U.S. patent application number 13/493374 was filed with the patent office on 2013-03-14 for apparatus and method for facilitating male orgasm.
The applicant listed for this patent is Ronald Allen Brown. Invention is credited to Ronald Allen Brown.
Application Number | 20130066147 13/493374 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 47721128 |
Filed Date | 2013-03-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130066147 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Brown; Ronald Allen |
March 14, 2013 |
Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Male Orgasm
Abstract
A male masturbation device and method for using same facilitates
orgasm without the necessity of the subject achieving an erection.
The novel device comprises a housing (14) and accumulator means
(12). The accumulator means maintains a consistent modest vacuum
within the housing notwithstanding sliding of the penis within the
housing. The accumulator means can be integrated with the housing
or detached from but in fluid communication with the housing. The
device may be used with or without a partner and its use may be
augmented by sensory stimulation contrivances. The novel device and
method offers the health and recreational benefits of orgasm, and
facilitates semen collection, for individuals suffering ED, without
resort to drugs or vacuum erection devices. The novel device takes
advantage of the fact that an erection is not required for orgasm,
however, users may experience an erection prior to ejaculation.
Inventors: |
Brown; Ronald Allen;
(Kailua-Kona, HI) |
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Applicant: |
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Brown; Ronald Allen |
Kailua-Kona |
HI |
US |
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Family ID: |
47721128 |
Appl. No.: |
13/493374 |
Filed: |
June 11, 2012 |
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Application
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PCT/US2011/050892 |
Sep 8, 2011 |
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13493374 |
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Current U.S.
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600/38 |
Current CPC
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A61F 2005/412 20130101;
A61F 5/41 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
600/38 |
International
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A61F 5/00 20060101
A61F005/00 |
Claims
1. A device for facilitating male orgasm with a flaccid penis
comprising a. a housing having an opening to receive a penis; b. an
accumulator means functioning to maintain within said housing a
partial vacuum at a pressure which is not less than 0.8 bar
absolute pressure notwithstanding movement of the penis within said
housing; whereby the benefits of orgasm may be imparted to a user
with erectile dysfunction without resort to drugs or vacuum
erection devices.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said accumulator means is
integrated with said housing.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein a portion of said housing is
resilient and depressible to comprise a component of said
accumulator means.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein said accumulator means is not
integrated with said housing but is in fluid communication
therewith.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein said accumulator means includes
one or more components selected from the group comprising a
bellows, spring, piston, cylinder, valve, balloon, check valve,
squeezable bulb, pump, squeezable cylinder, inflatable element, and
diaphragm.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein said partial vacuum is created
orally by blowing or sucking into said accumulator means or
housing.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein said partial vacuum is maintained
within the range of 4 cm Hg to 7 cm Hg.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the partial vacuum is maintained
within the range of 0.5 cm Hg to 15 cm Hg.
9. The device of claim 1 further comprising a variable aperture
means disposed at the opening of said housing functioning to create
a hermetic seal around a lubricated penis.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein said variable aperture means
functions to maintain a hermetic seal around said lubricated penis
while the diameter of said penis expands and contracts.
11. The device of claim 1 further comprising a prostate massage
means.
12. The device of claim 11 wherein said prostate massage means
comprises an elongate member in mechanical communication with said
housing such that manipulation of the housing serves to manipulate
said prostate massage means.
13. The device of claim 1 further comprising one or more sensory
stimulation means functioning to enhance the experience of the user
or two persons using the device together.
14. The device of claim 13 wherein said sensory stimulation means
are selected from a group comprising photos, physical objects
depicting human forms, audio recordings, sound generator, video
recordings, odorants, taste-able substance, makeup, heat, vibration
including operated remotely, harness, resilient sleeve, lubrication
system, mounts, male condom, female condom, scrotum retractor,
prostate probe, perineum probe, concealment, disguise, exerciser,
wearable accessories, female/couple accessories.
15. The device of claim 1 wherein said housing is substantially
restrained such that sliding of the penis within said housing may
be effected by movement of the user's body.
16. The device of claim 1 wherein a portion of said housing is
adapted to be inserted into a bodily orifice whereby the device may
be used with a partner.
17. An apparatus for facilitating male orgasm with a flaccid penis
comprising a housing having an opening to receive a penis and an
inflatable element functioning to maintain within said housing a
partial vacuum at a pressure which is not less than 0.8 bar
absolute pressure notwithstanding movement of said penis within
said housing.
18. A method for facilitating male orgasm with a flaccid penis
comprising a. providing a device comprising a housing having an
opening to receive a penis and an accumulator means functioning to
maintain within said housing a partial vacuum at a pressure which
is not less than 0.8 bar absolute pressure notwithstanding movement
of the penis within said housing; b. placing the glans of a
lubricated penis at the opening of said housing; c. actuating said
accumulator means to draw said glans into said housing; d. sliding
said glans within said housing, or sliding said housing relative to
said glans, to stimulate said glans and facilitate orgasm.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein said housing is substantially
restrained such that moving the user's body relative to said
housing effects sliding of said glans within said housing.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein said housing is substantially
restrained by insertion of a portion of said housing into a bodily
orifice of a partner.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein said housing is restrained by
anchoring said housing to a relatively stationary object.
22. The method of claim 18 wherein said accumulator means provided
is integrated with said housing.
23. The method of claim 18 wherein a portion of said housing
provided is resilient and depressible to comprise a component of
said accumulator means.
24. The method of claim 18 wherein said accumulator means provided
is not integrated with said housing but is in fluid communication
therewith.
25. The method of claim 18 wherein said accumulator means includes
one or more components selected from the group comprising a
bellows, siphon, spring, piston, cylinder, valve, balloon, check
valve, squeezable bulb, pump, squeezable cylinder, inflatable
element, and diaphragm.
26. The method of claim 18 wherein said partial vacuum is
maintained within the range of 4 cm Hg to 7 cm Hg.
27. The method of claim 18 wherein the partial vacuum is maintained
within the range of 0.5 cm Hg to 15 cm Hg.
28. The method of claim 18 wherein said device further comprises a
variable aperture means disposed at the opening of said housing
functioning to create a hermetic seal around said lubricated
penis.
29. The method of claim 28 wherein said variable aperture means
functions to maintain a hermetic seal around said lubricated penis
while the diameter of said penis expands and contracts.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This patent application is a continuation and claims the
benefit of Patent Cooperation Treaty International Application No.
PCT/US2011/050892 filed 8 Sep. 2011, which application is
incorporated in its entirety by this reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] This invention comprises a device and method for
facilitating male orgasm. More specifically, this invention
comprises a device that males, and couples, can use to facilitate
male masturbation and orgasm without the necessity of first
achieving an erection, and a method of using the same.
