Pivotal carrier assembly for a harness

A carrier assembly for a harness (1) for carrying a power operated hand tool, the carrier assembly comprising a back plate (10) including connections for shoulder straps (2), a lap belt (4 ) and means for holding the work tool, the back plate (10) is arranged to be connected to the hip belt (4) by means of a pivotal connecting link (50) to allow rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the back plate (10), the rear plate (10) comprises a recess (11) defining a cavity adapted to receive a corresponding tongue-shaped member (51) arranged on the hip belt (4), characterized in that the recess (11) further comprises a hole (13) adapted to receive a corresponding projecting elevation (53) disposed on a resilient flange (52) on the tongue-shaped member (51) in a snap-fit ​​connection , wherein the back plate (10) is arranged to pivot about the elevation (53) on the resilient flange (52).