Patent Application
20250134759
The present disclosure relates to stimulating devices and, more specifically, to flexible stimulating devices.
Stimulation devices are widely used as a means of providing sexual and other forms of stimulation to a user. One popular form of stimulation device is known as the rabbit vibrator which has two stimulation projections that may be used to stimulate two different portions of the user's body at the same time. For example, one stimulation projection might be used to stimulate the clitoris while the other stimulation projection might be used to stimulate the g-spot. However, as the anatomy of each user can be distinct, it is difficult to find a single design that is effective in providing dual stimulation for most users.
To contend with this problem, some rabbit vibrators are adjustable allowing a user to physically bend each projection to a desired shape. However, such stimulation devices might not remain in the desired shape indefinitely and where the user has multiple different desired shapes that she chooses to switch between, it can be difficult and time consuming to manually adjust each projection each time the user desires a change.
A stimulating device includes a base, at least one stimulation appendage extending from the base, and a drive unit configured to drive each of the at least the stimulation appendage to bend forward or backward within at least one single planar range in response to an operation of a user, thereby resulting in achieving a desired arrangement and maintaining the desired arrangement against pressure.
A stimulating device includes a handle portion that is shorter on a first portion thereof than on a second portion thereof. A first stimulation appendage extends from the first portion thereof. A second stimulation appendage extends from the second portion thereof. A first actuator is configured to control a degree of curvature of the first stimulation appendage. A second actuator is configured to control a degree of curvature of the second stimulation appendage.
A stimulating device includes a base, a controller disposed within the base, a stimulation appendage extending from the base and configured to curl inwardly and outwardly under the direction of the controller, and a stimulating component disposed in a side of the stimulation appendage that is opposite to a side thereof contacting the base. The controller, the stimulation appendage, and the stimulation component are powered by a power source disposed within the base.
A more complete appreciation of the present disclosure and many of the attendant aspects thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
In describing exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure illustrated in the drawings, specific terminology is employed for sake of clarity. However, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the specific terminology so selected, and it is to be understood that each specific element includes all technical equivalents which operate in a similar manner.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a stimulation device having two projections, referred to herein as stimulation members, that are independently adjustable to a desired angle and shape for use in stimulating two parts of a user's body at the same time. The desired angles and shapes are electronically implemented so that the user may quickly and easily switch between multiple presets that she has programmed or customized. The presets may also be animated so as to perform a desired movement plan that may be repeated, rather than simply assuming a single desired arrangement. Presets may be programmed either by inputting instructions though an electronic device such as a smartphone or a computer that might be paired to the stimulation device, or by placing the stimulation device into a learning mode whereby either a static position or an animated routine is recorded as it is controlled by the user so that the user may playback a recorded static arrangement or animated routine. Additionally, the stimulation device may be preprogrammed for a range of different static positions and/or animated routines. In each position or animated routine, the two stimulation members may be independently arranged so that the angle of one is not dependent upon the angle of the other. However, mechanical and/or programmed safeguards may be used to prevent the two stimulation members from being driven so as to make contact with each other and/or push past one another (e.g., collide).
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the stimulation device may be remotely controllable, for example, over a wide area network such as the Internet, so that a second user may control the desired arrangement of each projection (stimulation member) so as to stimulate the first user in a desired fashion. This may be done using a control panel that is accessible over a website or a mobile application, the control panel mirroring the buttons of the stimulation device and/or providing a user interface to select from between preprogramed static positions and/or animated routines.
Moreover, the first user of the stimulation device may be a content creator (e.g., a live streamer) and remote control of the stimulation device may be granted to a viewer of the content by way of an online control panel that is accessible to the viewer. This control may be provided automatically upon the satisfaction of predetermined conditions such as the issuance of a monetary tip from the second user to the content creator, with different functionality being provided to the control of the second user based on a set of tiered conditions.