[0004] 2. Background Art
[0005] To facilitate understanding of this invention, two points
must be emphasized at the outset. Firstly, this invention is not a
VED (vacuum erection device), whose function, result, and operating
pressures are substantially at odds with the present invention.
VEDs subject the penis to a substantial vacuum in the range of
26-31 cm Hg for a period of time during which the penis becomes
engorged with blood while the user may experience mild discomfort.
While a VED is under a 26-31 cm Hg vacuum, partial withdrawal of
the penis, or sliding the device, is impeded because, in accordance
with Boyle's Law, partial withdrawal of the penis would
significantly increase the vacuum pressure, beyond a safe level,
causing risk of pain and injury to the penis. Use of a VED
generally does not provide a pleasant sensation which might
facilitate an orgasm. The relatively constant modest vacuum of
about 5 cm Hg which is maintained by the present invention is
insufficient to produce an erection, but instead facilitates
masturbation and orgasm with a flaccid penis.
[0006] VEDs of various designs are widely known, and a number have
been patented. VEDs are currently marketed in the United States in
a price range from $10 to $550, the $550 VED being recognized by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for inclusion in the
government Medicare program as an approved device to treat erectile
dysfunction (ED), while the $10 VED provides the same result, in
the same way, in the same amount of time. VEDs are highly effective
at producing an erect penis, which the subject may then proceed to
use as he will. VEDs are not intended to produce an orgasm.
[0007] The second point to be understood is that an erection is not
required for male orgasm, a fact which has been known in certain
academic circles since the 1960s, but the myth persists that an
erection must precede orgasm. June M. Reinisch, Ph.D., has recorded
a 15-minute video clip in which she explains the physiology of male
orgasm and why an erection is not a necessary part of the orgasm
process. Dr. Reinisch's video, and a transcription of the audio
portion thereof, may be accessed at
http://loveandhealth.worldgroups.com/Article.cfm?Article=157&SubTopic=18&-
Topic=2
[0008] Excerpts from the transcript of the audio portion of Dr.
Reinisch's presentation are reproduced below.
Myth: Erections are Necessary for Orgasm
June M. Reinisch, Ph.D.
[0009] The myth that we're going to bust this month is one that you
probably don't even know you have, but I think it has probably
affected, or will affect, if it hasn't, your sex life sometime in
your life--and not just you men who are listening to this but your
partners' lives. And I think it's an important one that we address,
so we're going to address it this month. The myth is that a man
must have an erection in order to have an orgasm and an
ejaculation. But the orgasm part I think is the most important
because that's the pleasure part. And it's a myth that not just men
have out there who are ordinary guys, but it's a myth that
physicians actually carry around with them, and a lot of scientists
don't know about. We sexologists, of course, know it's not true . .
. .
[0010] The fact is that men can have orgasms even if they have no
erections whatsoever. An erection is not necessary for orgasm or,
in fact, ejaculation, because they're all separate events. They
just happen to happen together, but they're not
inseparable--they're not the same thing. Very simply put, this
means that even if a man cannot produce any erection at all or can
only attain or maintain a partial erection, with appropriate manual
or oral stimulation he can experience a complete and fully
satisfying orgasm and an ejaculation . . . .
[0011] Now the revelation of the independence of arousal and
erection from ejaculation and orgasm provided what might be
considered the most important insight leading to the development of
modern sex therapy. The independent nature of these phases of
sexual response should have made front page news. Here's the
headlines that I see we could have had. We should have had
headlines like--of course in America we wouldn't have them, knowing
how uptight we are and how puritan we are--but I can see headlines
like "Orgasm Freed from Servitude of Erection," or how about "Men's
Pleasure Liberated from the Demands of Erection" but as you know,
we didn't get any of that. In fact, hardly any physicians even
found out about it. Because four decades later, after the original
medical report, most people, and that includes physicians, are
still unaware that with appropriate stimulation of the man's penis,
he can experience a full orgasm even when he has little or no
erection . . . .
[0012] Now the anatomical basis for the independence of erection,
ejaculation, and orgasm has been known and understood in some
quarters long before it was applied to clinical practice . . .
.
[0013] The first part of these orgasm phase events is called
emission. That's when semen is collected from the testes and other
internal organs . . . .
[0014] The second event is ejaculation. And that occurs almost
immediately after emission and involves strong spasmodic muscle
contractions which propel the semen through the urethra and out the
end of the penis, in spurts. Then the third part, of course, is
orgasm, that accompanies the ejaculation . . . .
[0015] So--I guess the moral of this myth-busting session is that
if you find yourself in a situation when an erection is not
forthcoming because maybe you've drunk a little bit too much or
you're sick or there's something else going on, or you're taking a
medication that at this point in your life is interfering with your
erections, now you know not to give up. Don't give up the ship!
This is a time to say to your partner, or even to yourself if
you're masturbating, that the pleasure is still there and that if
you keep at it and you do the things that make you feel good, then
you will have an orgasm, and of course there are other ways to
satisfy your partner. So keep at it, and know that your body wants
to give you pleasure and that an erection is not necessary in order
to have pleasure.
[0016] According to the Cleveland Clinic,
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/endocri-
nology/erectile-dysfunction/#cesec7, ED affects 52% of males over
age 40, and the prevalence and severity of ED at all ages is
increasing, as a side effect of growing health problems, notably
obesity and diabetes.
[0017] The initial primary beneficiaries of this invention will
necessarily be adult males in the so-called "more developed
countries", simply because they can afford it, and are likely to
become aware of it. From now through 2050, according to U.N.
projections, the total population of the more developed countries
will remain flat (at 1.25 billion), but is rapidly aging. Today,
62% of the 480 million adult males in the more developed countries
are over age 40, and those over age 40 will increase to 68% by
2050. Aging is a primary factor in the onset of ED. See the 2008
World Population Data Sheet by the Population Reference Bureau,
available at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6502276/2008-World-Population-Presentation.
[0018] There exists a variety of pharmaceuticals and apparatus
designed to facilitate an erection among those experiencing ED.
Pharmaceuticals used to facilitate erections among males have
significant side effects and are contraindicated for individuals
with certain medical conditions. The apparatus that facilitates
male erections can be expensive, cumbersome, difficult to use and
may be painful or irritating to the user.
