Patent ID: 9607529
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B29L,G09B

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a taxidermy mannequin, the method comprising: providing a mold, the mold including an open end, a wall having an internal surface and an opposing external surface, and an internal cavity surrounded by the internal surface of the wall of the mold; applying a layer of a mold release material to at least a portion of the internal surface of the wall of the mold; applying a powder material on an exposed surface of the mold release material layer; applying a layer of a glue mixture on an exposed surface of the powder material and the mold release material layer, the glue mixture including at least one water-soluble glue; applying a granular or fibrous material on an exposed surface of the glue mixture layer; allowing the glue mixture to at least partially dry, such that the granular or fibrous material becomes adhered to the glue mixture and at least a portion of the granular or fibrous material becomes at least partially embedded within the glue mixture; filling at least a portion of the internal cavity of the mold with a liquid slurry containing an expanding urethane foam; allowing the expanding urethane foam to expand and harden within the internal cavity of the mold to form a taxidermy mannequin; and removing the taxidermy mannequin from the mold.