Patent ID: 6889390

Claim:
A face mask retaining system, comprising: a face mask; a hood configured as a head cover; a mounting band integral with said hood and configured to couple to said face mask and form a seal between said hood and said face mask; a head harness configured to hold said face mask against the face of a user; and at least one bracket configured to couple said face mask to said integral mounting band, said integral mounting band comprising a plurality of spaced apart coupling structures configured to couple to said head harness and to said at least one bracket, said at least one bracket being configured to couple to said coupling structures of said integral mounting band, said at least one bracket comprising a coupling structure configured to couple to said head harness, said head harness comprising a plurality of flanges configured to extend around said hood, and a plurality of orifices within each of said flanges configured to couple to said coupling structures of said integral mounting band and said coupling structure of said at least one bracket.