Patent ID: 8608040
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A harness for breathing apparatus, comprising: a structural support member having a front for accommodating a gas cylinder and a rear for facing the back of a wearer, and left and right sides; left and right shoulder straps disposed towards the left and right sides of the structural support member respectively, each shoulder strap having a first end attached to an upper portion of the structural support member and a second end attached to a lower portion of the structural support member; a plurality of flexible conduits extending from a lower portion of the structural support member along the structural support member, each to a position on either the left or right shoulder strap; left and right guide channels extending longitudinally along the structural support member along left and right sides respectively and accommodating the flexible conduits, at least one of the left and right guide channels being arranged to accommodate at least two flexible conduits; and a cross guide channel, extending transversely across an upper region of the structural support member from one side to the other side for accommodating at least one flexible conduit; wherein the cross guide channel has a first end adjacent to an upper end of the left guide channel and a second end adjacent to an upper end of the right guide channel; wherein the upper portion of the structural support member comprises a yoke portion having left and right shoulder strap attachment portions to which the first end of the left and right shoulder straps are attached respectively, one of the shoulder strap attachment portions having first and second guide channels arranged to guide one or more of the flexible conduits to the position on the respective shoulder strap.