Patent ID: 8376201

Claim:
A shoulder strap for a harness for breathing apparatus, comprising: a back plate or frame; a first elongate strap portion generally extending along a first longitudinal axis; a second elongate strap portion attached to the first strap portion by stitching so as to generally extend along a second longitudinal axis that is oblique to the first axis; and a first attachment portion for attaching a first end of the shoulder strap to the harness in use and a second attachment portion for attaching a second end of the shoulder strap to the harness in use, wherein the first strap portion on is arranged to extend from an upper portion of the back plate or frame across the shoulder of a wearer and the second strap portion is arranged to extend from the first strap portion obliquely towards the side and under the arm of the wearer; and wherein the first and second strap portions are part of a single continuous piece of material.