Abstract: There is disclosed herein a visual and thermal shield system that effectively obscures visual indicators and thermal signatures of wheel assemblies of a military vehicle to thereby address longstanding military concerns for vehicle and crew survivability. Our device is spaced outboard from the wheel and tire to maintain an insulating body of air between said shield and the adjacent axle, hub, wheel, and tire. Expeditiously, this invention also affords substantial eclipse of the complete tire profile. If a plurality of wheels exist on said vehicle, then multiple shields of this invention can be used to hinder vehicle identification and potential designation of its military purpose.

Abstract: A filter-testing fixture holds a single fuel filter and is adjustable to accommodate a range of filter sizes and shapes. The fixture has a base section that defines a water collection reservoir, and the base opens upward toward a housing. Water separated from fuel in the housing thus drains into the reservoir. A fuel inlet conduit passes through the reservoir, one end of the conduit being disposed above the base section. The first, or filter-supporting, adapter is removably attached to this end of the conduit, and both the first adapter and this end are disposed within, the housing. The housing removably and sealingly mates to the base, and a cap assembly likewise removably and sealingly mates to the housing. A second, repositionable, filter-holding adapter is connected to the inner surface of the cap.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting a view screen at a soldier's station of a combat vehicle fixes the screen in either a retracted, space saving position or a deployed position. The bracket has a base plate fixed to an upright panel in the vehicle. A carrier plate connects to the base plate to both swing and vertically translate on the base plate. Hinged between the base plate and the carrier plate is a bridge plate. The carrier plate holds the screen, whereby swinging the carrier plate away from the base plate will tilt the screen. A latch subassembly is disposed on the carrier plate. The subassembly has a finger that locks to either a tang on the bridge plate or a projection on the base plate. When the finger locks to the bridge plate's tang, the mounting bracket is held in a deployed position and the screen is tilted. When the finger locks to the base plate's projection, the mounting bracket is held in a retracted position and the screen lies flat against the vehicle's upright panel.

Abstract: A bracket for mounting a view screen fixes the screen in a retracted or a deployed position. The bracket has a base plate fixed to an upright panel. A carrier plate both swings and vertically translates on the base plate. Hinged between the base plate and the carrier plate is a bridge plate. The carrier plate holds the screen, whereby swinging the carrier plate away from the base plate will tilt the screen. A latch subassembly disposed on the carrier plate has a finger that locks to either a tang of the bridge plate or a projection of the base plate to hold the bracket respectively in the deployed or the retracted position. The latch subassembly includes a grip-squeeze actuator to release the finger from the bridge plate or the base plate.