Orbital device with stowable mount
A weapon/recon mount device, comprising: a base ring fixable to a vehicle; a slewing ring concentric with and rotatable relative to the base ring; a pivot mount attached to the slewing ring and having a stowed state and a deployed state; and a back rest attached to the slewing ring and having a stowed state and a deployed state.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a slewing ring rotatably attached about an opening on top of a vehicle;
pivotally mounting a weapon/recon mount to said slewing ring;
pivotally mounting a back rest to the slewing opposed to said weapon/recon mount;
pivoting said weapon/recon mount from a stowed state inside the vehicle to a deployed state outside the vehicle;
fixing a primary weapon to said weapon/recon mount while in the deployed state;
pivoting said back rest from a stowed state inside the vehicle to a deployed state outside the vehicle independently of the weapon/recon mount position;
and wherein the back rest is configured to support a portion of a user's body when the user is positioned in the opening.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rotating the weapon/recon mount relative to the vehicle.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising securing the weapon/recon mount in a deployed state.