Adjustable dress form system

Abstract

A body form includes various reconfigurable portions that are adjusted to establish a preferred shape and / or size in order to achieve body feature(s) having a desired form. The preferred body form is constructed with adjustable bust and buttock portions. Each adjustable breast portion includes internally adjustable breast portions. Likewise, the buttock portion includes internally adjustable cheek portions. In this manner, a more universal and versatile body form is provided that can be readily altered depending on a desire / need of the fashion designer, clothing display personnel or the like.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 808,997, filed May 26, 2006.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention pertains to the art of dress forms and, more particularly, to a body form for creating and displaying clothing wherein the body form incorporates portions which are readily adjustable to establish a customized shape and / or size configuration.[0004]2. Discussion of the Prior Art[0005]Dress or body form mannequins are well known in the art and generally come in a wide range of sizes, shapes and styles. Dress forms are used by the fashion industry as a foundation to build a dress and by the retail industry as a means of displaying articles of clothing. Unfortunately, given the large array of sizes and shapes of the body forms, it is often times difficult to store enough body forms to accommodate a wide variety of body types. Even if one ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The present invention is directed to a body or dress form having various reconfigurable portions that can be readily adjusted to establish a desired shape and / or size of a particular body feature(s). In one form of the invention, the body form is constructed with adjustable bust and buttock portions which are selectively reconfigurable to enable the body form to take on a wide range of desired sizes and / or shapes. In this manner, a more universal and versatile body form is provided that can be readily altered depending on a particular desire / need of the fashion designer, clothing display personnel or the like.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, given the large array of sizes and shapes of the body forms, it is often times difficult to store enough body forms to accommodate a wide variety of body types.

Even if one had the room to store a body form for each body type, the cost associated with that storage would be considerable.

Unfortunately, many items of clothing don't hang right if not placed on a body form having the proper body type.

If the clothes don't look right when being designed or offered for sale, customers may not be attracted to make a purchase.

While forms of this type enable a wider range of sizes, they do not allow for changes in, for example, breast cup size or the size and shape of the buttocks.

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