Carrying plate for breathing apparatus

A mounting assembly for a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) comprising:

• a back plate including an inner side and an opposite outer side and extending between a top and a bottom, the back plate defining a plurality of apertures extending therethrough between the inner side and the outer side, the apertures arranged in a first column and a second column extending generally parallel to each other, the back plate further including a first press stud associated with the first column and a second press stud associated with the second column;
• first and second mounting straps, the first mounting strap being woven through the apertures in the first column, the second mounting strap being woven through the apertures in the second column, the first and second mounting straps being woven through the respective first and second columns such each of the first and second mounting straps alternates between extending along the inner side of the back plate and extending along the outer side of the back plate, portions of the first and second mounting straps extending along the inner side of the back plate configured to extend around webbing straps of a carrying jacket of a user to fasten the back plate to the carrying jacket, an end of the first mounting strap coupling to the first press stud to releasably secure the first mounting strap to the back plate, an end of the second mounting strap coupling to the second press stud to releasably secure the second mounting strap to the back plate;
• a tank securing strap fastened to the back plate and extending from the outer side of the back plate, the tank securing strap configured to engage a supply tank to securely and releasably fasten the supply tank to the back plate;
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• a valve retaining mount disposed on the back plate along the outer side, the valve retaining mount configured to releasably secure an air supply valve to the back plate for engagement with the supply tank.