Patent ID: 8398337

Claim:
An adaptor plate secured to a diver's backplate comprising; a body member secured to said diver's backplate and having a first end extending beyond an adjacent first side edge of the backplate and a second end extending beyond an adjacent second side edge of the backplate, said body member having a first pair of angled slots disposed on a first side of said body member and a second pair of angled slots disposed on a second side of said body member; said body member having a first outer slot at or near the first end of said body member and a second outer slot at or near the second end of said body member, said body member having at least one aperture therethrough which is used when securing the body member to the diver's backplate, wherein when said body member is secured to said backplate said first pair of angled slots are aligned with a first pair of angled slots located near a first side bottom area of the backplate and the second pair of angled slots are abutted with a second pair of angled slots located near a second side bottom area of the backplate.