U.S. patent number 3,683,901 [Application Number 05/073,111] was granted by the patent office on 1972-08-15 for a device for facilitating sexual intercourse.
Invention is credited to Henry Wegener.
United States Patent |
3,683,901 |
Wegener |
August 15, 1972 |
A DEVICE FOR FACILITATING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
Abstract
A male device for facilitating sexual intercourse of elastic
material comprising a check valve allowing fluid flow only out of
an interior space in the device. The device may also serve as a
male contraceptive.
Inventors: |
Wegener; Henry (Langendamm, Im
Grunde, DT) |
Family
ID: |
5745859 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/073,111 |
Filed: |
September 17, 1970 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Sep 18, 1969 [DT] |
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P 19 47 301.9 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
600/39 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61F
6/04 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A61F
6/04 (20060101); A61F 6/00 (20060101); A61f
005/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;128/68,79,132
;3/17SS |
References Cited
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U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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145,821 |
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263,377 |
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Dec 1926 |
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GB |
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336,941 |
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Apr 1959 |
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CH |
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641,684 |
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Feb 1937 |
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875,853 |
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May 1953 |
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Other References
United Surgical Supplies-April 1968.
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Primary Examiner: Trapp; Lawrence W.
Claims
What I claim is
1. A device for facilitating sexual intercourse comprising a
substantially cylindrical thick-walled hollow body which is made of
elastic material and whose one end is open while its other end
merges with a rounded portion, the elastic material being very soft
and yielding, the interior space of the hollow body being connected
with the outside via the open end, and at least one valve
connecting the interior space with the outside, the valve being
adapted to open when an excess pressure is present in the interior
of the hollow body and to close when there is a suction force in
the interior of the hollow body, wherein at its closed end the
hollow body is provided with an extension, whose front part has a
recess which is connected with the distal end of the interior of
the hollow body via a duct.
2. A device in accordance with claim 1 comprising a valve arranged
in the duct and adapted to open when there is an excess pressure in
the interior space of the hollow body.
3. A device in accordance with claim 1, in which the valve
comprises a valve housing of elastic material, which is held within
the material of the hollow body by means of a dovetail joint.
4. A device in accordance with claim 3, comprising, on the outside
of the valve an elastic substantially cross-shaped holding means, a
valve cone holding the holding means and a membrane against which
the valve cone presses, the membrane, which is elastic, lying in an
opening of the valve and being supported on the inlet side by a
shoulder means of the valve.
5. A device for faciliting sexual intercourse comprising:
a substantially cylindrical, relatively thick-walled hollow body of
soft, resilient, elastic material, one end of which is open, and
the other end of which terminates in an externally rounded
portion;
said body having a channel enclosed within a portion of its
cylindrical wall, said channel extending substantially lengthwise
along said cylindrical body and connecting the internal hollow
within said body at the rounded end and the exterior of said body
near its open end, and having a valve in said channel near the
exterior end thereof, said valve for opening when excess pressure
develops in the hollow body and for closing when a partial vacuum
develops within said body; and
the inside of the body near its open end includes a constriction,
and a frusto-conical surface joining the open end of the body and
the smaller constriction therein, and the interior of the hollow
body has a lesser diameter, which is maintained for some distance
into the interior of the body from the constriction, than the
internal diameter near the rounded end.
6. A device according to claim 5, wherein the hollow body
additionally comprises at the end which terminates in a rounded
portion, an extension, and the front part of the extended rounded
portion has a depression therein and said extension includes a duct
connecting the depression with the internal hollow within said body
at the end of said internal hollow near the rounded end of the
body.
7. A device according to claim 6, additionally comprising a valve
located in said duct for opening when excess pressure develops
within said body.
8. A device according to claim 6, wherein at least one of said
valves comprises a valve housing of elastic material which is held
within the material of the hollow body by a dovetail-like
connection.
9. A device according to claim 8, wherein said valve comprises an
elastic cross-shaped mount on the outlet side thereof, a valve cone
connected to said mount, an elastic diaphragm lying in the passage
opening of the valve and supported on the inlet side by a shoulder
of the valve housing with the valve cone contacting the surface of
the elastic diaphragm.
10. A device according to claim 5, wherein the end of the
cylindrical body terminating in an externally rounded portion is
entirely closed for preventing sexual conception.