[0019] Among the apparatus most commonly employed to facilitate
erection in men experiencing ED are vacuum erection devices. VEDs
function by employing a vacuum to draw blood into the penis,
engorging the tumescent tissues of the penis and facilitating an
erection. Numerous prior art patents and published literature
describe a wide variety of VED erection aids and a variety is
available commercially. The purpose and function of all VEDs is
assisting the male organ to achieve an erection.
[0020] VEDs require a minimum vacuum of approximately 28 cm Hg to
promote an erection in a male experiencing ED. A vacuum of this
magnitude makes sliding of the VED along the shaft of the penis
impossible. Any attempt to slide a penis being held within a VED
under a vacuum of 28 cm Hg or more would be painful and would cause
injury to the male organ. For the same reason, it is necessary to
release the vacuum in the VED in order to safely and painlessly
withdraw the penis from a VED. These characteristics make VEDs
unsuitable for masturbation and facilitating orgasm.
[0021] Accordingly, there would appear to be a need for a device
and method to facilitate masturbation and orgasm in males
experiencing ED, without the need to first create an erection by
employing pharmaceuticals or awkward and uncomfortable mechanical
devices.
[0022] An erection is not a prerequisite to male masturbation and
orgasm. Yet available manual masturbation aids and sex toys do not
function to facilitate male masturbation and orgasm with a flaccid
penis. There would appear to be the need for a device that
facilitates manual masturbation, orgasm and ejaculation in the
absence of an erection.
[0023] Individuals with more severe cases of ED, and those of
advanced age, typically require a higher level of stimulation in
order to achieve orgasm. Prostate massage is one method which can
be helpful in promoting orgasm in these individuals and a number of
prostate massage devices are available commercially. These devices
typically are made of rubber or silicone and may include a
vibrator. One end of the device is inserted anally to contact the
prostate while an external portion contacts the perineum. Because
currently available manual masturbation devices do not work with a
flaccid penis, there is a need for a device that can be used in
conjunction with prostate massage devices to facilitate
masturbation and orgasm in individuals with advanced ED who are not
able to, or are unlikely to, achieve an erection without resorting
to VEDs or pharmaceutical agents.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0024] These and other objects are obtained in the novel device of
the subject invention, a male masturbation device that facilitates
masturbation, orgasm and ejaculation without the necessity of the
subject achieving an erection, and a novel method for using this
device. The novel device and method offers the health and
recreational benefits of masturbation and orgasm, and facilitates
semen collection following ejaculation, for individuals suffering
ED, without the individual having to resort to drugs, or mechanical
erection-facilitating devices.
[0025] The novel device of the subject invention comprises a
housing and an accumulator means. The accumulator means is either
integrated with the housing of the masturbation device or is
detached and in fluid communication with the housing.
[0026] The housing of the masturbation device may further comprise
a resilient masturbation sleeve to receive the penis, a variable
aperture at the proximal end of the housing capable of forming a
hermetic seal around a lubricated penis and maintaining the seal
during use of the device, a rigid or, in some embodiments
depressible, enclosure that withstands a vacuum pressure of at
least 11 cm Hg and, in some embodiments, a check valve which allows
compressed air within the housing of the device to escape.
[0027] According to one embodiment, a remote accumulator means
maintains a modest vacuum, preferably within the range of 4 to 7 cm
Hg, within the masturbation device housing. This modest vacuum is
used to draw the penis into the masturbation device and also to
maintain the penis within the masturbation device when the device
is manipulated to stimulate the penis and promote orgasm.
[0028] According to alternative embodiments of the masturbation
device of the present invention, the device housing is formed with
a flexible surface or surface portion which, together with other
aspects of the device housing, serves as an integrated accumulator
means. When the flexible surface of the device housing is depressed
and released, a partial vacuum is created, once again preferably
within the range of 4 to 7 cm Hg, serving to draw the penis into
the device and to maintain the penis within the device during use.
The integrated accumulator means of other preferred embodiments
employ an inflatable element.
[0029] The method of the subject invention involves placing the
glans of a lubricated penis into the opening of the device housing,
followed by using either the remote or integrated accumulator means
to draw the penis into the device, and then manipulating the penis
by drawing the device housing back and forth along the shaft of the
penis, or otherwise moving the penis relative to the device
housing, partially withdrawing and reinserting the penis within the
housing, to stimulate the penis and facilitate orgasm and
ejaculation.
[0030] The accumulator means serves to maintain a modest vacuum
within the device housing at the preferred range of 4 to 7 cm Hg
during sliding of the penis. This vacuum is by itself insufficient
to promote an erection in the typical male suffering ED. However,
the user may experience a partial or full erection for other
reasons as, for example, tactile and other stimulation.
[0031] The variable aperture serves to maintain a hermetic seal
around the penis during manipulation and sliding, and also can
accommodate tumescence of the penis should stimulation cause the
penis to become partially or fully erect.
[0032] The housing can take on a variety of forms and shapes and
may be constructed from a variety of materials, many of which are
known in the sex-device industry. The housing may be formed to
simulate a human orifice, for example, making the device more
attractive and erotic to the user.
[0033] The device housing may be adapted to be held stationary by,
for example, pillows, furniture, or other mount of some type, while
the user moves his body back and forth relative to the restrained
device housing in order to insert and withdraw the penis within the
housing.
[0034] The masturbation device of the present invention includes
embodiments allowing its use with a sexual partner. Some
embodiments of the housing may be held between a partner's legs,
possibly contacting a partner's clitoris, and may further include
housings designed to be inserted into a partner's bodily orifice,
and may incorporate appendages, as for example a bullet vibrator,
to contact and stimulate a partner's clitoris, and may further
incorporate a harness or other means to secure it in place. Such
insertable embodiments lend themselves to be connected by tubing to
a remote accumulator means. Alternatively, a bulb appendage so
placed as to be squeezed between the partners' pubic bones (and
clitoris) can function to charge, and re-charge, the device's
integral accumulator as needed. Such bulb appendage may
alternatively be disposed at the end of a length of flexible
tubing, to be operated by either of the partners.
[0035] A further preferred embodiment of the subject invention
combines a masturbation device, suitable for use with a flaccid
penis, and a prostate massage apparatus.
[0036] The device of the present invention facilitates masturbation
and orgasm in males irrespective of whether the male achieves a
partial or complete erection. It is simple in its construction and
can be fabricated cheaply from a variety of known and available
components, rendering it easily accessible to individuals who
experience ED and who wish to avoid the expense, delay, and side
effects of mechanical or pharmaceutical erection aids.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0037] FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing illustrating a male
masturbation device 10 of the subject invention with accumulator
means integrally disposed at its distal end allowing use with a
flaccid penis.
[0038] FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of an alternative embodiment
10' of the male masturbation device of the subject invention with a
remote accumulator means in fluid communication therewith allowing
use with a flaccid penis.
