ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,440, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to LEO D. BERNSTEIN & SONS INC. (New York).

"Mannequin display fitting lock mechanism" was invented by Richard Joseph Melohn (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display fitting lock mechanism for a mannequin to removably attach a mannequin part to another mannequin. The lock mechanism includes a shaft member having a shaft body including a recess. The lock mechanism also includes a receiving portion having a straight tube. The straight tube includes an interior channel extending through a longitudinal length of the straight tube that is configured to receive the shaft body of th...