Mannequin attachment system

Abstract

The present invention provides an mannequin attachment system that couples a mannequin head and a salon chair used in training beauty and salon technicians. The invention comprises a chair engaging and mannequin engaging portion. The chair engaging portion may engage a chair so that it secures the mannequin head with the mannequin engaging portion. The mannequin engaging portion may be adjustable to angle the mannequin head in various positions conducive to instructing students of technical arts such as salon, beauty, dental and other service or care of the head of a person

1 . A mannequin attachment system for attaching the mannequin head onto a chair, the system comprising: 
 a chair-engaging portion,    a mannequin-engaging portion, the mannequin-engaging portion disposed between the mannequin head and the chair-engaging portion.    
   
   
       2 . The system in  claim 1 , the chair-engaging portion comprising 
 a first element for securing the apparatus against a first surface of a chair,    a second element for securing the apparatus against a second surface of a chair,    a connecting element, the connecting element extending between the first element and second element.    
   
   
       3 . The system in  claim 2 , the first element further comprising a top end of the first element and a bottom end of the first element, the top end of the first element being disposed towards a top of the chair and the bottom end of the second element being disposed distally of the top of the chair, the second element further comprising a top end of the second element and a bottom end of the second element, the top end of the second element being disposed toward the top of the chair and the bottom end of the second element being disposed distally of the top of the chair.  
   
   
       4 . The chair-engaging portion of  claim 3 , whereby the bottom end of the first or second element biases towards the chair, securing the chair-engaging portion to the chair by friction.  
   
   
       5 . The chair-engaging portion of  claim 3 , whereby the bottom end of the first and second element biases towards the chair, securing the chair-engaging portion to the chair by friction.  
   
   
       6 . The chair engaging portion of  claim 1  further comprising a buffer portion, the buffer portion being disposed between the chair-engaging portion and the chair, whereby the buffer portion prevents direct contact between the chair-engaging portion and the chair.  
   
   
       7 . The system in  claim 1 , the chair-engaging portion further comprising a threaded coupling, the mannequin-engaging portion further comprising: 
 a retaining housing, the retaining housing having a threaded end and a retaining end, the threaded end having internal threads to engage the threaded coupling of the chair-engaging portion,    a mannequin mating portion, the retaining end of the retaining housing retaining the mannequin mating portion, whereby the mannequin mating portion may securely and removeably be placed into an orifice of a mannequin head.    
   
   
       8 . The retaining housing in  claim 7 , the housing having a circular lip having a diameter less than the retaining housing, whereby as the retaining housing rotates down upon the threaded coupling, the circular lip at the retaining end retains the ball-shaped region and thereby holds the mannequin head upon the mannequin attaching system.  
   
   
       9 . The mannequin mating portion in  claim 7  further comprising 
 a ball-shaped region,    a shaft, whereby the ball-shaped region is retained by the retaining housing, the shaft frictionally retains the mannequin head, and a user of the system may align an orifice of the mannequin upon the mating portion of the mannequin engaging portion.    
   
   
       10 . A mannequin attachment system for attaching a mannequin head onto a chair, the system comprising: 
 a chair-engaging portion having at least one of a first element and a second element biasing inward, the chair engaging portion further having a threaded coupling above the first element and second element,    a mannequin-engaging portion disposed above the chair-engaging portion and comprising 
 a retaining housing having a threaded end for screwing onto the threaded coupling of the chair engaging portion and a retaining end with a lip,  
 a mannequin mating portion having a ball shaped portion and a shaft, the retaining end of the retaining housing retaining the ball shaped portion mannequin mating portion, whereby the shaft of mannequin mating portion may securely and removeably be placed into an orifice of a mannequin head.  
   
   
   
       11 . A method for training students to address the needs of seated customers or patients, the method comprising the following steps 
 attaching a mannequin head to a mannequin head retaining system,    securing the head retaining system to the back of a salon chair,    simulating the application of beauty or oral hygiene services to the head of a human by rotating the mannequin head in appropriate planes of axis of the human head.