Patent ID: 8205775
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A62B,B63C

Abstract:
1. A harness for use with breathing apparatus, comprising: a back plate for accommodating a gas cylinder; a sliding plate adjustable in a longitudinal direction with respect to the back plate so as to enable the length of the harness to be varied; at least two shoulder straps attached to an upper portion of the sliding plate; at least two flexible conduits, at least one of which extends from a lower portion of the back plate along the sliding plate, to at least one predetermined position on one of the at least two shoulder straps; and a first guide channel disposed on a first side of the sliding plate and a second guide channel, separated and distinct from the first guide channel, disposed on a second opposing side of the sliding plate, each of the first and second guide channels adapted to retain a separate flexible conduit; wherein retaining means are provided on the sliding plate to prevent longitudinal movement of the flexible conduits with respect to the sliding plate, such that when the sliding plate is adjusted relative to the back plate the flexible conduits retain their predetermined position on the shoulder straps; wherein the at least two flexible conduits cross one another in the lateral direction of the back plate, so as to assist the folding and unfolding of the conduits when the sliding plate is moved.