Patent Application
20200297039
This invention relates generally to female garments, and more particularly to prophylactic garments for enhancing erotic interactions.
As part of an erotic interaction, it is common for female participants to wear under-garments that can enhance a sexual experience. Common examples of female under-garments that provide increased sexual titillation are: bras, panties, thongs, and G-strings.
A thong is an article of female underwear that includes a narrow strip of fabric or other material that passes between a woman's thighs and connects to a waistband.
Women often wear thongs to increase a sense of erotic excitement between themselves and their partners while engaging in sexual activities.
Thongs can increase the woman's attractiveness in several ways. Because a thong is a skimpy and very revealing article of clothing, much of the woman's skin is exposed, enhancing her erotic appeal. In addition, thongs are often tailored to accentuate the curves of a woman's body, and thongs can include feminine decorations such as feminine colors, or lacey fabrics.
Thongs are usually made from materials such as cotton, Rayon®, polyester, and Spandex®. Unfortunately, these materials will allow the passage of bodily fluids containing bacteria and viruses, and therefore typically thongs do not prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as syphilis and chlamydia (bacterial), and herpes, hepatitis C, and HPV (viral).
An example of a prophylactic undergarment is taught in Wallace, US Patent Application 2006/0042639 A1. Wallace teaches a prophylactic undergarment for use by a female wearer that includes an elastomeric portion that reduces the transmission of STDs. However, the woman's garment of Wallace has disadvantages. The prophylactic garment covers more skin than needed to provide prophylaxis during cunnilingus, thereby reducing the erotic attractiveness of the garment without concomitant benefit. In addition, the garment includes two prophylactic tubes configured to be inserted into the woman's vaginal canal and anus. Therefore the garment is difficult to put on, and may be uncomfortable to wear because of the two intrusive tubes.
The protective flavored thong of the invention provides an erotic female under-garment that is convenient to wear, visually appealing, accentuates the wearer's natural womanly curves, and provides protection against transmission of STDs for both the wearer and her sexual partner during oral sex.
In addition, the protective flavored thong of the invention includes a flavor ridge that runs along a central axis of the crotch that provides a pleasant scent and flavor, while also providing lingual and/or tactile guidance to the mouth and/or tongue of the wearer's partner while performing cunnilingus in a dark environment.
The protective flavored thong of the invention can include a panel of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) (similar to Saran Wrap®) that acts as a protective barrier during cunnilingus to protect against transmission of STDs between the wearer and her partner.
Another benefit of the protective flavored thong of the invention is that it is disposable.
A general aspect of the invention is a protective flavored thong that includes: a waistband configured to extend around a waist of a wearer, the waistband having a front portion and a rear portion; a crotch band having a wide end and a narrow end, the narrow end being attached at the rear portion of the waistband, and the wide end being attached along the front portion of the waistband; and at least one flavor ridge applied centrally along the crotch band.
In some embodiments, the waistband includes a band of elastic silicone. In some embodiments, the crotch band includes two bands of elastic silicone, each band of elastic silicone running along an edge of the crotch band.
In some embodiments, the crotch band includes a panel of low-density polyethylene (LDPE).
In some embodiments, the crotch band includes a panel of material that is impervious to fluids.
In some embodiments, the at least one flavor ridge includes at least one of: a flavoring agent, a souring agent, and a sweetening agent.
In some embodiments, the protective flavored thong further includes: a protective strip removably attached along the at least one flavor ridge, the protective strip being configured to protect freshness of the at least one flavor ridge while the at least one protective strip is attached to the at least one flavor ridge, and to be removable so as to leave the at least one flavor ridge substantially in place after the protective strip is removed.
In some embodiments, the protective strip includes a tab portion configured to facilitate removal of the protective strip.
In some embodiments, the at least one flavor ridge includes a pair of flavor ridges symmetrically placed along a central axis of the crotch band. In some embodiments, the protective flavored thong further includes: a backing layer, the backing layer applied centrally along the crotch band, the flavor ridge being applied centrally along the backing layer.
In some embodiments, the backing layer includes a coating of light adhesive that improves the adhesion of the backing layer to the crotch band. In some embodiments, the backing layer includes a smooth front-facing surface that retains its shape so as to facilitate licking of the flavor ridge off of the backing layer.
In some embodiments, the protective flavored thong is packaged in a folded condition.
In some embodiments, the at least one flavor ridge folds once or twice when packaged in the folded condition.
In some embodiments, the at least one flavor ridge is flavored to resemble at least one of: lemon, lime, orange, cherry, pineapple.
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The protective flavored thong 100 also includes a crotch band 108 that includes a wide end 110 and a narrow end 112. In this embodiment, the crotch band 108 includes two bands of elastic silicone 114, each band of elastic silicone 114 running along an edge of the crotch band 108. The two bands of elastic silicone 114 provide structural integrity and also maintain the shape of the protective flavored thong 100.
The protective flavored thong 100 includes a protective strip 116 that removably covers the flavor ridge 204 (see
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In some embodiments, the flavor ridge 204 includes a flavoring agent and a sweetening agent (such as sucrose, agave, honey, or maple syrup). In some embodiments, the flavor ridge 204 includes a flavoring agent and a souring agent, such as citric acid (“sour salt”).
In some embodiments the flavor ridge 204 is flavored using a flavoring agent so as to resemble at least one of: lemon, lime, orange, cherry, pineapple. In some embodiments the flavor ridge 204 can be flavored to reflect a particular holiday, for example, candy corn flavor for Halloween, and candy cane flavor for Christmas. In some embodiments the flavor ridge 204 can be scented to mask unpleasant odors, and the flavor ridge 204 can be scented to enhance the erotic experience.
In some embodiments, the flavor ridge 204 forms a raised ridge above the surface of the crotch band 108 so as to provide lingual and tactile guidance in darkness while locating parts of the female anatomy generally under the central axis of the crotch band 108.
In some embodiments, a pair of flavor ridges 204 is applied symmetrically on each side of a central axis of the crotch band 108, the pair generally running along the central axis of the crotch band 108. In other embodiments, a trio of flavor ridges 204 is applied, the trio generally running along the central axis including two flavor ridges 204 symmetrically on each side of a central axis of the crotch band 108. Also shown is the wearer's hand 202 gripping the tab portion 118 of the protective strip 116, and pulling away the protective strip 116 to expose the flavor ridge 204.
In this embodiment, the protective strip 116 is configured to protect the freshness of the flavor ridge 204 while the protective strip 116 is attached to the flavor ridge 204, and the protective strip 116 can be removed so as to leave the flavor ridge 204 substantially in place after the protective strip 116 is removed.
In some embodiments, the protective flavored thong 100 is packaged in a folded condition (not shown). In some embodiments, the flavor ridge 204 folds once or twice when packaged in a folded condition.
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The protective strip 116 can be applied to the flavor ridge 204 before the backing layer 320 having the flavor ridge 204 is applied to the crotch band 108.
The backing layer 302 can include a light adhesive on its back surface that improves the adhesion of the backing layer 302 to the crotch band 108. In some embodiments, a front-facing surface of the backing layer 302 also provides a smooth surface that retains its shape while being licked so as to facilitate licking of the flavor ridge 204 off of the backing layer 302.
This embodiment 300 also includes the waistband 102, the crotch band 108, and the two bands of elastic silicone 114. The protective strip 116 (shown in
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Other modifications and implementations will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as claimed. Accordingly, the above description is not intended to limit the invention, except as indicated in the following claims.
