Apparel apparatus – Forming – pressing – molding – and stretching – Forms
Patent
1993-02-12
1996-01-02
Mohanty, Bibhu
Apparel apparatus
Forming, pressing, molding, and stretching
Forms
223 68, 16338, 16339, 16 37, 403 84, 403 83, 403260, D06C 1500, A41H 500, E05C 1764, F16C 1100
Patent
active
054800749
ABSTRACT:
A mannequin having a plurality of body sections with each of the body sections being shaped in the form of a mannequin shape of a portion of an individual's body, and a plurality of hinge assemblies for interconnecting the body sections to form a mannequin shape of at least a portion of an individual. Each of the hinge assemblies is adjustable for adjusting the force required to hingedly move one of the body sections relative to the other body section connected thereto. In one embodiment, the hinge assemblies also include a portion for rotating one body section relative to the other body section connected thereto.
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