Patent Application
20120184884
The present invention is directed to a vibrating band, which can be used to enhance sexual pleasure for both the user and the user's partner.
There historically have been many prior art devices developed to improve or aid sexual gratification, both for men and women. The devices designed for use by women are typically phallic in form and may or may not include a vibration device within. Those without a vibrator are intended for vaginal penetration and stimulation while those that vibrate are also intended for vaginal penetration and stimulation and additionally for clitoral and g-spot stimulation. Although these phallic shaped devices may be used for clitoral stimulation during intercourse, they must be hand held at such times, which limits the possible positions and comfort of one or both partners. Also, during intercourse such devices only stimulate locally and cannot stimulate the entire region surrounding the vagina.
Prior art devices designed for use by men are commonly in the form of a round constrictive ring that tightly surrounds the base of the penis. These devices are typically not intended to directly sexually stimulate or gratify either the man or his sex partner. Instead, they are primarily intended to improve erectile dysfunction problems of the man by trapping venous blood in the penis by means of localized constriction thereby aiding in the engorgement of the penis. A problem with these devices is that they are difficult to install and remove from the penis. Although there are some constrictive rings that have protuberances (both with and without vibrators attached) for the purpose of clitoral stimulation, the ring itself is still typically uncomfortably tight and awkward to install and remove which can hamper the flow and spontaneity of sexual intercourse.
Devices and appliances employable for sexual pleasure and gratification are well known in the prior art and are widely available to the general public. As previously mentioned, they include simple phallus-shaped structures provided with vibrator motors housed therein as exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 5,573,499, for external and internal stimulation of body surfaces. The options available with such simple appliances are expandable by the use of couplings to interconnect the devices with handles or other such devices, as disclosed in published U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/395,863. Other types of devices and appliances such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,690,603, U.S. Pat. No. 5,853,362 and published U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/797,634 have been ergonomically designed for ease of graspability and maneuverability to facilitate internal stimulation of certain organs and/or to enable concurrent use with a partner. However, such devices and appliances tend to be useful primarily for stimulation of phasic and tonic exteroreceptors that are situated in the epidermal and dermal layers immediately underlying internal and external body surfaces. Furthermore, their structural designs and operational controls typically require some degree of manual dexterity combined with muscular agility and fine motor control over body extremities. Accordingly, such devices and appliances are not particularly useful or satisfactory for focused stimulation of the deep-phasic pressure-sensitive receptors such as Pacinian corpuscles that are primarily distributed throughout the subcutaneous regions of the body.
Furthermore, erotic delight is a very important factor in marital relations for increasing the intimacy between the two genders; that is, erotic delight is not simply for propagation of progeny. During coitus, there is a great difference between the orgasm of the two genders: according to questionnaire data of THE KINSEY INSTITUTE NEW REPORT ON SEX, about 10% of the women fail to achieve orgasm no matter what method is used; and 50 to 75% of women fail to achieve orgasm simply relying on the reciprocation of the penis. Thus, there is a need for other techniques, such as stimulation of the clitoris to massage to climax. So the medical field suggests the use of erotic massage prostheses to stimulate the sexual sensitive region.
The “Vibrating Condom” of U.S. Pat. No. 5,377,692 discloses a vibrating condom or device having an inflatable vibrating region, which contacts the clitoris or vaginal walls and is activated by an electrical power unit for stimulating the most sensitive spot on a female partner's genitalia. Nevertheless, said patent design is not convenient for use as the embodiments of said patent require a tube to externally connect said electrical power unit, thereby increasing the difficulty in using the condom.
In U.S. Pat. No. 6,907,883, the inventor proposed an electric condom ring, specifically a condom ring having a miniature vibrating motor and a battery to be used on a condom to enhance male sexual function by means of the structure of the electric condom ring. The electric condom ring tightens up the portion of the penis local to its placement and vibrates, which is supposed to enhance the user's sexual pleasure. However, the electric condom ring, which can be used directly on the penis or with a condom, may also produce an uncomfortable feeling that may not promote orgasm in the user, and, contrary to its intent, may not increase usage of condoms. Furthermore, the miniature vibrating motor located along the ring only vibrates the penis, although the bulges located on the ring or its outer side may spontaneously touch the clitoris, but this makes for an awkward experience.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a versatile sexual enhancement device that is sexually stimulating to either a man or a woman during sexual intercourse, is easy to install and remove from a man's erect penis, and also one that can be easily and variably positioned on a man's erect penis.
The vibrating band of the present invention is designed to increase the sexual pleasure for the male and his partner during sexual intercourse. It consists of a small vibrating motor or coin motor, one or more small batteries or button batteries, a microprocessor or microcontroller, a touch or push switch, which can be, for example, a dome or momentary switch, and a flexible circuitry board. All components are enclosed inside a soft SEBS (Styrene-Ethylene/Butylene-Styrene) block co-polymer housing portion or over-mold. A male can place the vibrating band anywhere on his penis for intercourse.