[0039] FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a longitudinal
cross-section side view of a typical construction of the male
masturbation device 10' of FIG. 2.
[0040] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a component of a variable
aperture means employed at the proximal end of the male
masturbation device, the assembled placement of which is shown in
FIG. 3.
[0041] FIG. 5 is an isometric view of the resilient masturbation
sleeve employed in the masturbation device as shown in FIGS. 3, 7,
10, 15, 16 and 17.
[0042] FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a masturbation device 10A
with squeezable enclosure and check valve that functions in the
manner of an integrated accumulator means.
[0043] FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken at Line B-B of FIG.
6.
[0044] FIG. 6B schematically illustrates a further preferred
embodiment 10A' of the masturbation device of the present invention
which is adapted to be inserted into a bodily orifice of a
partner.
[0045] FIG. 7 schematically illustrates a longitudinal
cross-sectional side view illustrating a further alternative
masturbation device 10B wherein a flexible membrane disposed at the
distal end of the housing together with a check valve functions in
the manner of an integrated accumulator means.
[0046] FIG. 8 is depicts a rigid enclosure of a further embodiment
10C of the masturbation device of the subject invention with an
elliptical cutout disposed in the wall thereof.
[0047] FIG. 9 illustrates a depressible tubular gripper encircling
the rigid enclosure of device 10C shown in FIG. 8.
[0048] FIG. 10 schematically illustrates a cross-sectional side
view, taken along line A-A of FIG. 9, illustrating the preferred
embodiment masturbation device 10C of FIGS. 8 & 9, ready for
use (with a flaccid penis) comprising an integrated accumulator
means, variable aperture, resilient masturbation sleeve, and
enclosure, showing the depressible tubular gripper having been
manually depressed into the elliptical cutout in the enclosure (the
user's hand or thumbs not shown, for clarity).
[0049] FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 each illustrate alternate commercially
available resilient masturbation sleeves which may be substituted
for the tubular gripper depicted in FIGS. 9 and 10.
[0050] FIG. 13 is a schematic drawing of masturbation device
embodiment 10D showing details of the integrated accumulator means
employed in this embodiment.
[0051] FIG. 14 is a schematic drawing of a prostate massage
apparatus mechanically connected to and interacting in a reciprocal
manner with the integrated accumulator means of device 10D.
[0052] FIG. 15 is a schematic longitudinal cross-section taken
along line C-C of FIG. 13 showing the housing and internal
components of the masturbation device 10D.
[0053] FIG. 16 schematically illustrates masturbation device
embodiment 10E showing details of the integrated accumulator means
employed in this embodiment.
[0054] FIG. 16A is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of
FIG. 16.
[0055] FIG. 17 schematically illustrates masturbation device
embodiment 10E' comprising modifications to device 10E such that a
portion of the device may be inserted into a bodily orifice of a
partner.
[0056] FIG. 17A is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of
FIG. 17.
PARTS LIST
[0057] 10 schematic masturbation device (with integral
accumulator--FIG. 1) [0058] 10' schematic masturbation device (with
remote accumulator--FIG. 2) [0059] 10A first alternative device
embodiment (with squeezable enclosure--FIGS. 6, 6A) [0060] 10A'
second alternative device embodiment (10A adapted for
insertion--FIG. 6B) [0061] 10B third alternative device embodiment
(with membrane accumulator--FIG. 7) [0062] 10C fourth alternative
device embodiment (with fantasy sleeve--FIGS. 8, 9, 10) [0063] 10D
fifth alternative device embodiment (with prostate massage--FIGS.
13, 14, 15) [0064] 10E sixth alternative device embodiment (with
balloon accumulator--FIGS. 16, 16A) [0065] 10E' seventh alternative
device embodiment (10E adapted for insertion--FIGS. 17, 17A) [0066]
12 schematic integrated accumulator means (FIG. 1) [0067] 12'
schematic remote accumulator means (FIG. 2) [0068] 14 housing (a
device minus accumulator--FIGS. 1, 2, 3) [0069] 16 flexible tube
(FIGS. 2, 6B, 7, 17) [0070] 18 nipple (FIGS. 2, 3, 7) [0071] 20
enclosure (rigid enclosure--FIG. 3) [0072] 20' first alternative
enclosure (depressible enclosure--FIGS. 6, 6B) [0073] 20'' second
alternative enclosure (FIG. 7) [0074] 20''' third alternative
enclosure (FIGS. 8, 9, 10) [0075] 22 resilient masturbation sleeve
(FIGS. 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17) [0076] 24 variable aperture
component (FIGS. 3, 4, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17) [0077] 26 central opening
(FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 6, 6B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17) [0078] 28 check
valve (FIGS. 6, 6B, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17) [0079] 30 squeezable
enclosure native state (FIGS. 6, 6A, 6B) [0080] 32 squeezable
enclosure depressed state (FIGS. 6, 6A, 6B) [0081] 34 flexible
membrane native state (FIG. 7) [0082] 34' flexible membrane
depressed state (FIG. 7) [0083] 36 enclosure cutaway section (FIG.
8) [0084] 38 depressible tubular gripper (FIGS. 9, 10) [0085] 40
enclosure gripper native state (FIG. 10) [0086] 40' enclosure
gripper depressed state (FIG. 10) [0087] 42a elastic masturbation
sleeve (FIG. 11) [0088] 42b alternative elastic masturbation sleeve
(FIG. 12) [0089] 44 piston (FIG. 15) [0090] 46 piston rod (FIGS.
13, 14, 15) [0091] 48 ball-joint connection pivot (FIGS. 13, 14)
[0092] 50 optional handle (FIG. 13) [0093] 52 adjustable-length
extension rod (FIG. 13) [0094] 54 stationary mount (FIG. 13) [0095]
56 prostate massage apparatus (FIG. 14) [0096] 58 prostate massage
extension rod (FIG. 14) [0097] 60 glans (FIG. 14) [0098] 62
inflatable element native state (FIGS. 16, 17) [0099] 64 inflatable
element inflated state (FIGS. 16, 17) [0100] 66 resilient inflation
tube (FIGS. 16, 17) [0101] 68 tapered breather tube (FIGS. 16, 17)
[0102] 70 internal rib (FIGS. 16, 16A, 17, 17A) [0103] 72 air path
(FIGS. 16A, 17A) [0104] 74 vacuum source (FIG. 6B) [0105] 76
breather nozzle (FIG. 17)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0106] The detailed description set forth below in connection with
the appended drawings is intended as a description of
presently-preferred embodiments of the invention and is not
intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention
may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the
functions and the sequence of steps for using the invention in
connection with the illustrated embodiments. However, it is to be
understood that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may
be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to
be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.
