Articulated mannequin with various assembly mechanisms

Abstract

This invention relates to an articulated mannequin, comprising various assembly mechanisms that keep the limbs thereof assembled, in which said limbs may be rigid or flexible as well as hollow or solid. Said assembly mechanisms include, at least: magnetic connection mechanisms, magnetic locking and connection mechanisms, adjustable locking and connection mechanisms, adjustable twisting and connection mechanisms, free movement and connection mechanisms, automated movement and connection mechanisms, compound disc mechanisms, double ball-and-socket joint mechanisms and compression ball-and-socket joint mechanisms. Said mechanisms are characterized in that they are inserted in the material of the limbs of the articulated mannequin, and in that they give the articulated mannequin a complete range of movement and versatility, enabling it to take up any human posture and be installed in almost any location. By virtue of said assembly mechanisms, the limbs of the articulated mannequin can: remain static in a given position; return automatically to a given position, after having been moved; be assembled around a dividing sheet; perform automated movements; and perform movements without resistance, when interacting with moving objects; thereby being able to be put to more uses, in the location where the articulated mannequin is positioned.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to an articulated mannequin constituted by various assembling mechanisms that maintain its members assembled; wherein said assembly mechanisms are, at least: magnetic attachment, magnetic attachment and locking, adjustable attaching and locking, adjustable attachment and torsion, attaching and free movement, attachment and automated movements, composite discs, dual kneecap and compression kneecap mechanisms, which are characterized in that said mechanisms are inserted between the limbs of the articulated mannequin.[0002]The above referred assembly mechanism provides the articulated mannequin with full mobility and versatility, allowing it to allowing it to adopt any human posture and allowing it to be installed almost anywhere, easing the dressing and undressing operations thereof; wherein said assembly mechanisms allow: that the articulated mannequin can stay in any assigned static position, that its members can automatically retur...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an articulated mannequin that can be used as a promotional tool for various products and services. It has advantages such as being lightweight, easy to adjust to different postures, and exhibits great versatility for apparel, footwear, and accessories. The mannequin is not necessary to disassemble and assemble its arms and legs to dressed and undress it, which is a problem for conventional mannequins. It can be made of rigid or flexible, hollow or solid materials, and can be easily and safely manipulated. Overall, the articulated mannequin is designed to provide a high visual impact and facilitate the marketing and promotion of various products and services.

Problems solved by technology

The mannequins of human bodies are commonly shown with or without head, without articulated limbs and with assembly mechanisms that only fulfill the function of keeping its members together, so that it is necessary to disassemble at least one of its members to dress and undress the mannequins, such as: the arms or legs, complicating the task when reassembling those members, which is a waste of time, besides running the risk of an incorrect assembly that may cause breaking and / or malfunction of such assembly mechanisms.

One of the disadvantages of the articulated mannequins mentioned above, is that their locking mechanisms are not firmly inserted between the material of its members, which are usually superimposed, assembled or bolted into the members, so that over of time and use, these locking mechanisms tend to loosen, causing a malfunction.

Other disadvantage of the above mentioned articulated mannequins, is that their locking mechanisms only have the function of keeping its members assembled with little locking force, which causes that with only its own weight or with some vibration, said members move from their assigned position.

Another disadvantages of the articulated mannequins aforementioned, are that: their assembly mechanisms cannot achieve that: its members automatically return to an assigned position after they have been moved; that they can be assembled around a dividing sheet; that they can perform automated movements; that they can make movements without resistance by interacting with other moving objects, or that their assembly mechanisms may have an embodiment in which they can be disassembled in order to give them maintenance, replace them or replace them with other assembly mechanism.

Another disadvantage with most of the aforementioned articulated mannequins, is that the anatomical shape of the junction points where their locking mechanisms are located, don't have a realistic human appearance, since to ensure that those members can move, the joints are designed with very rough shapes and unsightly, looking as if they were deformed.

Another disadvantage with the aforementioned articulated mannequins, is that in sections where their locking mechanisms are located, are commonly observed screws, nuts and / or parts of any component of the locking mechanism which joins the members, providing them with an unrealistic appearance, with many piercings and / or external cavities, which are not very pleasing to the eye.

In some inventions of articulated mannequins, they can only be adjusted the position of certain members of his body, wherein it is only possible to adjust the position of the head, arms, forearms, legs or calves; taking very limited and unrealistic postures, so that they do not give to the viewers the feeling that these articulated mannequins adopt natural postures, as would a human being.

It is worth mentioning that flexible mannequins of human bodies can adopt various positions, with the disadvantage that its cover normally comprises one piece, so that when the members are flexed, there are formed folds on the cover, which causes the flexible mannequin to look unrealistic and these folds tear the cover over time, causing the flexible mannequin to look deformed, anatomically disproportionate and unpleasant to the view.

Another disadvantage is that usually, the external appearance of said flexible mannequins lacks details of both features of the face, and of the defined lines of the human body, since they have a spongy and unnatural appearance.

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