The stimulation device, in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, may include a handle portion (e.g., a base) with one or more stimulation members projecting therefrom. Each stimulation member may be a finger-like appendage including a plurality of joint elements that may be referred to herein as rods. The rods may be joined to one another to create a multi-jointed hinge. The configuration of each rod may be such that it is free to rotate backwards or forwards in a lateral direction, with some limited degree of freedom, so that the entirety of the multi-jointed hinge can achieve an arcing shape. For example, while each multi-jointed hinge may be able to bend left and right, the hinge arrangement between each neighboring jointed rod may prevent bending in other directions such as front and back, or diagonally. However, in other embodiments, front and back motion may be permitted with left and right motion blocked. In some embodiments, each stimulation member may be rotatably mounted to the handle portion so that it may be rotated to allow for motion in any arbitrary direction, while maintaining the condition that the stimulation member can only arc forward and backward within a single plane, although this plane may be changed by the aforementioned rotation. This rotation of the stimulation member may be performed either by an electric motor or manually, for example, by the adjustment of a rotary knob disposed on the handle portion.
Each stimulation member may include an elongated elastic component that may be made of a metal or another bendable (but generally shape-holding) material. The stimulation member may have a substantially flat rectangular shape and may be fixed to a forward-most rod (rod farthest from the handle portion) of the multi-jointed hinge such that when the elongated elastic component is pulled in, the stimulation member bends to one side and when the elongated elastic component is pushed out to neutral, the stimulation member stands out straight. When the elongated elastic component is pushed out past neutral, the stimulation member bends on another side that is opposite to the aforementioned one side, with both directions of motion being within a single plane, as described above.
It is to be understood herein that the elongated elastic components are elastic in so far as their ability to be bent and return to their original shape but are not necessarily stretchable.
The actuation of the elongated elastic component may be implemented by a motor that turns a screw so as to translate rotational motion of the motor into lateral motion. The elongated elastic component may be connected to the screw so as to achieve lateral motion needed to extend out and back. Alternatively, the rotational motor may wind and unwind the elongated elastic component thereover so as to achieve the needed lateral motion. One or more gears may be used to control the spin characteristics of the motor and/or to implement bidirectional turning. Alternatively or additionally, adjusting the supply voltage may be used to control the speed and direction of the motor.
A protective covering or skin may be disposed over each of the stimulation members and encompassing all of the constituent rods. Within this skin a stimulating component, such as a vibrating motor, may be disposed. The stimulating component may be disposed within the forward-most rod of the multi-jointed hinge and may be electrically connected to the base of the stimulation device by wires or other conductive elements that are arranged under the skin and, for example, through the multi-jointed hinge, so as to be connected to a controller device and a power source that are disposed within the base. The base may be the handle of the stimulation device.
Alternatively or in addition to motorized control, the degree of arcing of the stimulation members may be controlled by the manual spinning of rotary knobs disposed on the base of the stimulation device, in a manner similar to how rotary knobs may be used to change the rotation of the stimulation members.
The stimulating device may include a first stimulation member 12 and a second stimulation member 14. The two stimulation members 12 and 14 may be the same size or, as shown, the first stimulation member 14 may be longer than the second stimulation member 12. This length difference may be achieved, for example, by including more jointed rod elements 22 within the first stimulation member 12 than the second stimulation member 14. Each stimulation member 12 and 14 may include an elongated elastic component. For example, the first stimulation member 12 may include a first elongated elastic component 16. The elongated elastic components are shown as being disposed along the inside surface of the stimulation member (i.e., the first elongated elastic component 16 may face the second stimulation member 14). As mentioned above, pulling the first elongated elastic component 16 in the direction into the handle portion 18 results in the first stimulation member 12 arcing in the direction towards the second stimulation member 14 while pushing the first elongated elastic component 16 in the direction way from the handle portion 18 results in the first stimulation member 12 arcing in the direction away from the second stimulation member 14. The second stimulation member 14 may be set up as a mirror image of the first stimulation member 12 and so the directionality of the arcing would be mirrored as well.
The pulling and pushing of the elongated elastic components is performed by internal mechanical elements of the handle portion, as will be discussed in greater detail below.
As can be seen from this figure, each rod 22 is hingedly connected either to the handle portion 18 or another rod 22 and this connection hinge allows for limited rotation backwards or forwards within a single plane. Within the forward-most rod of each stimulation member a stimulating component may be disposed. For example, the forward-most rod of the first stimulation member 12 may include a first stimulating component 28 disposed therein and the forward-most rod of the second stimulation member 14 may include a second stimulating component 30 disposed therein. Each stimulating component may be a vibrating motor.
