GB2492792A - Mannequin with a cut-away neck portion - Google Patents
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- GB2492792A GB2492792A GB1111926.0A GB201111926A GB2492792A GB 2492792 A GB2492792 A GB 2492792A GB 201111926 A GB201111926 A GB 201111926A GB 2492792 A GB2492792 A GB 2492792A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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Abstract
A mannequin 10 comprises a torso 12 having a cut-away portion 14 at the neck so that, in use, no part of the mannequin is visible at the neckline when a garment is place over it. An insert 16 fits snugly into the cut-away portion 14 to increase the width of the collar bone region. Flexible support arms 18, 20 may be used to provide additional support to the garment. Other various detachable components include shoulder pieces 22 arm pieces 24, 26 pelvic regions 28, 29 and leg pieces 32. The mannequin may be used to support a garment when it is being photographed for advertising purposes. The application also describes a mannequin having two upper leg portions and a pelvic portion which terminates short of the body waistline, and for use in photographing skirts, trousers or shorts.
Description
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MANNEQUIN
Field of the invention
The presenn invention relates to a mannequin and, in particular, to a mannequin for supporting a garment as it is being photographed.
Background of the invention i0
When photographing a garment for advertising purposes, be it for a catalLogue or for a point of sale display, it is desirable for the garment to be seen in the shape that it would adopt when worn by a person rather than folded and lying on a flat surface. Hence, many garments are often photographed worn by live models, but the use of live models inevitably adds to the cost of the photographs.
It is also known to photograph garments while placed over a mannequin (also termed a dummy) . With currently available mannequins, it is not possible to avoid part of the mannequin being visible in the photographs and this is deemed to detract aesthetically from the photographs.
For this reason, it is known to resort to photo editing techniques to remove the parts of the mannequin that are visible in the photograph so as to give the appearance of a garment worn by an invisible person or a ghost manneguin.
To give the appearance of, say, a shirt worn by a ghost mannequin, it is not sufficient to edit the photograph digitally by removing the neck of the mannequin and replacing it with the background image. Instead, one must additionally photograph the inner surface of the back of the collar and blend it into the region that was occupied by the removed neck of the mannequin.
The digital photo editing techniques to which one must resort to give The appearance of a ghost mannequin are thus again time consuming. Two separate photographs of the article are required, one while the garment is placed normally on the mannequin and the cther when it is turned inside out. The two photos must then be suitably combined, taking care to match the image size, lighting, brightness contrast etc. all of which adds to the cost of the finished photographs. i0
Object of the Invention The aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a mannequin that can without, or with only minimal, photo editing allow a garment to be photographed while appearing to be worn by a ghost.
Summary of thc invcntion
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mannequin for supporting garments having a neckline, wherein the mannequin comprises a torso having no neck and a cut-away portion that extends along the collar bone and down the chest and back of the torso such that no part of the mannequin is visible at the neckline of a garment placed over the mannequin.
The optimum shape and size of the cut-away portion of the mannequin will depend on the shape of the neckline and the back of the garment. One could use numerous mannequins, each designed specifically for a particular type of garment, for example one for I-shirts and another for low-cut ladies' blouses, etc., but it is preferred to form the mannequin to suit reveaiing garments with low backs and necklines and to mount on the mannequin at least one attachment to provide support for the collars and necklines of less revealing garments.
Such an at-iachment may be designed as an insert that fits into the cut-away portion of the mannequin and is continuous with the surface of the torso so as to reduce the size of the cut-away portion by increasing the width of the collar bone pornions and/or raising the neckline. A modular design of such inserts, for example in which the inserts may be nested one inside the other, would allow the cut-away portion to be reduced in size progressively until the mannequin is just out of sight in the finished photograph. i0
AlternativelLy, an attachment may comprise one or more fiexibiLe but stiff arms secured at one end to the mannequin and having a free end capable of being positioned at will to support the neckline of the garment.
The flexible arms may comprise plastics coated wires or members formed of a multiply-articulated series of stiff ball joints. The latter members arc well known and arc sometimes used in camera tripods. The flexible arms need to be capable of being bent and to retain their shape even when supporting the weight of the neckline of a garment.
It is not essential for the flexible arms to be totally invisible in the photograph, just as long as they do not totally obscure the inner surface of the back of the garment. If visible, only minor editing is reguired to remove their image from the finished photograph and this can be done by copying (using a cloning tool) the adjacent parts cf the garment over the image of the support arms without the need for a second photograph to be taken with the garment inverted.