In one embodiment, the vibrating band of the present invention has a flexible circuitry board that allows the vibrating band to fit better on the penis.
In another embodiment, the vibrating band of the present invention has a water-proof design to keep the bodily fluids from damaging the internal components.
In yet another embodiment, the vibrating band of the present invention has a microprocessor for varying the intensity and speed of vibration.
FIG. 1—is a perspective view of the vibrating band of the present invention;
FIG. 2—is a schematic diagram of the vibrating device 10, in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3—is a perspective view of the vibrating band showing the placement of the flexible circuit board within the housing portion of the vibrating band;
FIG. 4—is a front view of the vibrating band of the present invention; and
FIG. 5—is a side view of the vibrating band of the present invention.
The present invention is directed to a vibrating band designed to increase the sexual pleasure for the male and his partner during sexual intercourse. It consists of a small vibrating motor or coin motor, one or more small batteries or button batteries, a microprocessor or microcontroller, a touch or push switch, which can be, for example, a dome or momentary switch, and a flexible circuitry board. All components are enclosed inside a soft SEBS (Styrene-Ethylene/Butylene-Styrene) block co-polymer housing portion or over-mold. A male can place the vibrating band anywhere on his penis for intercourse.
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In another embodiment, the vibrating device 10 of the present invention can contain additional components. For example, the flexible circuitry board 12 can include one or more capacitors 24 and one or more resistors 26. Other known components in the art can be included on the flexible circuitry board 12. The integrated circuitry board 12 may also contain one or more batteries 18 in place on the board. For example, as shown, the flexible circuitry board may contain a first flexible fold 20, which folds overtop of the one or more batteries 18 located on the flexible circuitry board 12, and which further contains copper traces thereby contacting or connecting the one or more batteries 18 in place. The flexible circuitry board 12 may contain a second flexible fold 24, which acts as a switch to turn the device on and off. In one embodiment, the second flexible fold 24 can be forced down onto the first flexible fold 20 through depression of the touch on-off switch 8. When a user presses the touch on-off switch the second flexible fold 24 is pressed down onto the first flexible fold 20, which in turn completes the circuit between the one or more batteries and the vibrating motor 14, thereby turning the vibrating motor 14 on, or off. In another embodiment, the vibrating motor can be controlled via a microprocessor, allowing for additional presses of the touch on-off switch to result in optionally increased intensity and/or variable vibrations speeds from the vibrating motor 14.
In accordance with the present invention, prior to sexual relations, a male places the sexual vibrating band 2 over any area of his penis, typically on the shaft of the penis adjacent to the glans. The sexual vibrating band 2 is made of a soft non-toxic rubber material with the elastic, soft and perfectly fit characteristics; therefore, said sexual vibrating band 2 can be placed and closely attached to any portion of a male's penis without making him uncomfortable. In one embodiment, the male can place the vibrating band 2 on the penis and then wear a condom over top of the vibrating band 2. In another embodiment, the vibrating band 2 can be worn over top of a condom. Moreover, the invention provides the sexual vibrating band 2 for a male to wear at a non-specific position on his penis, so that he can place the sexual vibrating band 2 at any position or by any angle on his penis periphery and flexibly adjust or move the sexual vibrating band 2, depending on the position most desired during sexual relations. For example, the vibrating band 2 may be placed so as to stimulate the G-spot on his female partner's vagina wall. At any point, e.g., prior to sexual intercourse, the vibrating device 10 contained within the vibrating band 2 can be turned on for increased stimulation for both the male and female during sexual intercourse. In one embodiment, a variable switch and microprocessor can be used to optionally provide variable intensities and speeds of vibration.
The vibration effect of the vibrating device 10 during sexual relations stimulates the female's vagina wall enabling her to quickly reach orgasm, in addition, enabling her sexual partner to feel the vibrating stimulation on his penis through the vibration of the vibrating device 10. Consequently, the invention enables both female and male partners to enjoy increased mutual pleasures during sexual intercourse, settles the inability of a female to attain orgasm quickly because the vibrating stimulation of the invention shortens the time needed to reach orgasm, and reduces the physical strength of a male required during sexual activity.
In another embodiment, a male can wear the invention and subsequently place a condom over his penis and the vibrating band. The use of a condom will not alter the use or function of the vibrating band, and, in fact, can help to keep the vibrating band in place during use. The characteristics and advantages of the invention covered by this document have been set forth in the foregoing description. It is of course to be understood, however, that this disclosure is, in many respects, only illustrative. As one of skill in the art will understand, changes may be made without exceeding the scope and the spirit of the invention.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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| PCT/US10/51674 | 10/6/2010 | WO | 00 | 3/8/2012 |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 61249903 | Oct 2009 | US |