The second drive unit is shown as including a rotating motor 36 and a screw 38. The rotating motor 36 turns the screw 38 and in so doing either pulls in or pushes out the second elongated elastic component 16. The motors 36 are under the electrical control of a control module 34 that is also disposed within the housing 10 and electrical power is supplied to the motors 36 by a battery 32. The control module 34 may also include circuitry and ports for charging the battery 32 and may also include a processor, memory, data I/O functionality, and various other electronic components needed to implement the described functionality. For example, the control module 34 may include Bluetooth capability for communicating with a host smartphone or computer and flash memory for storing the aforementioned static positions and/or animated routines.
Each stimulation member may include a set of rods 22 that together form a multi-jointed hinge 42 that is capable of bending forward and backward in a plane. The forward-most rod of each stimulation member may include a cavity for receiving respective first and second stimulating components 28 and 30 and these stimulating components may be electrically connected to the control module 34 by wires or other conductors that run along or thorough the multi-jointed hinges 42.
The construction of the various rods 22 may be appreciated from this figure, with each rod being smaller than the next from the housing 10 to the forward-most rod. This gives each stimulation member a tapered shape, although some embodiments use commonly sized rods 22 and do not have the illustrated tapered shape. Moreover, each rod has a wide forward portion with a cavity and a narrow backward portion such that the narrow backward portion of one rod can mate within the cavity of the wide forward portion of the next rod, and so on. The narrow backward portion may have a pair of bumps that may engage with a corresponding pair of recesses within the cavity of the wide forward portion so that the two proximate rods may be snapped into one another, although the narrow backward portion may have the recesses while the cavity of the wide forward portion may have the bumps or both sections may have through holes for receiving a pin that is disposed through all through holes thereby creating the joint. Other arrangements may also be used and the instant invention is not necessarily limited to these approaches.
Moreover, the rods 22 may each have a channel so that the multi-jointed hinges 42 have channels for accommodating the elongated elastic components. The forward-most rods may also have a means of attachment for connecting the elongated elastic components thereto, such as an opening for a rivet that penetrates the elongated elastic component and affixes it to the forward-most rod.
The geometric arrangement of the top and bottom of each rod is designed so as to prevent side to side bending but permit front to back bending.
As mentioned above, rotary knobs may be used to manually extend and retract the elongated elastic components and/or rotary knobs may be used to manually rotate the plane of arcing of each stimulation member.
According to some examples of the present disclosure, the rotary knobs are not mechanically linked to the screws but rather, are linked to potentiometers that electrically determine knob rotation and send a corresponding signal to the control module which then controls the corresponding drive unit in proportion to the spinning of the knob. In this way, the knobs to not physically control the bending of the stimulation members but rather operate as electronic controls for the bending of the stimulation members. Pressing in each knob may also constitute a control similar to a button.
As can be seen from
While it might be possible for both stimulation members to be arced toward one another, as mentioned above, this motion may be mechanically or software limited to prevent the stimulation members from pushing into one another.
By disposing the elongated elastic components 16 within the stimulation member 12 and 14, rather than on their outer surface, the middle rods (those rods other than the farthest from the handle) may be prevented from bowing out and away from the corresponding elongated elastic component 16.
The above-mentioned taper may be identical for each rod so that the multi-jointed hinge arcs evenly or the taper may be adjusted for each rod so that more arcing can be achieved towards the front (forward side) of the stimulation members than toward the back (handle side) of the stimulation member. The placement of the battery as occupying an entirety of the lower section of the handle is shown and two charging pins are also shown on the bottom of the handle so as to facilitate charging of the battery, for example, by inserting the handle into a charging dock.
In the depicted figure, each stimulation member 12 and 14 is equipped with a set of rods and a driving assembly including at least one rigid driving rod, and the figure allows for an observation of the distinct construction of these rods. Notably, each stimulation members 12 and 14 may include three rods. The first rod 81 is connected to a main body of the handle portion 18 via a first hinge pin 91, establishing a coupling. Similarly, a second hinge pin 92 facilitates the connection between the first rod 81 and the second rod 82. Moreover, a third hinge pin 93 enables the coupling of the second rod 82 with the third rod 83. Collectively, these rods form a multi-jointed hinge 80.