11. A device according to claim 5, wherein the externally rounded
portion terminates in a bead-like projection extending
substantially radially from the cylindrical body at the junction of
said rounded portion and the remainder of said cylindrical
body.
12. A device according to claim 5, additionally comprising means
for stimulation of the clitoris.
13. A device according to claim 5, additionally comprising a
tube-like sleeve surrounding the hollow body and slidably mounted
thereon, the length of said sleeve being less than the length of
said hollow body, and the ends of said sleeve adapted to maintain
the sleeve on the hollow body.
14. A device according to claim 13, wherein the space between the
hollow body and the sleeve contains a liquid.
15. A device according to claim 13, wherein the space between the
hollow body and the sleeve contains a powder.
Description
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field to which Invention Relates
The present invention relates to devices for facilitating sexual
intercourse contraceptives, and more particularly to contraceptives
in the form of a substantially cylindrical comparatively
thick-walled hollow body of elastic material, whose one end is open
and whose other end merges with a rounded part.
2. The Prior Art
As is known, contraceptives serve two chief purposes. On the one
hand they should ensure that conception should not occur;
furthermore they should cut out infection with venereal disease.
Besides these two main requirements, which should be fulfilled by
practically every contraceptive, there are still further
requirements regarding contraceptives. These further requirements
can be classified in accordance with two different points of view.
In the case of one type of contraceptive there is the requirement
that the pleasure of the male partner should not be impaired by the
use of the contraceptive. On the other hand with the other type of
contraceptives there is the intention to construct the
contraceptive so that the stimulation of the female partner is
enhanced in order in this manner to balance out the different
degree of sexual excitability of the two partners. Furthermore a
distinction is drawn between contraceptives which are only intended
for use once and contraceptives which are intended for use
repeatedly.
The present invention is concerned with contraceptives for repeated
use which are more particularly intended to compensate for an
insufficient adaptation of the development of the organs or organ
conditions in the two partners and even in the case of unfavorable
conditions ensure that the female partner is completely
satisfied.
The invention is based on prior art relating to contraceptives with
comparatively thick walls and of stiff construction in order in
this manner to overcome insufficient adaptation as regards the size
of the organs of the two partners and/or of the sexual excitability
of the partners, and possibly also overcome a lack of potence in
the male partner.
The main disadvantage of these known contraceptives is to be found
in that the substantial strength or rigidity of the materials used
may easily create an unnatural effect so that such contraceptives
distract the two partners and there is also the disadvantage that
owing to the strength of rigidity of the material, more
particularly after a long period of use, the material may become
brittle so that it may readily be damaged with the result that the
contraceptive is in fact not likely to be so suitable for repeated
use as was intended.
Furthermore in the case of known contraceptives of a high degree of
rigidity, there is the problem that they have a very limited
interior space which makes the insertion of the male organ
difficult and in some cases even painful. Alternatively if the
interior space or its entry opening is made large in order to avoid
this difficulty there is likely to be the inconvenience that, if
the male organ becomes less turgid, the male contraceptive slides
off so that the contraceptive cannot properly fulfill its function
of ensuring that conception cannot take place and that the chance
of infection is also cut out reliably. Furthermore there may be
difficulties owing to the fact that such a contraceptive when it
has once slid off the male organ cannot be withdrawn from the
female partner, more especially owing to the suction effects
occurring with very thick contraceptives.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
One aim of the present invention is that of providing a
contraceptive which is completely satisfactory both as regards its
purpose of ensuring that conception and infection do not occur,
while on the other hand owing to a suitable choice of material does
not cause any distraction of the partners. A further object of the
invention is to provide such a contraceptive which is capable of
overcoming an insufficient capability of erection of the male organ
after some time, or at least improving the erectability of the male
organ.
In accordance with the invention a contraceptive is provided of the
above-described type which is characterized in that the elastic
material is very soft and yielding and in that the interior space
of the hollow body is connected with the outside both via the open
end and at least one valve, the valve being adapted to open when
there is an excess pressure in the hollow body and to close when
there is a lesser pressure inside than outside.