[0107] Schematically depicted in FIG. 1 is a first embodiment 10 of
the masturbation device of the subject invention with an integrated
accumulator means 12. Accumulator means 12 is disposed in direct
fluid communication with masturbation device housing 14. A central
opening 26 is formed within the proximal end of housing 14.
[0108] Accumulator means 12 is broadly defined as a system for
maintaining a quantity of gas (air) within an enclosure at a
relatively constant pressure that is less than the ambient
atmospheric pressure, by changing the effective interior volume of
said enclosure as a penis is repetitively inserted into and
partially withdrawn from said enclosure. Accumulator means 12 can
take on many configurations and forms and would be expected to
employ conventional components, such as bellows, springs, pistons,
siphon, cylinders, balloons, squeezable bulbs, inflatable elements,
squeezable cylinders, valves, check valves, or diaphragms.
Depending upon the particular embodiment, accumulators employed
with the present invention are charged (initial pressure
established) either prior to use of the device (pre-charged), or
are charged simultaneously with initial insertion of a flaccid
penis.
[0109] FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an alternative embodiment
10' of the masturbation device of the present invention with an
accumulator means 12' detached from housing 14, but in fluid
communication with housing 14 through a flexible tube 16. Flexible
tube 16 connects to remote accumulator means 12' and housing 14
through nipples 18. Although two nipples 18 are shown projecting
from housing 14 in FIG. 2, this is shown to indicate alternative
positions for locating nipple 18, only one nipple 18 being
necessary for any given device 10'. Nipple 18 can be located at
other places on housing 14. Remote accumulator means 12' allows
significant changes in the volume of air within a device (such as
occurs when a penis enters masturbation device housing 14 of the
present invention) while minimizing pressure changes of the
air.
[0110] FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a typical construction of
housing 14 of masturbation device 10', schematically shown in FIG.
2, in longitudinal cross-section. Housing 14 is comprised of a
rigid enclosure 20 having an open end and a closed end, a resilient
masturbation sleeve 22, and a variable aperture component 24.
Enclosure 20 may be fabricated from thin-walled material, such as
plastic, capable of withstanding a pressure differential of at
least 11 cm Hg.
[0111] FIG. 3 also depicts one type of housing 14 that may be
employed in mountable or insertable versions of the present
invention which may be used with a partner. Nipple 18 disposed in
the wall of enclosure 20 may be connected by tubing to a remote
accumulator means as depicted in FIG. 2.
[0112] Resilient masturbation sleeve 22, shown in FIG. 3 and shown
by itself in FIG. 5, is made of a flexible, resilient material
having a soft inner surface suitable for being in rubbing contact
with the soft tissues of the dermis of the penis.
[0113] Referring again to FIG. 3, variable aperture component 24 is
installed at the open, proximal end of enclosure 20. Resilient
masturbation sleeve 22 is inserted through variable aperture
component 24 and into the open, proximal end of enclosure 20. The
proximal end of sleeve 22 is then folded back over the proximal end
of enclosure 20, thereby pneumatically sealing sleeve 22 to
enclosure 20 while at the same time securing variable aperture
component 24 in position and creating a central opening 26.
[0114] According to the construction of device housing 14 shown in
FIG. 3, the outside diameter of variable aperture component 24, a
preferred embodiment of which is shown in FIG. 4, is slightly
larger than the outside diameter of the proximal end of enclosure
20. The elasticity of masturbation sleeve 22, when folded back on
itself over the proximal end of enclosure 20, exerts an inward
radial force on the outer circumferential edge of variable aperture
component 24 thereby tending to reduce the outside diameter of
variable aperture component 24 to approximately match the outside
diameter of the proximal end of enclosure 20, as well as reducing
the inside diameter of resilient masturbation sleeve 22 such that
it will create an airtight seal around a lubricated flaccid penis
during stroking motion, and will allow the penis to increase in
diameter during use without creating undue friction.
[0115] Referring to FIG. 4, the variable aperture component 24
depicted may be die cut from a flat sheet of flexible plastic. The
plurality of partial radial cuts as shown causes the ends to
overlap at the single through cut, said partial radial cuts causing
the outside circumference of variable aperture component 24 to
lengthen relative to the inside circumference of variable aperture
component 24, resulting in the overlap, whereby inward radial force
applied at the outer circumferential edge of variable aperture
component 24 increases the overlap and reduces the interior
diameter of said variable aperture component 24
correspondingly.
[0116] Variable aperture component 24 can be made available with
different-sized inside diameters to accommodate users having larger
or smaller diameter penises, although it is intended that for any
particular user, a single variable aperture component 24 will have
sufficient elasticity of diameter to provide a hermetic seal for a
given penis in both its flaccid and erect state. Similarly, a
single variable aperture component 24 would be expected to
accommodate penises of more than one size, though perhaps not all
sizes.
[0117] Referring to FIG. 5, resilient masturbation sleeve 22 may be
constructed of simple inexpensive tube as shown, which may include
a textured interior surface to increase the pleasant sensation
resulting from it being slid along the shaft of the male organ, or
can have a proximal end preformed to depict a bodily orifice, or to
facilitate insertion of a penis.
[0118] In an alternative embodiment, not shown, sleeve 22 may
additionally include at its proximal end a preformed opening of
such design and consistency as to obviate the need for variable
aperture component 24. In this case a fixed-diameter aperture,
provided in interchangeable sizes, performs adequately.
[0119] Schematically illustrated in FIG. 6, and in cross section
(taken along line B-B of FIG. 6) in FIG. 6A, is a preferred
embodiment masturbation device 10A employing a depressible
enclosure 20'. Depressible enclosure 20', in conjunction with a
check valve 28 installed at a convenient location on enclosure 20',
forms an integrated accumulator means that facilitates the full
insertion and sliding of a flaccid penis within device 10A.
[0120] In its native state 30, depressible enclosure 20' is tubular
having an approximately circular circumference. As shown best in
FIG. 6A, the wall of enclosure 20' may be depressed, manually,
locally elastically deforming the circular wall of enclosure 20'
into an elliptical depressed state 32 whereby the volume of air
within enclosure 20' is reduced, causing air to be initially
expelled through central opening 26. With enclosure 20' so
deformed, if central opening 26 of device 10A is then closed off by
a lubricated glans penis, releasing the deforming force on
enclosure 20' causes the volume of air within enclosure 20' to
attempt to increase to its initial volume, creating a modest vacuum
and drawing the lubricated (possibly flaccid) penis into central
opening 26 while allowing enclosure 20' to elastically resume its
native state 30. Subsequent squeezes of enclosure 20', while
manually preventing device 10A from sliding off the partially
inserted penis, will expel additional air through check valve 28,
causing further insertion of the penis upon release of the
enclosure-deforming force, until the penis is fully inserted within
device 10A.