From this view, it is apparent that stimulation members 14 and 16 may further include three rigid driving rods that link the linear reciprocating mechanisms 4 to the various rods and hinge pins, for example, a first rigid driving rod 100, a second rigid driving rod 200, and a third rigid driving rod 300. Furthermore, a third rod 83, positioned at the forefront of the multi-jointed hinge, may encompass a stimulating component, such as a vibrating motor 28.
The proximal end of the first rigid driving rod 100, can be rotatably connected to a hinge shaft 400 that is part of the linear reciprocating mechanism 4, and the distal end of the first rigid driving rod 100, may be rotatably connected to the first rod 81 via a first hinge point 810.
The proximal end of the second rigid driving rod 200, can be rotatably connected to the handle portion 18 via a fifth hinge point 800, which may be fixed to the distal end of the handle portion 18. Furthermore, the distal end of the second rigid driving rod 200, can be rotatably connected to the second rod 82 via a second hinge point 820.
The distal end of the third rigid driving rod 300, can be rotatably connected to the third rod 83 via a third hinge point 830, which may be secured to the third rod 83. Furthermore, the proximal end of the third rigid driving rod 300, can be rotatably connected to the first rod 81 via a fourth hinge point 840, which may be fixed to the first rod 81.
Regarding the second stimulating member 14, when the linear reciprocating mechanism 4 is activated, the hinge shaft 400 moves linearly in the direction indicated by the L arrow in
The counterclockwise rotation of the first rod 81 further drives the second rigid driving rod 200 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the fifth hinge point 800. Similarly, it may also drive the third rigid driving rod 300 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the third hinge point 830. The counterclockwise rotating second rigid driving rod 200 then drives the second rod 82 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction relative to the second hinge pin 92. Finally, the second rod 82, in cooperation with the counterclockwise rotation of the third rigid driving rod 300, causes the third rod 83 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction relative to the third hinge point 830.
As a result of the actions of the interconnected rods, the second (e.g., shorter) stimulation member 14 achieves a specific orientation, making an angle α with respect to a straight centerline, which is defined as an inwardly curl, as shown in
Regarding the first stimulating member 12, when a linear reciprocating mechanism 4 is activated, the hinge shaft 400 moves linearly in the direction indicated by the R arrow in
The clockwise rotation of the first rod 81 further drives the second rigid driving rod 200 to rotate in a clockwise direction with respect to the fifth hinge point 800. Similarly, it also drives the third rigid driving rod 300 to rotate in a clockwise direction with respect to the third hinge point 830. The clockwise rotating second rigid driving rod 200 then drives the second rod 82 to rotate in a clockwise direction relative to the second hinge pin 92. Finally, the second rod 82, in cooperation with the clockwise rotation of the third rigid driving rod 300, causes the third rod 83 to rotate in a clockwise direction relative to the third hinge point 830.
As a result of the actions of the interconnected rods, the first (e.g., longer) stimulation member 12 achieves a specific orientation, making an angle β with respect to a straight centerline, which is defined as an outwardly curl, as shown in
As a specific embodiment,
The arrangement of rods and hinge pins may be well appreciated from this figure with the linear reciprocating mechanisms being shown as elements 182. The rods are shown by elements 101, 201, and 301. The hinge points are shown by elements 41, 811, 801, 821, 831, and 841.
The reference numerals depicted here represent corresponding elements to what has already been shown. However, it is noted that the power source here may be a rechargeable battery 35.
From these views, it is apparent that stimulation members 14 and 16 further includes three pairs of rigid driving rods each. The proximal end of two first rigid driving rods 101 and 102, can be rotatably connected to a pair of shafts 41 that are part of the nut 40. Furthermore, the distal end of these two first rigid driving rods 101 and 102, can be rotatably connected to a first rod 81 via a pair of first hinge points 811, which are fixed near the upper portion of the first rod 81. Element 181 depicts the linear reciprocating mechanism.
