A helmet
mount includes a helmet block, a
chassis attached to the helmet block, the
chassis adapted to receive the
night vision device, and a vertical adjustment
assembly for vertically adjusting a
night vision device relative to a user's eyes while the helmet
mount is secured to the helmet and the
night vision device is received in the helmet
mount. The vertical adjustment
assembly includes a front and back plate that are slidably connected, wherein the front plate is coupled to the
chassis and the back plate is coupled to the helmet mount, and a
gear drive system. Rotating a lever on the
gear drive system rotates the gear so that the vertical position of the chassis is changed relative to the helmet block. The gear driven
system further includes at least one biasing means placed between the front plate and the back plate and may include a tapered shaft.