Modular tank cradle and backpack for self-contained breathing apparatus
AssigneeMine Safety Appliances Company
InventorsDavid J. Losos, Bryan J. Peoples
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Abstract
An SCBA backpack for air cylinders includes a chassis with a cradle receiving arrangement and a tank cradle for holding at least one air cylinder, wherein the tank cradle is removably secured to the chassis. Such an arrangement permits a variety of different tank cradles that may secure one or more cylinders but that are still compatible with a common backpack chassis.
Claims20
An SCBA backpack for holding air cylinders, comprising:
- a) a chassis with a cradle receiving arrangement, wherein the cradle receiving arrangement has a longitudinal axis;
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- b) a tank cradle for holding at least one air cylinder, wherein the tank cradle has an attaching arrangement configured to directly or indirectly interact with the cradle receiving arrangement of the chassis to thereby removably secure the tank cradle to the chassis.
A chassis for a backpack for holding one or more air cylinders of an SCBA, wherein the one or more cylinders are adapted to be secured to the chassis though a removable tank cradle having at least one bore extending therethrough, wherein the chassis includes a body comprising:
- a) a cradle receiving arrangement defined by at least one wall within the body;
- b) at least one bore extending through the at least one wall adapted to receive or interact with an attaching member.
A tank cradle adapted for holding one or more air cylinders and to be secured to a cradle receiving arrangement in a chassis of a backpack of an SCBA, wherein the cradle includes a base with a longitudinal axis and an attaching arrangement, comprising:
- a) one or more projections extending from the body;
- and b) at least one bore extending through at least one projection adapted to receive or interact with an attaching member to connect the attaching arrangement and the cradle receiving arrangement.
Two tank cradles, one adapted for holding a single air cylinder and the other adapted for holding at least two air cylinders, wherein each cradle is adapted to be secured to a common cradle receiving arrangement of a chassis of a backpack of an SCBA, wherein each of the two cradles includes a base having an attaching arrangement, comprising:
- a) one or more projections extending from the body;
- and b) at least one bore extending through at least one projection adapted to receive or interact with at least one attaching member, which is also configured to extend through or interact with at least one common bore in the cradle receiving arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.