The proximal end of two second rigid driving rods 201 and 202, can be rotatably connected to the handle portion 18 via a pair of fifth hinge points 801, which are fixed to both sides of the distal end of the handle section 18. Furthermore, the distal end of these two second rigid driving rods 201 and 202, can be rotatably connected to a second rod 82 via a pair of second hinge points 821, which are fixed near the upper portion of the second rod 82.
The distal end of these two third rigid driving rods 301 and 302, can be rotatably connected to a third rod 83 via a pair of third hinge points 831, which are secured to either side of the third rod 83. Furthermore, the proximal end of two third rigid driving rods 301 and 302, can be rotatably connected to the first rod 81 via a pair of fourth hinge points 841, which are fixed to both sides of the distal end of the first rod 81.
The third rod 83, positioned at the forefront of each stimulation member 12 and 14, encompasses a cavity designed to accommodate the respective first and second stimulating components, such as vibrating motors. These stimulating components, in turn, can be electrically connected to the control module 34 through the utilization of wires or other conductors. These wires or conductors traverse the multi-jointed hinges, either running alongside them or passing through them.
In an initial state, as shown in
The stimulation mode as shown in
In order to avoid the stimulation device not being able to be pulled out of the user's body due to the changed morphology that may occur one inside the body, a panic button can be provided, and this panic button, when operated, can force the first and second stimulation members 12 and 14 to return to their initial state (e.g., put the first and second stimulation members 12 and 14 together), so as to enable the user to more easily remove the stimulation device without any problem. The panic button can, but is not necessarily limited to being, be a power switch that enables the first and second stimulation members 12 and 14 to be restored to their initial state when the stimulation device is powered down, and it will be appreciated that this scenario may be implemented upon a determination that the battery is nearly depleted. In one embodiment, pressure sensors may be arranged on the surfaces of the stimulation appendages 12 and 14 to detect whether they are inside a human body, and if both the stimulation appendages 12 and 14 have been inserted a human body, to limit the extent to which the stimulation appendage 12 are curled, for example, to avoid the stimulus appendages 12 from being flexed into the form of
While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have largely been described in terms of electronic control of the stimulation members, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the stimulation members may be manually adjusted by the user by applying sufficient force to bend each stimulation member 12 and/or 14 into its desired shape. Furthermore, when the user bends the stimulation members 12 and/or 14 into the desired shape, the corresponding position of the nut 40 can be stored in the storage module of the sexual stimulation device through user input. This facilitates the direct bending of the stimulation device into the desired shape based on the user's input whenever it is required for future use. Thus, the desired arrangement may be detected and electronically stored for later use. As discussed above, the control module may include a set of buttons. These buttons may include (but are not necessarily limited to including) a first button for controlling the movement of the first stimulation member, a second button for controlling the vibration of the first stimulation member, a third button for controlling the movement of the second stimulation member, and a fourth button for controlling the movement of the second stimulation member. Each button may have an LED light disposed in its proximity so as to illuminate the button for more easy discovery. The control module may additionally include a power LED that may turn a particular color to show power and another color to show Bluetooth connection. Other controls may be used to lock stimulation member movement, toggle through vibrational modes, toggle through programmed static positions and/or animated routines, record a static position or animated routine, etc. In one embodiment, the first stimulation appendage 12 can be controlled by a first button. The second stimulation appendage 14 can be controlled by a second button. The first button and the second button can be located at different positions in the handheld section such as the two rotary knobs 180 in
As discussed above, a display may be provided for I/O and this display may include a touch screen. The stimulating device may be paired with a host device such as a smartphone or computer for more control functionality and to setup remote control. The display and/or indicator LEDs may also be used to show battery level and the need for recharging. Vibration patterns may also be used to communicate status to the user such as to provide a tactile low battery warning at one or more progressive states of discharge.
Exemplary embodiments described herein are illustrative, and many variations can be introduced without departing from the spirit of the disclosure or from the scope of the appended claims. For example, elements and/or features of different exemplary embodiments may be combined with each other and/or substituted for each other within the scope of this disclosure and appended claims.
