The present invention relates to sex toys in general, and relates to a sex toy (e.g., ring) having a battery-operated vibrator with improved characteristics in particular.
Currently, vibration type sex toys are popular. This is because it can increase sexual feelings or desires in intercourse. Conventionally, such vibration type sex toys are provided with vibrators operated by batteries. However, current leakage is often caused because the power construction of such sex toys tends to be turned on accidentally. Thus, continuing improvements in the exploitation of drive of vibration type sex toy are constantly being sought.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vibrator being mountable in a sex toy and comprising a housing consisting of two halves coupled together by means of a snapping mechanism, one or more cells and a motor. The housing having a cavity on the top comprising a gap on its middle section and a rib on its underside and a plurality of walls for dividing an internal space of the housing into a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment, wherein any two adjacent compartments are communicated through a notch. The vibrator further includes a sliding switch comprising a top knurled button disposed on the cavity, an intermediate narrow section inserted into the gap, and a bottom section disposed in the first compartment, the bottom section having two opposite top projections formed on a shoulder between itself and the narrow section. The vibrator further includes anchoring means formed on an inner wall of the second compartment; an conductive, flexible interconnection comprising an upper contacting section having a portion urged against an inclined portion on the bottom section of the switch in a non-operating position, and a main section fastened by the anchoring means. The cells are coupled in series and disposed in the second compartment and the motor is disposed in the third compartment and has a positive terminal electrically coupled to the interconnection and a negative terminal electrically coupled to the positive terminal of the proximate cell. Whereby, sliding the switch from the non-operating position to an operating position will press the contacting section to contact a negative terminal of the below cell for forming a circuit to energize the motor and engage the projections with the rib for fastening the switch.
In one aspect of the present invention, the anchoring means comprises a longitudinal projection formed on the inner wall of the second compartment, the projection having a longitudinal trough, and a protrusion formed on an inner wall of the third compartment below the projection by a distance.
In another aspect of the present invention, the main section of the interconnection comprises a bent bottom urged against the protrusion.
In a further aspect of the present invention, the snapping mechanism comprises a first bar, an opposite first tube with the first bar received therein both in the first compartment, a second bar, and an opposite second tube with the second bar received therein both in the fourth compartment.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
A vibrator 6 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention mounted in a sex toy, as shown in
The housing has a cavity 11 on the top, said cavity has a rectangular gap 111 on a middle section. The first shell 1 has a rib 12 formed on an underside of the cavity 11. A plurality of walls 13 each having a notch 131 of a predetermined size are formed inside the first shell 1 for dividing the internal space of the housing into at least a first compartment 14, a second compartment 15, and a third compartment 16 between each adjacent pair of walls 13. In the first compartment 14 a lateral bar 141 is formed proximately on the peripheral edge. In the second compartment 15, a stopper 152 is formed on an opposite edge relative to the lateral bar 141 and has a longitudinal trough 151 for prevent the interconnection 3 contacting the cell 4 directly. In the third compartment 16, a protrusion 161 is formed on an inner wall of the third compartment 16 below the stopper 152 by a distance, and a sleeve 162 is formed near a lower portion. The second shell 1′ has a plurality of walls 13 located corresponding to those of the first shell 1, each wall 13 having a notch 131 of a size according to a corresponding one of the first shell 1. An sleeve 142 is formed in the first compartment 14 of the second shell 1′ for snuggly receiving the bar 141. A bar 163 extends in the third compartment 16 of the second shell 1′ for snuggly being received by the sleeve 162 of the first shell 1. In brief, the first and second shells 1 and 1′ form the housing by snapping.
A sliding switch 2 comprises a top knurled button disposed on the cavity 11, an intermediate narrow section 21, and a bottom section 22 disposed in an upper portion of the first compartment 14, the bottom section 22 having two opposite top projections 23 formed on a shoulder between itself and the narrow section 21.
The conductive, flexible interconnection 3 comprises an upper contacting section 32, a main section and a bent bottom section 31.
In assembly, referring to
In operation, slide the switch 2 horizontally from the position shown in
Furthermore, because the direction of application of force is horizontal, it can prevent the combined first and second shells from detaching when pushing the switch.
Referring to
While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.
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