Patent ID: 7963597

Claim:
A mounting bracket assembly for releasably holding a self-contained breathing apparatus, the assembly comprising: a mounting plate secured to a support surface; a clamping arrangement secured on an upper portion of the mounting plate and movable between an unlatched position and a latched position relative to the self-contained breathing apparatus; and a support structure mounted on a lower portion of the mounting plate, the clamping arrangement including a pivot arm having an actuator plate biased forwardly of the mounting plate in the unlatched position, and a self-contained breathing apparatus engaging clamp swung upwardly above the mounting plate in the unlatched position, the clamping arrangement further including a latching mechanism engageable and disengageable with the pivot arm for providing the latched and unlatched positions, wherein movement of the self-contained breathing apparatus against the actuator plate automatically swings and locks the clamp downwardly on an upper end of the self-contained breathing apparatus, and causes the pivot arm to engage the latching mechanism in the latched position, the support structure supporting a lower portion of the self-contained breathing apparatus in the latched position.