Patent ID: 8485824

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a manikin, said manikin having a plurality of articulated limbs; a rod, said rod attached to said manikin, said rod having a spherical end; a beam, said beam being deformable by hand, said beam having a first distal end, said first distal end holding a fixed location in space, said first distal end having a spherical shape; at least two retainers, each one of said at least two retainers having at least two concave surfaces, one of said at least two concave surfaces dimensioned and configured to mate with said spherical end, another of said at least two concave surfaces dimensioned and configured to mate with said distal end, each of said at least two retainers having an opening; a bolt, said bolt dimensioned and configured to pass through said opening of each of said at least two retainers, said bolt having a head, said head having a circumference larger than said opening; and a nut, said nut dimensioned and configured to thread onto said bolt, said at least two retainers located between said head and said nut, whereby said beam is releaseably and rotatably attached to said rod.