# US 2015/0090751 A1 · Carrying plate for breathing apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2015/0090751 A1 - Document ID: US20150090751A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/509,684 - Filed: 2014-10-08 - Published: 2015-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2013-09-27 - Assignees: Scott Health & Safety Ltd. - Inventors: Graham Langford; John Patrick Kearns; Robert C. Sutton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150090751A1 ## CPC - A62B 9/04: Couplings; Supporting frames - A45F 3/10: Pack-frames carried on the body - A45F 3/14: Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses - A62B 9/02: Valves {(non-return valves mounted in breathing masks or helmets A62B18/10)} - A62B 25/00: Devices for storing {or holding or carrying} respiratory or breathing apparatus - A45F 5/1566: {Holders or carriers for tubular, rod-shaped articles, e.g. batons} - A45F 2003/146: {Pack-carrying harnesses} - A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00) - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY ## Abstract A mounting assembly for a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) includes a back plate defining a plurality of apertures therein that are arranged in two columns extending down opposing side edges of the back plate. The apertures are sized and spaced to receive mounting straps that are configured to interface with webbing straps of a carrying jacket to fasten the back plate to the jacket. The mounting assembly also includes a tank securing strap with a quick release mechanism that is fastened to the back plate. The tank securing strap is configured to engage a supply tank to releasably fasten the tank to the back plate. The mounting assembly further includes a valve retaining mount disposed on the plate. The valve retaining mount is configured to releasably secure an air supply valve to the back plate for engagement with the supply tank. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mounting assembly for a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) comprising: a back plate defining a plurality of apertures therein arranged in at least two columns extending down opposing side edges of the back plate, the apertures being sized and spaced to receive mounting straps that are configured to interface with webbing straps of a carrying jacket of a user to fasten the back plate to the jacket; a tank securing strap fastened to the back plate, the tank securing strap configured to engage a supply tank to securely and releasably fasten the tank to the back plate; and a valve retaining mount disposed on the back plate, the valve retaining mount configured to releasably secure an air supply valve to the back plate for engagement with the supply tank. ### Claim 2 The mounting assembly of claim I, wherein the apertures in the back plate are configured to interface with the jacket of the user using a MOLLE (Modular Light Weight Load Carrying Equipment) attachment method. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting straps are woven through the apertures of each column and secured at a top and a bottom of the back plate, each mounting strap configured to engage the webbing straps of the carrying jacket that extend horizontally in order to hang the back plate on the jacket. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the back plate further includes quick release fasteners associated with each column of apertures, the quick release fasteners each configured to secure at least one of a top end or a bottom end of the mounting strap extending through the associated column of apertures to the back plate in a quick release manner. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The mounting assembly of claim 4, wherein the quick release fasteners for at least one of the top or bottom ends of the mounting straps are press studs. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the tank securing strap includes a quick release mechanism configured to release the tank securing strap from the back plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the valve retaining mount includes a quick release mechanism configured to release the valve retaining mount from the back plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the valve retaining mount includes a bayonet type coupling that requires a 90 degree turn of the air supply valve in a first direction relative to the back plate to secure the air supply valve to the back plate, and a 90 degree turn of the air supply valve in an opposite second direction to release the air supply valve from the back plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein the back plate further includes specialist mountings configured to quickly mount pneumatics to the back plate, the specialist mountings configured to accommodate multiple tank sizes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, further including pipe retainers disposed on the back plate, the pipe retainers configured to retain hoses associated with the air supply valve in place on the back plate and configured to routing the hoses from the air supply valve to one or more designated locations that are accessible to the user while wearing the jacket. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein each mounting strap includes a buckle that secures the mounting strap in place, the buckle facilitating at least one of quick attachment of the back plate to the jacket or quick removal of the back plate from the jacket. ### Claim 12 A method for mounting a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to a jacket of a user using a mounting assembly, the method comprising: connecting a back plate to the jacket by interweaving vertical mounting straps through apertures defined in the back plate and around webbing straps connected to the jacket; releasably securing an air supply valve to a valve retaining mount disposed on the back plate; inserting an air tank through a tank securing strap, the air supply valve being secured by the valve retaining mount in a position aligned with an air outlet of the air tank to allow the air supply valve to engage the air outlet; and tightening the tank securing strap around the air tank to secure the air tank to the back plate and to the jacket. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein connecting the back plate to the jacket includes: threading one of the mounting straps downwards through a first aperture of the apertures, the apertures arranged in at least one vertically-extending column along the back plate, a top end of the mounting strap coupled to a top of the back plate; feeding the mounting strap around a first webbing strap of the jacket; threading the mounting strap upwards through a second aperture of the apertures, the second aperture disposed adjacent to the first aperture in the same column, and downwards through a third aperture of the apertures that is adjacent to the second aperture in the same column; feeding the mounting strap around a second webbing strap of the jacket; and coupling a bottom end of the mounting strap to a bottom of the back plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the top and bottom ends of the mounting strap are coupled to the respective top and bottom of the back plate via quick release press studs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the mounting strap is a first mounting strap and the column of apertures is a right column along the back plate, the method further including alternately threading a second mounting strap through apertures arranged in a left column and feeding the second mounting strap around the webbing straps of the jacket to support the connection between the back plate and the jacket. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the tank securing strap includes a quick release mechanism configured to release the tank securing strap from the back plate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the valve retaining mount includes a quick release mechanism configured to release the valve retaining mount from the back plate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the valve retaining mount includes a bayonet type coupling that requires a 90 degree turn of the air supply valve in a first direction relative to the back plate to secure the air supply valve to the back plate, and a 90 degree turn of the air supply valve in an opposite second direction to release the air supply valve from the back plate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising securing one or more hoses extending from the air supply valve to the back plate using pipe retainers disposed on the back plate and routing the one or more hoses to one or more designated locations that are accessible to the user while wearing the jacket. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising donning the jacket on the user at least one of prior to connecting the back plate to the jacket or after connecting the back plate to the jacket.