(19)
(11) EP 0 634 114 B1

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/49

(21) Application number: 94830087.6

(22) Date of filing: 25.02.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6A41H 5/00

(54)

Articulated dress form, particularly designed for patterning cloth and hat articles, in general for children and teenagers

Gelenkige Modellpuppe zur Herstellung von Bekleidungsstücken und Hüten für Kinder und Jugendliche

Mannequin articulé pour la réalisation de vêtements et chapeaux destinés à des enfants et adolescents


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 13.07.1993 IT MI930571 U

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.01.1995 Bulletin 1995/03

(73) Proprietor: CAD MODELLING S.r.l.
I-50121 Firenze (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Quattrocolo, Silvio
    I-50121 Firenze (IT)

(74) Representative: Cicogna, Franco 
Ufficio Internazionale Brevetti Dott.Prof. Franco Cicogna Via Visconti di Modrone, 14/A
20122 Milano
20122 Milano (IT)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 524 119
US-A- 4 885 844
FR-A- 958 402
   
       
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION



    [0001] The present invention relates to a dress form for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers, as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and known from US-A-4 885 844.

    [0002] As is known, for properly preparing cloth articles in general, it is necessary to use a dress form reproducing the actual construction or shape of a human body.

    [0003] At present these dress forms are made according to a very reduced number of morphologic shapes and size.

    [0004] Accordingly, these prior dress forms do not allow a good evaluation of the cloth article being made, and this in particular with respect to its dressing characteristics.

    SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION



    [0005] Accordingly, the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned problems, by providing an articulated dress form construction, which reproduces a plurality of physical shapes and size of a child or teen-ager, so as to allow the possibility of testing and monitoring the proper dressing characteristics of cloth articles in general such as T-shirts, pullover, trousers, jackets and the like, specifically provided to be worn by children and teen-agers.

    [0006] Within the scope of the above mentioned aim, a main object of the present invention is to provide such a dress-form construction which is very reliable and safe in operation and which can be specifically used for patterning and testing hat articles for children and teen-agers.

    [0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, the above mentioned aim and objects, as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a dress-form for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers according to claim 1.

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS



    [0008] Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed disclosure of a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment of an articulated dress-form construction reproducing the body of a child, and being illustrated, by way of an indicative, but not limitative, example, in the accompanying drawings, where:

    Figure 1 is a side perspective view of the articulated dress form construction according to the present invention; and

    Figure 2 is a front perspective view of that same dress form construction.


    DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT



    [0009] With reference to the number references of the figures of the accompanying drawings, the subject articulated dress form construction, particularly designed for patterning and testing child and teen-ager cloth and hat articles, which has been indicated generally at the reference number 1, has been specifically designed depending on a plurality of parameters, derived from a basic physical configuration.

    [0010] More specifically, the specific value assigned to this basic configuration, is defined depending on the specific types, size and shapes of the children and teen-agers, which types can be classified as regular, robust, long-limbed and the like.

    [0011] This value is processed through parameters deriving from the height and size of the child and teen-ager.

    [0012] More precisely, the processing of the above mentioned parameters is performed by a computer and, accordingly, the result will be a series of weighed averaged values which will allow to make several different dress forms faithfully corresponding to the several physical configurations.

    [0013] The thus made dress forms will have a height from 60 to 170 centimeters and will be provided with suitable articulated elements, in particular at the shoulders 2, the elbows 3, the hip regions 4, the knees 5 and feet 6.

    [0014] Owing to the provision of these articulated elements, it will be possible to subject each individual dress form to natural movements, thereby perfectly monitoring the dressing characteristics of the cloth articles in general.

    [0015] Moreover, since each dress form is provided with a head portion 7, in the embodiments thereof up to a height of 118 centimeters, it will be possible to pattern and test several types of hats.

    [0016] From the above disclosure it should be apparent that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects.

    [0017] The fact is moreover to be pointed out that the storing of the above mentioned data will afford the possibility to immediately recognizing the construction of a dress form corresponding to the physical configuration of a child, owing to the storing, as stated, of the above defined type or configuration values or parameters.

    [0018] The invention as disclosed is susceptible to several variations and modifications all of which will come within the scope of the inventive idea.

    [0019] Moreover, all of the details can be replaced by other technically equivalent elements.

