Quick-donning and preventive wearing respiratory mask system for aircraft crew member

A respiratory system, the respiratory system comprising:

• a head armature comprising:
• a cradle including a first retention mechanism integrated on the head armature at a first location on the head armature;
• and
• a respiratory mask assembly comprising:
• an upper harness;
• a lower harness;
• at least one spacer coupled between the upper harness and the lower harness and configured to space the upper harness from the lower harness, wherein the cradle is configured to receive the respiratory mask assembly in a stand-by position;
• and
• a second retention mechanism integrated on the respiratory mask assembly and configured to mate with the head armature and coupled to at least one of the upper harness or the lower harness and configured to detachably connect the respiratory mask assembly with the head armature at a second location proximate to the second retention mechanism such that the respiratory mask assembly is movable from the stand-by position to a use position while connected to the head armature and such that the respiratory mask assembly is selectively detachable from the head armature in a stand-alone configuration whereby the respiratory mask assembly is disconnected from the head armature, wherein, in the use position, the respiratory mask assembly is configured to provide oxygen to a user and actuation of the second retention mechanism does not cause either of the upper harness or the lower harness to disconnect from the respiratory mask assembly, and
• wherein the head armature is configured to be worn on a head of the user such that the cradle is between the respiratory mask assembly and the user's head when the respiratory mask assembly is in the stand-by position.

A respiratory system, the respiratory system comprising:

• a head armature comprising:
• a cradle including a first retention mechanism integrated on the head armature at a first location on the head armature;
• and
• a respiratory mask assembly comprising:
• an upper harness;
• a lower harness;
• at least one spacer coupled between the upper harness and the lower harness and configured to space the upper harness from the lower harness, wherein the cradle is configured to receive the respiratory mask assembly in a stand-by position;
• and
• a second retention mechanism integrated on the respiratory mask assembly and configured to mate with the head armature and coupled to at least one of the upper harness or the lower harness and located on the at least one spacer, wherein actuation of the second retention mechanism is configured to detachably connect the respiratory mask assembly with the head armature at a second location proximate to the second retention mechanism such that the respiratory mask assembly is movable from the stand-by position to a use position while connected to the head armature and such that the respiratory mask assembly is selectively detachable from the head armature in a stand-alone configuration whereby the respiratory mask assembly is disconnected from the head armature, wherein, in the use position, the respiratory mask assembly is configured to provide oxygen to a user and actuation of the second retention mechanism does not cause either of the upper harness or the lower harness to disconnect from the respiratory mask assembly, and
• wherein the head armature is configured to be worn on a head of the user such that the cradle is between the respiratory mask assembly and the user's head when the respiratory mask assembly is in the stand-by position.