To enable the same mannequin to be used with as many different garments as possible, it is desirable for the mannequin to have additional complete or partial limbs securable to the torso. Hence, an arm stub may be added for photographing short sleeved T-shirts, and a lower arm section (withou-i a wrist) may be added for long sleeved shirts etc. In the same way, removable sections may be added to the lower end of the torso to suit the length of the garment.
Hence, the torso may have an attachment terminating at the hip line, and extensions terminating level with the top of the legs and with half way down the thighs, etc., for progressively longer garments. i0
The mannequin can be supported on a stand secured to its lowermost section or it may be suspended by wire. If the means of support is visible in any photograph, its image may readily be removed using simple editing techniques which once again would not require the use of a second image.
rJhile it is not generally regarded as necessary to use the ghost manncquin techniquc for trouscrs, therc being no demand for photographs to show the inside of the waistband at the back of the trousers nor the interior of the seams, the present invention may also be applied to a trouser mannequin.
Thus, in accordance with a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a mannequin for photographing garments such as pants, skirts, trousers and shorts, comprising a partial body having two upper leg portions and a pelvic portion, wherein the pelvic portion terminates short of the body waistline, whereby when used to support a garment being photographed, the mannequin does not totally obscure the inner surface of the waistband of the garment on the side of the garment remote from the camera.
Once again, removable attachments or flexible arms may be used to support the waistfine of the garment if the material of the garment does not have the necessary stiffness.
Brief description of the drawings
The invention will now be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the single figure shows a modular manneguin embodying both aspects of the invention.
Detailed description of the preferred embodiment
The single drawing shows a mannequin 10 assembled from several separable components. The main component is a torso 12 having a cut-away portion at the neckline so that the neck is missing along with part of the collar bones and the top part of the chest and back.
The various detachable components are shoulder pieces 22 (the suffixes L and B in the drawing indicate left and right) upper arm picces 24, lower arm piecos 26, an upper pelvic region 28, an upper leg and lower pelvic region 30 and leg pieces 32. The components are selected in dependence upon the nature of the garment, so that the garment is supported as fully as possible while as little of the mannequin as possible is visible from the camera's viewing angle.
The cut-away portion 14 at the neckline of the torso 12 is fairly extensive and remains invisible when used to support a ladies' top with a revealing plunging neckline.
However, such a large cut-away portion 14 would not be suitable for a blouse with a collar or a closed neckline because the garment would sag at the neck.
To avoid the need for numerous mannequins with different necklines, the preferred embodiment of the invention allows the use of attachments and inserts that adapt the neckline to suit different garments.
The insert 16 fits snugly into the cut-away portion 14 to increase the width of the collar bone region of the mannequin and provide additional support above the bust line. One can provide several such inserts and they may be used either singly or nested one within the other to achieve the desired degree of support while remaining invisible.
As an alternative, one may screw or otherwise secure within the cut-away portion flexible support arms 18 and 20.
The support arm 18 is made of wire while the support arm 20 is made in the same manner as the legs of so-called gorilla tripods. Such arms can be bent at will but are capable of supporting the weight of a garment neckline in any position.
By suitably bending and positioning such arms, they may provide the desired support while remaining out of sight.
If, by nature of the garment, one cannot avoid a support arm boing visiblo whon tho garmont is photographed, because the support arm will not totally obscure the inside of the garment, its image may be removed by careful editing of the photograph. Such editing is not very time consuming as it does not require the blending of two images but merely the cloning of the adjacent part of the garment visible in the photograph. The same cloning procedure can also be used to remove the means by which the mannequin is itself supported, be ic a stand or a hanging wire.
The section 30 of the mannequin comprising the upper legs and lower pelvic region can be used on it own to photograph items such as pants and skirts, once again while appearing to be worn by a ghost as the mannequin will terminate short of the waistline of the garment. If needed, flexible arms may be used to support the waist of the garment or one may resort to the use of starch to import sufficient stiffness to the garment to avoid the need to additional support.
The mannequin lD may be fnrmed nf any suitable material and it may be made either solid or hollow. If hollow, the mannequin may be made in one piece by blow moulding or rotational moulding of a polypropylene or polyethylene based plastics material. Alternatively, the mannequin may be of an assembled clam shell construction comprising two parts each formed separately by vacuum or injection moulding. If solid, the mannequin may be fashioned out of wood or by moulding a solid foam, such as expanded polystyrene, or a compressible foam, such as an open cell or closed cell sponge.
It is desirable for at least part of the mannequin to have a high friction outer surface so that the garment should tend to stay in place once positioned on the mannequin.
It is further desirable for the mannequin to be designed to accept pins without being damaged so that if a garment that does not fit the mannequin perfectly it may be stretched and pinned into position.