[0121] Enclosure 20' is designed and manufactured to maintain a
predetermined shape and to have a predetermined rigidity, and to be
of such volume that, upon the partial withdrawal of a certain
volume of a penis from enclosure 20', as for example 100 cc of
volume, enclosure 20' partially collapses and decreases its volume
by a lesser amount, as for example 36 cc, resulting in a net
increase of air volume and a corresponding decrease in the pressure
to approximately 7 cm Hg of vacuum, a pressure which encourages a
flaccid penis to re-enter the device, all in accordance with Boyle'
s Law. Enclosure 20' thus functions in the manner of an integrated
accumulator means functioning to maintain the vacuum within
enclosure 20' within the range of 4 to 7 cm Hg.
[0122] Once the penis is fully inserted within device 10A, the
device may be further manipulated by sliding it part way off the
penis, causing enclosure 20' to partially collapse into depressed
state 32, while reducing its internal pressure to approximately 7
cm Hg of vacuum, facilitating a flaccid penis to be re-inserted, or
slid back fully within the device, as desired. Such manipulation
may be repeated, stimulating the male organ, until the user reaches
orgasm.
[0123] The foregoing description of the operational aspects of
device 10A applies equally to the operation of device 10C depicted
in FIGS. 8-10.
[0124] The design of enclosure 20' is not limited to that depicted
in FIG. 6 wherein the depressible portion is located in the middle
of the enclosure. Alternative enclosure designs are equally
effective including, for example, an enclosure design wherein the
proximal half of the enclosure is rigid, while the distal half of
the enclosure is flexible.
[0125] FIG. 6B schematically illustrates a further preferred
embodiment 10A' of the masturbation device of the present invention
which is adapted to be inserted into a bodily orifice of a partner.
Device 10A' is essentially a modified version of device 10 A, such
modifications being necessitated by the fact that the inserted
portion of device 10A' will be inaccessible during use. The
modifications are (1) check valve 28 has been relocated so that
exhaust air will not be expelled into a body cavity and (2) initial
insertion of a flaccid penis is effected by the momentary actuation
of vacuum source 74 by either partner. Vacuum source 74 would not
be needed during subsequent coitus-like stroking unless and until
there occurred inadvertent air leakage past the aperture/penis
hermetic seal at central opening 26, in which event vacuum source
74 would be momentarily employed, by either partner, to expel the
unwanted air. With practice, most partners would learn to avoid
such interruptions caused by air leakage.
[0126] In other respects, the accumulator means of insertable
device 10A' is similar to that of device 10A, whereby the
depressible enclosure 20' provides the accumulator means which
enables use with a flaccid penis. Initial insertion of a flaccid
penis into device 10A' may occur either before or after the device
is inserted into a bodily orifice of a partner.
[0127] FIG. 7 illustrates a further preferred embodiment 10B of the
masturbation device of the present invention with an integrated
accumulator and an optional charging means (not shown).
[0128] According to this embodiment, the distal end of alternative
enclosure 20'' is fitted with a flexible membrane 34. One end of
optional flexible tube 16 is inserted over the exhaust end of check
valve 28. The other end of the optional flexible tube 16 attaches
to an optional remote vacuum source (not shown) such as a squeeze
bulb, or other device.
[0129] With a lubricated glans penis sealing central opening 26,
two alternative accumulator charging means become available to the
user for causing a lubricated flaccid penis to be drawn into
resilient masturbation sleeve 22. First, an optional remote vacuum
source attached to tube 16 may be actuated (as for example
squeezing and releasing a squeeze bulb) to draw air into tube 16
from enclosure 20'' through check valve 28, thus creating a partial
vacuum to draw the penis into sleeve 22. Alternatively, using
fingers or other implement, flexible membrane 34 may be pressed
inwards towards the proximal end of enclosure 20'' such that it
approximately assumes depressed state 34', causing air to be
expelled through check valve 28 while opening 26 is blocked by a
glans penis. Releasing the depressing force on flexible membrane 34
creates a modest vacuum within enclosure 20'', causing the penis to
be drawn into resilient masturbation sleeve 22. Partially
withdrawing the penis causes flexible membrane 34 to stretch inward
towards position 34', as a result of increased air volume and
corresponding reduced air pressure within enclosure 20'',
facilitating easy re-insertion of a flaccid penis.
[0130] In the event of an inadvertent air admission at the proximal
end of sleeve 22, the process described above may be repeated,
using either or both of the remote or manual accumulator charging
means, to expel unwanted air and to draw the penis fully within
sleeve 22 such that the user may resume manipulating the penis back
and forward within sleeve 22 facilitating masturbation, and
orgasm.
[0131] A further preferred embodiment 10C of the masturbation
device of the present invention is schematically shown in FIGS.
8-10. In this embodiment, a cutaway section 36 in the middle
portion of enclosure 20''' is cut away as depicted in FIG. 8. A
depressible tubular gripper 38 encircles the middle portion of
enclosure 20''', hermetically sealing cutaway section 36 as
depicted in FIG. 9. Check valve 28 is installed at a convenient
location on enclosure 20'''. The combination of cutaway section 36,
depressible tubular gripper 38 and check valve 28 comprises the
integrated accumulator means of device 10C.
[0132] The operation of masturbation device 10C is similar to that
of device 10A (FIG. 6) and device 10B (FIG. 7). While blocking
central opening 26 with his lubricated glans penis, the user
depresses that portion of depressible tubular gripper 38 covering
cutaway section 36 with, for example, his thumbs. The surface of
depressible tubular gripper 38 above cutaway section 36 is thereby
deformed from a native state 40 to a depressed state 40' as shown
in FIG. 10, which is a cross-sectional view taken along Line A-A of
FIG. 9. This causes air to be expelled through check valve 28 and
causes the penis to be drawn into resilient masturbation sleeve 22
through central opening 26 upon releasing the depressing force on
depressible tubular gripper 38. The user may move device 10C
forwards and backwards relative to the user, causing the penis to
be stroked within sleeve 22. The increased vacuum created by moving
device 10C away from the user, partially withdrawing the penis,
causes depressible tubular gripper 38 to be drawn (sucked) into
cutaway section 36. Re-insertion of the penis slightly reduces the
vacuum pressure within device 10C thereby causing depressible
tubular gripper 38 to lessen its incursion into cutaway section 36,
in conformance with its function as an accumulator means. As should
be readily apparent, these actions may stimulate the penis and
facilitate masturbation and orgasm.
