Patent ID: 8196791

Claim:
A harness for use with a breathing apparatus, comprising: a frame member which is combined with the back plate of the harness, the frame member comprising a first frame member, a projecting piece, and a second frame member; a pivot located at the top of the second frame member such that the second frame member is pivotably suspended from the pivot on the projecting piece; a retaining member comprising a band attached on the second frame member for receiving a portion of a cylinder, such that the retaining member can pivot about a pivot axis which is transversely extending with respect to the first frame member between a loading position in which the retaining member is angled obtusely with respect to the first frame member so that the cylinder can be at least partly inserted into or withdrawn from the retaining member, and a retaining position in which the retaining member is approximately at a right-angle to the first frame member so as to retain the cylinder; and a valve attached to the harness and arranged to be attached to a lower end of the cylinder.