting means includes a first cable that is semi-permanently connected to a video port on the thermal sight and has a free end that terminates at a jack. A second video cable is permanently wired to the remote visual display and has a free end that terminates at a plug. To sight the hand-carried weapon without having to look through the sight, the jack is inserted into the plug, to thereby provide video from the sight to the remote visual display. The user fired the rifle from behind cover by viewing the sight reticles through the remote display.

1 . A method for aiming a hand-carried weapon comprising the steps of: 
 A) mounting a sight on said weapon;    B) affording a remote display;    C) connecting said remote display to said sight; and,    D) sighting said weapon through said remote display.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said hand-carried weapon is a rifle.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said sight step A) is accomplished with an infrared sight.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said step B) is accomplished with a remote display that is sized to allow for simultaneous viewing through the display and the user's field of view.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said remote display sized to be viewed with one eye.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein said sight has a video port and wherein said step C) further comprises the steps of: 
 E) connecting the first end of a first video cable to said video port of said sight, said video cable having an opposing second end which terminates at a jack;    F) wiring a second video cable to said remote visual display, said second video cable terminating at a plug; and,    G) inserting said jack into said plug to establish a video line from said sight to said remote visual display.    
   
   
       7 . A system comprising: 
 a hand-carried weapon;    a sight mounted to said weapon;    a remote visual display;    a means for interconnecting said visual display to said sight;    said interconnecting means allowing the user to aim said weapon through said sight by looking at said remote visual display.    
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7  further comprising: 
 a helmet, said remote visual display mounted to said helmet.    
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 7  further comprising; 
 goggles, said remote visual display mounted to said goggles.    
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said sight is a thermal infrared sight.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 7  wherein said interconnecting means further comprises: 
 a first video cable having a first end terminating at a Cristek fitting and a second end terminating at a jack;    a second video cable having one end permanently wired to said micro-optical display and an opposing end terminating at a plug; and,    said jack being selectively inserted into said plug to provide video output from said sight to said remote visual display.    
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 12  wherein said remote visual display is sized to allow for aiming of said weapon through said display without obscuring the field of view of said user.