[0133] FIGS. 11 and 12 depict examples of commercially available
masturbation sleeves 42a and 42b which may be employed as
depressible tubular gripper 38 to enhance the visual attractiveness
of device 10C. Highly elastic, these sleeves 42a and 42b can grip a
finger, yet easily stretch to slide onto an approximately 2.5 inch
diameter cylinder such as enclosure 20''', and thus be integrated
into device 10C. Acting as the accumulator means, portions
(breasts, buttocks, for example) of sleeves 42a or 42b will move
rhythmically up and down under the influence of changing vacuum
pressure caused by stroking of the device, providing visual fantasy
stimulation to the user.
[0134] Schematically depicted in FIGS. 13 through 15 is a further
preferred embodiment 10D of the masturbation device of present
invention that can be interconnected with a prostate massage
apparatus 56 to provide the user with a prostate massage
simultaneously with masturbation of a flaccid penis, whereby the
user's stroking motions are transmitted directly to the prostate,
as pressure pulses, at the same stroking frequency determined from
time to time by the user.
[0135] Device 10D is similar to device 10B (illustrated in FIG. 7)
except that a nipple and check valve are not required. Referring
first to FIG. 15, a longitudinal cross section taken along line C-C
of FIG. 13, the flexible membrane 34 of device 10B (FIG. 7) is
replaced in device 10D with a piston 44 connected to a piston rod
46. Other components, for example, a diaphragm, could be
substituted for piston 44. Piston rod 46 protrudes from an opening
in the distal end of device 10D and is restrained, together with
piston 44, from longitudinal movement relative to the user's body
by one of at least the following three alternative methods.
[0136] First, the distal end of piston rod 46 may be fitted with an
optional handle 50 (FIG. 13) to be held in one of the user's hands
while the user uses his other hand to move the device in a stroking
motion relative to the user's body. In this case the user may sit,
stand, lie down, or move about while holding handle 50 and stroking
device 10D.
[0137] Alternatively, an adjustable-length extension rod 52 (FIG.
13) may be attached through ball-joint connection pivot 48 to the
distal end of piston rod 46, while the opposing end of extension
rod 52 is connected in similar fashion to a stationary mount 54.
Stationary mount 54 may be secured through any of a variety of
conventional means (clamp, suction cup, Velcro, etc.) to a desk,
bathroom fixture, or other household object located in front of the
user. In this case the user will not move about while using the
device, but may assume any desired bodily position. Alternatively,
optional handle 50 may be attached at the distal end of
adjustable-length extension rod 52 whereby it may be held by the
user's foot, for example, or by a partner. As will be obvious to
persons skilled in the art, some or all of the energy required to
slide piston 44 may be provided by an external energy source and
such modification should be deemed within the intent and scope of
the instant invention.
[0138] Lastly, to use device 10D as a combined prostate
massage/masturbation device, prostate massage extension rod 58
(which should be of adjustable length, to accommodate dimensional
variability of users' anatomy) may be secured to a prostate massage
apparatus 56 as illustrated in FIG. 14. Prostate massage apparatus
56, made of semi-resilient material such as rubber or silicone,
when inserted into the user's anus, substantially restrains piston
44 from longitudinal movement relative to the user's body while
transmitting cyclical piston forces directly to the user's
prostate. The prostate-massage-apparatus 56/extension-rod 58
assembly illustrated in FIG. 14 may be pre-inserted and secured
with a rubber-band-like silicone doughnut (not shown) that is
placed around extension rod 58 and the user's testicles to secure
prostate massage apparatus 56 in position on the user's body such
that the user may move about, with prostate massage apparatus 56
inserted, even before connecting extension rod 58 to piston rod 46
at ball-joint connection pivot 48. During use, the user may sit,
stand, lie down, or freely move about.
[0139] The manner of use of device 10D with a flaccid penis is as
follows. With (1) the length of extension rod 58 suitably adjusted,
(2) piston 44 bottomed out (touching or in near proximity to sleeve
22 as shown in FIG. 15) and (3) with piston rod 46 in some manner
longitudinally restrained (relative to the user's body), the user
merely places his lubricated glans 60 at central opening 26 of
device 10D and pulls the device toward his body until the flaccid
penis is fully inserted (all the way to the pubic bone, if
desired). Because the diameter of piston 44 substantially exceeds
the diameter of the penis, a flaccid penis will typically be pulled
into the device a distance substantially exceeding the distance by
which piston 44 was stroked, such excess volumetric capacity
(piston displacement) being sufficient to compensate for lost
motion inherent in this prostate-powered piston-accumulator
arrangement.
[0140] The piston-accumulator of device 10D differs in several
respects from the accumulators employed in masturbation device
embodiments 10-10C which may be pre-charged (initial pressure
established) prior to use and, absent air leakage, need not be
re-charged during use. A piston accumulator like the one depicted
in FIGS. 13-15, on the other hand, is not pre-charged at all, it
need not store negative-pressure air between strokes, and is not
negatively affected by air leakage (whether at central opening 26
or around the piston), because the accumulator has excess
volumetric capacity and self-recharges with each stroke (there
being no necessary carryover of parameters of prior strokes).
[0141] Piston accumulators like the one depicted in FIGS. 13-15
have, as an additional differentiation from the other types of
accumulators, the fact that the nonworking side of the piston (the
piston rod side) produces an air flow to and from the device
(respiration-like intake and exhaust, which may be directed to
separate ports--not shown) with each stroke of the device. This
cyclical air movement, while having no direct utility for the
masturbation function of device 10D, nevertheless may be harnessed
to power ancillary functions to erotically stimulate the user's
visual, auditory, and olfactory senses, timed in synchronization
with the stroking frequency selected from time to time by the user.
For example, each insertion of the penis can actuate, in a rhythmic
fashion, (1) movement of an erotic object (as with device 10C) or
photograph flexibly affixed to the device, (2) sounds such as, for
example, feminine squeals, and (3) odorant (perfume) dispersal.
Also, a variable restriction (adjustable flow-control device)
placed in the air inlet path (not shown) can serve to adjust the
force placed against the prostate with each penis withdrawal on the
outward stroke.
[0142] Thus the combined prostate massage/masturbation device 10D
as depicted in FIG. 14 can produce simultaneous tactile stimulation
of the prostate, sphincter, perineum, testicles, and penis tissues,
even in the complete absence of an erection, while adding
concurrent and coordinated erotic stimulation for the eyes, ears,
and nose, capabilities which can extend the benefits of orgasm to
many additional males.
