Patent ID: 9064429
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A taxidermy form for mounting a preserved animal skin for recreating the head of an animal, the taxidermy head form comprising: a head member having a lower jaw including a lip skin conforming section, a chin and an exterior surface to resemble the shape of the head of the animal such that the head member defines a first portion of a skeletal structure of the animal, the head member including first and second laterally spaced protrusions molded therein for receiving and supporting artificial eyes, wherein at least a portion of the protrusions are hemispherical in shape; at least one artificial eye comprising a singular hemispherical body having an outer convex surface and an inner concave surface, wherein the hemispherical portion of the protrusions correspond to the inner concave surface of the at least one artificial eye such that the at least one artificial eye is configured to receive the hemispherical portion of the protrusions and the at least one artificial eye is movable relative to the hemispherical portion of the protrusions for a desired multidimensional alignment; and a face member having an upper jaw including a lip skin conforming section, and having first and second eye openings formed therethrough, the face member formed to resemble a second portion of the skeletal structure, a sub-dermal muscular structure and facial anatomical features of the animal, wherein the head member includes a recess in which the face member is dimensionally adapted to be received to form the assembled taxidermy head form for receiving the animal skin and wherein the face member is affixed in at least partially covering relation to the head member such that the at least one eye extends at least partially through the first or second eye opening.