Clothes mannequin garment hanger
OwnerJoseph Hollingsworthinventor
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Abstract
A clothes mannequin is formed out of a rigid flat core panel sandwiched between two surrounding layers of soft resilient foam material, such that the mannequin is relatively light weight yet resistant to bending, twisting or breaking apart. A suspension hook has a swivel connection with the core panel whereby the mannequin can be suspended from an overhead clothes bar or hook structure. In one contemplated usage of the mannequin a sleeveless smock is draped over the mannequin to hold clothing accessories, such as shoes, jewelry, scarfs, etc. in a coordinate arrangement with the clothing displayed on the mannequin.
Claims6
A clothes mannequin comprising:
- a flat rigid core panel having two major surfaces, an upper edge, two side edges, and a lower edge;
- said core panel having a vertical centerline located midway between its side edges;
- the panel upper edge comprising two upper edge sections sloping outwardly and downwardly from the vertical centerline, and said core panel being large enough to serve as a rigid reinforcement for a respective cushion;
- a vertical axis bearing mounted on the upper edge area of said core panel at its vertical centerline;
- a suspension hook having a downwardly-extending vertical rod portion rotatably mounted in said bearing, whereby the hook can swivel around the bearing axis;
- an elastomeric foam cushion completely surrounding said core panel;
- said foam cushion having major surfaces and said foam cushion having an outer edge surface that extends essentially parallel to the edges of said core panel;
- with the outer edge surface of the cushion being in close proximity to the core panel edges;
- said cushion having two major surfaces spaced relatively far away from said major surfaces of said core panel, and with the outer edge surface of said cushion being convexly curved to smoothly merge with the major surfaces of the cushion to give the mannequin a three dimensional appearance, whereby articles of clothing can be arranged on the mannequin without being creased or wrinkled;
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- a V-shaped strip extending along the upper edge of said core panel to provide a localized reinforcement of the core panel upper edge;
- said bearing being integrally connected to said V-shaped strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.