Claims (1)
- <claim-text>CLAIMS1. A mannequin for supporting garments having a neckline, wherein the mannequin comprises a torso having no neck and a cut-away portion that extends along the collar bone and down the chest and back of the torso such that no part of the mannequin is visible at the neckline of a garment placed over the mannequin. i0</claim-text> <claim-text>2. A mannequin as claimed in claim 1, wherein the neckline of the mannequin is shaped to suit revealing garments with low backs and necklines and at least one attachment is provided to act as support for the collars and necklines of less revealing garments.</claim-text> <claim-text>3. A mannequin as claimed in claim 2, wherein the attachment is designed as a romovable insert that fits into the cut-away portion of the mannequin and is continuous with the surface of the torso so as to reduce the size of the cut-away portion by increasing the width of the collar bone portions and/or raising the neckline.</claim-text> <claim-text>4. A mannequin as claimed in claim 3, wherein the insert is of modular design to allow the cut-away portion to be reduced in size progressively.</claim-text> <claim-text>5. A mannequin as claimed in claim 4, wherein the modular insert is a multi-component insert of which the components are nested one within the other.</claim-text> <claim-text>6. A mannequin as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the attachment comprises one or more flexible but stiff arms secured at one end to the mannequin and having a free end capable of being positioned at wilt to support the neckline of the garment.</claim-text> <claim-text>7. A mannequin as claimed in claim 6, wherein the flexible arms comprise plastics coated wires.</claim-text> <claim-text>8. A mannequin as claimed in claim 6, wherein the flexible arms comprise members formed of a multiply-articulated series of stiff ball joints.</claim-text> <claim-text>9. A mannequin as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein additional complete or partial detachable limbs or body parts are provided for securing to the torso.</claim-text> <claim-text>10. A mannequin for photographing garments such as pants, skirts, rrousers and shorts, comprising a partial body having two upper leg portions and a pelvic portion, wherein the pelvic portion terminates short of the body waistline, whereby when used to support a garment being photographed, the mannequin does nct totally obscure the innor surface of tho waistband of the garmont on the side of the garment remote from the camera.</claim-text> <claim-text>11. A mannequin as claimed in claim 10, wherein removable flexible arms are provided to support the waistline of the garment.</claim-text> <claim-text>12. A mannequin as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the mannequin is formed as a hollow body.</claim-text> <claim-text>13. A mannequin as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10, wherein the mannequin is formed as a solid body.</claim-text> <claim-text>14. A mannequin as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the material of the mannequin allows insertion of pins without damage to the mannequin.</claim-text> <claim-text>15. A mannequin as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a high friction surface is provided at least in -10 -selected regions of the mannequin to prevent a garment placed on the mannequin from sliding.</claim-text>
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| GB1111926.0A GB2492792A (en) | 2011-07-12 | 2011-07-12 | Mannequin with a cut-away neck portion |
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| US20160120339A1 (en) * | 2014-10-31 | 2016-05-05 | RNS Packaging Corporation | Biodegradable mannequin and method of making same |
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| DE806625C (en) * | 1950-04-04 | 1951-06-14 | Seifert Geb | Display stand for items of clothing |
| DE820996C (en) * | 1949-05-10 | 1951-11-15 | Hermann Meyer | Decoration stand for clothes |
| FR1012999A (en) * | 1950-02-17 | 1952-07-21 | Display for dresses and fabrics | |
| WO2004064577A1 (en) * | 2003-01-20 | 2004-08-05 | Aki Co., Ltd. | Molding structure with template combination |
| US20090250562A1 (en) * | 2008-04-04 | 2009-10-08 | Jupitz Steven R | Clothing Display and Kit |
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| US1351817A (en) * | 1920-02-06 | 1920-09-07 | Walters James Madison | Display-stand |
| DE820996C (en) * | 1949-05-10 | 1951-11-15 | Hermann Meyer | Decoration stand for clothes |
| FR1012999A (en) * | 1950-02-17 | 1952-07-21 | Display for dresses and fabrics | |
| DE806625C (en) * | 1950-04-04 | 1951-06-14 | Seifert Geb | Display stand for items of clothing |
| WO2004064577A1 (en) * | 2003-01-20 | 2004-08-05 | Aki Co., Ltd. | Molding structure with template combination |
| US20090250562A1 (en) * | 2008-04-04 | 2009-10-08 | Jupitz Steven R | Clothing Display and Kit |
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| US20160120339A1 (en) * | 2014-10-31 | 2016-05-05 | RNS Packaging Corporation | Biodegradable mannequin and method of making same |
| US9918570B2 (en) * | 2014-10-31 | 2018-03-20 | RNS Packaging Corporation | Biodegradable mannequin and method of making same |
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