It has been found advantageous if the hollow body is provided at
its open end with a bead or ridge or the like, which ensures that
the contraceptive does not penetrate excessively far into the
vagina, the bead or ridge being provided with a means for
excitation of the clitoris. In this respect the means for exciting
the clitoris can in accordance with an advantageous form of the
invention be constructed substantially in the form of a brush or
can on its surface have plate-like projections. The means for
excitation of the clitoris can in accordance with an advantageous
form of the invention be connected detachably with the bead. In
order to facilitate placing the contraceptive in accordance with
the invention on the organ, it has also been found advantageous if
the interior space of the hollow body has a conically tapered part
opening towards the open end, to which it is adjacent, while behind
this part of restricted cross-section the inner space of the hollow
body again corresponds in diameter to the open end.
LIST OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF DRAWINGS
Further details and advantages of the invention will be gathered
from the following description referring to the accompanying
drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 3 show side views of various forms of the contraceptive
in accordance with the invention, partially in section.
FIGS. 4a and 4b are respectively a cross-section and a plan view of
a valve for a contraceptive in accordance with the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of a contraceptive in accordance
with the invention is denoted by general reference numeral 1. The
contraceptive is constructed as a comparatively thick-walled hollow
body and made of a material which in comparison with materials
which were previously used for such thick walled contraceptives,
are very soft and yielding. The open end of the interior space of
the hollow body firstly tapers conically as far as a restricted
portion, which is formed by a surrounding collar 2. Behind the
collar 2 and towards the interior space the diameter of the hollow
space again increases but advantageously remains initially of a
lesser diameter than the front part of the interior space, for
reasons which will be explained later. At a position adjacent to
the closed end of the contraceptive in accordance with the
invention as shown in FIG. 1a duct 4 begins, which passes through
the material of the hollow body and ends in a valve 3. This duct
and the valve at its end has the purpose of reducing pressure which
is built up when the male organ is introduced into the
contraceptive. The valve also hinders any return flow of air when a
subatmospheric pressure arises in the interior space of the hollow
body in order to ensure that the contraceptive remains well fixed
even when externally acting suction forces act upon it. In regard
to this point it is pointed out that the valve can naturally be
arranged at very different positions in which it can be effective.
It may be possible for instance to provide a valve directly on the
wall of the hollow body so that it is not necessary to use a
separate duct.
By the combination of the described features used in the
contraceptive in accordance with the invention a highly desirable
physiological effect occurs. Owing to the narrow collar 2 at the
open end of the contraceptive there is not only a reliable
exclusion of air, but also a certain compressing action or damming
action is attained which to a certain extent hinders the return of
blood pumped into the corpora cavernosa of the male organ and thus
ensures that there is no premature loss of turgidity of the male
organ. This effect is furthermore reinforced by the fact that the
part of smaller diameter lying towards the closed end of the
interior space also lies closely against the organ. Furthermore
owing to movements during intercourse and owing to the arrangement
of the duct 4 and the valve 3 in accordance with the invention in
the interior of the hollow body a reduced pressure or suction
effect of varying intensity is produced which on the one hand
brings about better blood circulation in the organ and on the other
hand therefore also works to achieve the desired effect.
It is obvious that in the case of use of the contraceptive in
accordance with the invention over a long period of time owing to
the suction effect produced in it and the massage properties, which
can be enhanced by the arrangement of plate-like projections 7 in
the front part of the interior space of the contraceptive, improved
blood circulation of the organ is achieved so that the organ is
more vigorous. As a result if the contraceptive was only necessary
for compensating for a lack of potence it is possible after some
time to dispense with the use of this aid.
In order to achieve a more pronounced stimulation of the clitoris,
it is furthermore possible to broaden out the bead 9 of the
contraceptive in accordance with the invention in the relevant zone
and construct it in such a manner that the aim desired is achieved.
In this respect it has been found particularly favorable if this
zone is in the form of a brush, which can, for example, be embodied
as soft rubber projections. It is, however, possible to use means
whose surface is provided with plate-like projections. In
particular in the case of the construction of the contraceptive in
accordance with the invention it is also possible to produce the
means for stimulating the clitoris separately and only to place it
on the bead 9 when this is desired.
In order to counteract the creation of an excessively high degree
of suction in the interior of the hollow body, it is possibly in
accordance with an advantageous embodiment of the invention to
provide the contraceptive with a second valve 5 and a duct 6
leading from this valve to the interior of the hollow body. In this
case the valve is so constructed that it opens as soon as the
suction or reduced pressure in the interior space of the hollow
body exceeds a certain pre-established value. It is furthermore
possible to provide the contraceptive in accordance with the
invention with a bead-like projection 8 extending substantially in
the peripheral direction at a position adjacent to the closed end
on the outside. This projection 8 may be provided in the form of
material which has a higher strength or rigidity than the rest of
the material of the contraceptive. On the one hand this bead makes
the contraceptive look more natural and on the other hand
stimulates the female partner owing to the more natural features.
