An improved pony bottle bracket that is light weight, compact, simple to
use, and facilitates a quick and easy set-up is disclosed. A push button
latch enables a diver to quickly disconnect the pony bottle from the main
bottle. The pony tank bracket and base unit bracket are mounted by use of
a belt and adjustable band straps. The locking mechanism is
self-contained, thereby eliminating or minimizing the use of separate
components (e.g., no clevis, hitch, cotter or quick release pins) which
may be lost. The bracket also eliminates or reduces the use of any items
which may entangle the diver or entangle other objects in the diver's
surroundings (e.g., no string, cord, chain or lanyards). The bracket is
bidirectional (e.g., reversible) such that the top bracket mount may be
rotated between about 0 and 180 degrees.