    [0020] In practicing the invention, the used materials, provided that they are compatible to the intended use, as well as the size and shapes thereof can be any, depending on requirements.


    Claims

    1. A dress-form (1) for patterning and testing cloth and hat articles for children and teen-agers, said dress-form being designed and sized based on a plurality of parameters derived from a basic physical configuration, said parameters being processed by computer means, so as to provide mathematic models or patterns adapted to make a plurality of dress-forms meeting said requirements, characterized in that said processed parameters comprise a series of weighed averaged values adapted to allow to make several types of dress-forms faithfully corresponding to several different physical configurations, and that said dress-form is an articulated dress-form, has a height from 60 to 170 centimeters, and is provided with a head portion up to a height of 118 centimeters, and with articulated elements in particular at the shoulders (2), elbows (3), hip regions (4), knees (5) and feet (6) thereof.
     
    2. A dress-form (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the specific value assigned to said basic physical configuration is defined depending on different types of children and teenagers, that is regular, robust, long-limbed types and the like.
     
    3. A dress-form according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that said value is processed by means of data derived from the height and size of the child or teen-ager.
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Eine Kleiderpuppe (1) zur Dekoration und für die Anprobe von Kleidung und Hüten für Kinder und Jugendliche, wobei die Gestalt und die Größe dieser Kleiderpuppe auf der Grundlage einer Vielzahl von Parametern, die von einer physischen Grundkonstitution hergeleitet sind, entworfen wurden und diese Parameter von einem Computer verarbeitet werden, um mathematische Modelle oder Muster bereitzustellen, die zur Herstellung einer Vielzahl von Kleiderpuppen, die diese Bedingungen erfüllen, angepaßt sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß diese verarbeiteten Parameter eine Reihe gewichteter, gemittelter Werte umfaßt, die die Herstellung zahlreicher Typen von Kleiderpuppen erlauben, die naturgetreu den vielen unterschiedlichen physischen Konstitutionen entsprechen, und daß diese Kleiderpuppe eine gelenkige Kleiderpuppe ist und eine Höhe zwischen 60 und 170 Zentimetern besitzt, und daß sie mit einem Kopfteil bis zu einer Höhe von 118 Zentimetern und mit gelenkig befestigten Teilen ausgestattet ist, insbesondere an deren Schultern (2), Ellenbogen (3), Hüftregion (4), Knien (5) und Füßen (6).
     
    2. Ein Kleiderpuppe (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der dieser physischen Grundkonstitution zugeordnete spezifische Wert in Abhängigkeit der unterschiedlichen Typen von Kindern und Jugendlichen festgelegt ist, also normal, kräftig, mit langen Gliedmaßen und dergleichen.
     
    3. Ein Kleiderpuppe (1) nach den Ansprüchen 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dieser Wert mittels Daten berechnet wird, die von der Höhe und der Größe des Kindes oder Jugendlichen hergeleitet werden.
     


    Revendications

    1. Mannequin (1) pour la réalisation de patrons, la réalisation et l'essayage d'articles d'habillement et de chapeaux pour enfants et adolescents, ledit mannequin étant conçu en forme et en taille sur la base de plusieurs paramètres dérivés d'une configuration physique de base, lesdits paramètres étant traités par des moyens informatiques, de façon à fournir des modèles ou schémas mathématiques adaptés pour réaliser plusieurs mannequins remplissant lesdites conditions, caractérisé en ce que lesdits paramètres traités comprennent une série de valeurs moyennes pondérées adaptées pour permettre de réaliser plusieurs types de mannequins correspondant fidèlement à plusieurs configurations physiques différentes, et en ce que ledit mannequin est un mannequin articulé, présente une taille de 60 à 170 centimètres, et est muni d'une portion de tête jusqu'à une hauteur de 118 centimètres, et d'éléments articulés en particulier au niveau de ses épaules (2), coudes (3), régions des cuisses (4), genoux (5) et pieds (6).
     
    2. Mannequin (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la valeur spécifique attribuée à ladite configuration physique de base est définie en fonction de différents types d'enfants et adolescents, c'est-à-dire des types réguliers ou moyens, robustes, à longs membres et analogues.
     
    3. Mannequin (1) selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que ladite valeur est traitée au moyen de données dérivées de la hauteur et de la taille de l'enfant ou adolescent.
     




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