Patent ID: 11946596
Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 8:
9. A back plate for a wearable harness configured to receive at least one air tank, the back plate comprising:
a plate configured for positioning on a user's back, the plate having a tank engagement surface configured for engaging at least a portion of the at least one air tank;
a receiving cradle on the plate configured to receive a regulator of the at least one air tank; and
a locking mechanism associated with at least one of the plate and the receiving cradle for releasably locking the regulator and the receiving cradle relative to the plate, the locking mechanism comprising two locking members each configured to move between a first locked position, in which each locking member engages at least one of the regulator and the receiving cradle to restrict removal of the regulator and the receiving cradle from the plate, and a second unlocked position, in which each of the locking members disengages from at least one of the regulator and the receiving cradle, the locking members moving independently of each other and being configured to permit removal of the air tank only when both said locking members are in the second unlocked position.