[0143] Schematically depicted in FIGS. 16 and 16A is a further
preferred embodiment 10E of the masturbation device of the present
invention with an integral accumulator comprised principally of an
inflatable element 62 (typically, a balloon) which is secured
through the wall of device 10E by means of tapered breather tube
68, which may be constructed of rigid plastic. Prior to use, the
accumulator of device 10E may be pre-charged by inflating
inflatable element 62 to its inflated state 64. Inflation may be
accomplished by supplying pressurized air to breather tube 68 by
inserting therein the proximal end of resilient inflation tube 66,
which encloses check valve 28, whereby inflatable element 62 will
remain inflated (pre-charged) until resilient inflation tube 66 is
removed from breather tube 68. Typically, just prior to use, the
user will inflate (pre-charge) the accumulator orally by blowing
air into resilient inflation tube 66, but may alternatively choose
to employ non-oral inflation means such as, for example, a squeeze
bulb (not shown).
[0144] To use device 10E, the user pre-charges its accumulator,
places his lubricated glans to block central opening 26, and then
removes inflation tube 66 from breather tube 68, whereby ambient
atmospheric pressure allows partial deflation of inflatable element
62, thereby creating a modest vacuum of approximately 5 cm Hg
within device 10E such that the flaccid penis is drawn fully into
the device. As the user strokes the device, inflatable element 62
will automatically partially deflate with each insertion stroke,
and will re-inflate with each withdrawal stroke, such that
inflatable element 62 does not obstruct penis entry.
[0145] From time to time during use, the user may adjust the
inflation volume of inflatable element 62 in order to either (1)
increase or decrease the suction force, or (2) expel unwanted air
which may have entered through central opening 26 during stroking.
To decrease inflation and suction force, the user merely
intentionally allows a limited amount of air to enter through
central opening 26. To increase inflation and suction force during
use, the user will cause some of the air contained within the
device to be expelled through check valve 28 which is installed
through the wall of the device near its distal end as shown in FIG.
16. Such expulsion of air is effected in the following manner. With
the penis partially withdrawn from the device, the user merely
places a finger over the opening of breather tube 68 and then
vigorously pushes the device against his body, causing air to be
expelled through the second check valve 28 which is installed
through the wall of device 10E near its distal end. Said finger is
then removed from the opening of breather tube 68 prior to a
withdrawal stroke, during which increased inflation of inflatable
element 62 will occur, resulting in an increased suction force
being applied to the penis. Repeating this procedure (expelling
additional air) will cause increased inflation and suction, until
the penis and inflatable element 62 are jostling for space. With
practice, a proficient user would learn to increase suction without
missing a stroke, by quickly placing a finger over the opening of
breather tube 68 during any regular inward stroke.
[0146] It is to be noted that the foregoing re-inflation procedure
does not require use of resilient inflation tube 66, which had been
previously removed and set aside. It is further noted that an
experienced user might learn to refine his technique whereby he can
use the foregoing procedure to cause the initial inflation, without
employing a pressurized air supply (oral or otherwise) and thus
without using inflation tube 66.
[0147] The function of internal rib 70 is to provide an air path 72
such that all contained air has an escape path, past inflatable
element 62, as shown in FIG. 16A, and through check valve 28 which
is installed in the wall of device 10E near its distal end.
[0148] Schematically depicted in FIGS. 17 and 17A is a further
preferred embodiment 10E' of the masturbation device of the present
invention which is operationally similar to device 10E, but which
includes modifications enabling a portion of device 10E' to be
inserted into a bodily orifice of a partner during use. Such
modifications comprise (1) relocating a check valve 28 such that
exhaust air is not expelled into a body cavity and (2) providing
inflation means which is accessible while a portion of the device
is inserted. While the relocated check valve 28 is schematically
depicted in FIG. 17 as being disposed at the end of a length of
flexible tube 16, the air path provided by said flexible tube 16
may alternatively be provided, for example, by being molded
integrally with the exterior wall of the device.
[0149] Inflatable element 62 is secured to breather nozzle 76 which
is in turn connected to flexible tube 16 which extends outside the
partner's body where it is connected to breather tube 68 into which
resilient inflation tube 66 may be inserted. As with device 10A',
initial insertion of a flaccid penis into device 10E' may occur
either before or after a portion of the device is inserted into a
bodily orifice of a partner.
[0150] The method of use of device 10E', including initial
inflation of inflatable element 62, and subsequent adjustment of
inflation and suction, is as described above with respect to device
10E, except that stroking is accomplished by coitus-like movement
by the user and partner, and either partner may increase inflation
and suction during use.
SUMMARY AND SCOPE
[0151] As will be appreciated, the masturbation device of the
present invention provides a simple, inexpensive, safe and
comfortable means to promote masturbation, orgasm and ejaculation
in males without requiring the subject to achieve a partial or full
erection. The device is useful and therapeutic to those suffering
ED as well as those who may wish to engage in masturbation, or to
collect semen, without concern whether their penis achieves an
erection. Furthermore, even in the absence of ED, the user may
start masturbating immediately, before his erection occurs, thus
reducing the time required to reach orgasm.
[0152] The device employs conventional components in a novel and
innovative manner to maintain a modest vacuum that both secures a
flaccid penis within the device and maintains the penis there
during manipulations facilitating orgasm. It offers an inexpensive
and safe alternative to pharmaceuticals and mechanical vacuum
devices designed to produce an erection, but not orgasm.
[0153] Although the invention has been described with reference to
specific embodiments, structures, configurations and methods, this
description is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense.
Various modifications of the disclosed embodiments, as well as
alternative embodiments of the invention, will become apparent to
persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the
invention.
[0154] By way of example, diaphragms, bellows and other means for
controlling fluids may be substituted for the accumulator
components described with respect to the preferred embodiments
without departing from the spirit and scope of the taught
invention. Means other than those shown and described can be used
to maintain the modest vacuum within the masturbation device. A
variety of accessories such as, for example, visuals, photos,
audio, video, motion, touch, taste, odorants, makeup, heat,
vibration, lubrication system, resilient masturbation sleeve,
external energy source, remote control, wireless remote, mounts,
male condom, female condom, scrotum retractor, concealment,
disguise, container, prostate probe, perineum probe, exerciser,
wearable accessories, female/couple accessories familiar to those
of ordinary skill in the art, may be employed with the device. The
device may be formed and shaped to simulate human features that are
likely to please and arouse the user. All such modifications should
be deemed within the intent and scope of the instant invention.
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