Wig block holder

Claim 1

A block holder for a mannequin head having a conical recess comprising four interconnecting separable parts secured by a single securing means: a clamp base for fixedly securing to a table top comprising a roof and a floor connected by a sidewall whereby said table top is gripped between said floor and roof by means of a threaded stud which threadedly engages a threaded opening in said floor for adjustment to the thickness of said tabletop, said roof being provided with an upwardly extending wall situated opposite said sidewall; a ball and socket connection seated on the roof of aforesaid clamp base comprising a ball with an integrally formed upwardly projecting standard for frictional engagement within the recess of the mannequin head, the lower end of said ball frictionally seated and rotatably movable within a fixed socket; a pressure plate seated on aforesaid ball and activated by a handle which alternately exerts and releases pressure on aforesaid ball to afford fixed pivotal variations in the position of the mannequin head, said single securing means comprising a threaded bolt which threadedly engages a threaded wingnut inserted through complementary openings in the sidewall of the clamp base and the handle, said pressure plate being provided with oppositely positioned outwardly extending flanges adapted to engage openings respectively in the upwardly extending wall of the clamp base and the handle.