The same effect is also achieved by a further contraceptive in
accordance with the invention, which is not specially shown in a
drawing and whose surface is made corrugated by grooves extending
at least partially in the peripheral direction.
A further preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 2.
This embodiment, which otherwise has the same features as that
described in the FIG. 1, is also provided additionally with a
tube-like casing 10, which surrounds the substantially cylindrical
part of the hollow body externally and whose ends are connected
along a peripheral line 11 and along a narrower or broader strip
rigidly with the cylindrical part. The length of the tube-like
casing 10 is in this respect selected so as to be greater than the
distance between the peripheral lines 11, at which the ends of the
casing are attached. If the intermediate space between the
cylindrical hollow body and the hose or tube-like part is filled
before sealing with a lubricating powder, a liquid, or a mixture of
these, the casing 10 can be moved between its two end positions, of
which the upper one is shown in full lines while the lower position
is shown in broken lines. With the help of such a contraceptive the
stimulation of the female partner is decreased to the natural
level, so that more particularly in the case of a very sensitive
female partner the male partner does not need to discard medical
means which may have been necessary.
A further embodiment of the invention, which is designed for a
particular purpose is shown in FIG. 3. The embodiment shown in this
figure of the drawings has at the front end of the hollow body an
extension whose front part is constructed for receiving the cervix.
This contraceptive serves, in contrast to the above-mentioned
embodiments, not for ensuring that conception does not take place,
but on the contrary for enhancing the chances of conception. As can
be seen from FIG. 3, the front end of the interior space of the
hollow body is connected via a duct 12 with the groove or recess 13
for receiving the cervix. In the duct a valve 14 is arranged which
opens when there is an excess pressure inside the hollow body. In
other respects the contraceptive has substantially the same
features as shown in FIG. 1. Owing to the overall length of the
contraceptive achieved by this lengthened construction it is
possible for the groove 13 or recess to lie directly against the
cervix. When ejaculation occurs, the valve 14 opens owing to the
excess pressure built up and the sperm is thrown directly against
the cervix. In this manner the chances for conception are
increased, more especially in the case of men who owing to age or
processes of disease only produce a few sperm cells or whose sperm
is weak. These sperm cells are led directly to the cervix with the
help of this contraceptive in accordance with the invention so that
favorable conditions for conception are achieved. Naturally in
order to achieve the effect desired care should be taken that the
organ lies as closely as possible to the distal end of the interior
space when ejaculation occurs. The organ should also be close to
the duct 12 in order that there is sufficient excess pressure in
order to open the valve 13 reliably.
FIGS. 4a and 4b show a cross-section and plan view of a valve for a
contraceptive in accordance with the invention. As is shown in FIG.
4a the valve body 15 which is also made of elastic material is made
up by two frusto-cones, which have their apices joined together. As
a result when the valve is inserted into a suitably shaped recess
in the wall of the hollow body 1 there is a dovetail joint which
holds the valve reliably. Within the valve body 15 there is a
comparatively narrow hole 16, which widens conically in the valve
body and merges with a large hole 17. The direction in which the
air flows through the valve is indicated by an arrow. It can be
seen that the hole 16 of smaller diameter first passes entering
fluid to a membrane 18, which is held on its upper surface by a
valve cone 19, which in turn is connected with a cross-like holding
means 20, as is shown in FIG. 4a. The holding means 20 is fixed on
the valve body 15. As soon as the pressure on the inlet side
reaches a pre-established value, which can be determined by the
selection of the membrane material, the membrane comes clear of the
conical face, which it lies against when the valve is closed, and
allows air to emerge. The simple construction described and the
material used in accordance with the invention make the valve shown
in FIGS. 4a and 4b especially suitable for the purpose in hand,
since owing to the simple construction there is a long service life
and satisfactory operation. Since the material selected, in
contrast to metal for instance, cannot oxidize or rust it is
particularly suitable for the purpose in view.
A material which can be used for the hollow body 1 has been found
to be silicone rubber and plastic-silicone rubber.
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