GB2514192A

GB2514192A - Stimulation device system

Info

Publication number: GB2514192A
Application number: GB1309024.6A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Paul Simon Rawlings
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-05-17
Filing date: 2013-05-17
Publication date: 2014-11-19
Also published as: GB201309024D0

Abstract

A system for male and female orgasm stimulation comprises numerous different, interchangeable, inflatable devices 2 such as an inflatable annular ring, or cock ring, for encircling a penis (figure 5) or inflatable elongate members or dildos (figures 2-4) which are manually detachable and re-attachable via male and female releasable air connectors 22,9 and electrical connectors 23,24,11,12 to a separable housing 1 which may incorporate an air pump 7, or a CO2 gas canister, with a power supply 3 such as batteries or mains voltage and control switches 4,5 of an electronic valve 6 for controlling pulsation and inflation and deflation of the device 2 and a switch 10 which controls a motor with an out of balance mass to vibrate a head (25, figure 2) of the device. Alternatively, the inflatable device may enshroud a clitoris and the air pump provides suction for clitoral stimulation.

Description

STIMULATION DEVICE SYSTEM

This invention relates to a stimulation device system.

Stimulation devices are known which comprise an elongate member, generally phallus-shaped, that include a portion, usually a head portion which vibrates. The vibration is usually provided by an out of balance mass which is caused to rotate by an electric motor driven from an electrical power source, such as a battery. Such stimulation devices may be used by either sex for sexual satisfaction. Known stimulation devices are formed of rigid plastics or rubber that may or may not have a lubricating outer sheath or coating and they are of constant length and diameter.

US-A-2009/0216076 discloses.a. manually inflatable elongate member and US-A-2009/0275796 discloses that an electrical pump may bc used for inflation.

The present invention seeks to provide an improved stimulation device system.

15-Tn accordance-with-this invention there-is provided a stimulation device-System for stimulating male and female orgasths, said system including housing means-arranged to selectably supply gas-under pressure, and an-inflatable device coupled with said housing means to receive said gas, wherein said inflatable device is releasably coupled-to-said-housing by a-user manually-operablecoupling.so as to attach and release said inflatable device with said housing means.

-Preferably, the inflatable device is an inflatable elongate member for insertion into an orifice or an inflatable annulus for locating over a penis.

Advantageously, the housing means contains an electrically operable air pump to inflate said inflatable device, and a release valve for releasing air pressure from said inflatable device.

Conveniently, the air pump is arranged to provide an infinitely variable gas pressure which may be selectively chosen by a user.

Preferably, said coupling is one of a male and female snap connector, a male and female screw thread-type connector, and a bayonet-type connector.

In another embodiment, the inflatable device includes means to enshroud a clitoris-and said air pump is-arranged-to provide user selectable suction for providing clitoral stimulation.

In an embodiment, said air pump is arranged to provide a pulsating pressure or suction.

Preferably, said inflatable device includes an inflatable, resilient, elongate member, and is arranged to be connected to, and inflated by, an air pump.

In a. preferred embodiment, the elongatemember is provided with means to.

enable it to glow.

Advantageously, the gas-may or may not-be heated; In one embodiment, the gas is provided by a CO2 gas canister attachable to said housing means, for example, by a screw threa± -Preferabi)', the housing means is connected at ofle distal end of said elongate member and-saidhousing means-include switch means-for selectively activating the air pump to inflate said elongate member.

Advantageously,theswitchmeans includeaswitch toapply gas into the elongate member and to release the gas from the elongate member.

Conveniently, the switch means include two switches, one for permitting gas to inflate the elongate member and another switch for releasing the gas from the elongate member.

Preferably, vibrating head means are connected to an end of the elongate member remote from the housing means. -Conveniently, the vibrating head means include an out of balance mass arranged to be rotatably driven by a motor in said housing means.

Advantageously, the out of balance means is rotatably driven by said motor connected to an electrical source, e.g. battery or a voltage derived from mains voltage.

Preferably, the elongate member is made from an elastorneric member, such as rubber or polyvinylchloride-(PVC),-or silicone.

Advantageously, a latex sheath is arranged to encompass the elongate member.

In another embodiment, dildo vibrator means are enshrouded by said inflatable resilient elongate-member.

The invention will flow be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure Ishows-one embodiment of a-housing and part of an-inflatable device used in a stimulation device system in accordance with this invention, Figure-2 shows an inflatable-device-used in the-system of this invention, Figures 3 and 4 shOw futther inflatable devices, and 5-Figure 5 shows an inflatable device which is-a male inflatable enhancing device used in the system of this invention.

In the-Figureslikereference. numerals.denote. like-parts.-Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a housing 1 and part of an inflatable device 2 of a stimulation device which forms a system in accordance with this invention. The housing I is manually connectable to the inflatable device 2 and is manually releasably connectable by air and electrical connections to the inflatable device 2, the connections to be more fully described later herein. -A lower, as viewed in Figure 1, distal end of the housing 1 from the inflatable device 2, has a battery compartment for location of, for example, six dry cell batteries 3 movable in the direction of arrow headed lines 15. The batteries are arranged to be selectably connected by switches 4 and 5 through a printed circuit control board (not shown), to an electronic valve 6 controlling an air pump 7. The switches 4, 5, electronic valve 6 and air pump 7 are located in the housing I, the electronic valve and-air pump being-shown outside-the-housing for ease-of explanation.-Switch 4.

energises the valve 6 so as to cause the air pump 7 to output air, shown by arrow headed line 8, to-a female-air-connector-9-and thence to an attached-inflatable-device The switch 5 causes the electronic valve to release air from an attached inflatable device. A further switch-10-is arranged to-selectively connect the-batteries 3-to a positive terminal II and a negative terminal 12 located on a top Outer surface of the 25-housing I-for providing power to-an electric motor (not shown)-that may be located-within the inflatable device 2. The switches 4, 5 and 10 are, preferably, manually operable.. It is-to-be-understood-that,. instead.of using separate. switches-4. ancts,. a.

single rocker operator switch may be used in which a centre position is OFF and a rocking movement in one direction causes the valve 6 to operate the pump 7 and, in the reverse direction, causes the valve to permit air to deflate an attached inflatable device.

Itis to. be. understood that.instead. of air pump 7 being mounted within the housing, it is envisaged that it may be located remote from the housing and attached to the housing by an air line. The housing has an LED 13 which is arranged to illuminate, preferably, when the air pump 7 is activated to indicate that the inflatable device is switched on or, in another embodiment, to indicate that the batteries 3 need recharging. Alternatively, another LED (not shown) may be provided to indicate that the batteries need recharging if the LED 13 is used to indicate that air pump is switched on.

The inflatable device 2 shown in Figure 2 has an inflatable resilient elongated member 21 which is, preferably, made of Latex, or may be enshrouded by a Latex cover. As shown in Figure 2, the member 21, preferably, has a ribbed outer surface 27 for enhanced stimulation. At a lower end (as shown in Figure 2) of the member 21 is a. male. air connector 22ananged for cooperation with.the female-connector 9 on the housing I. Also provided is a positive connector 23 and a negative connector 24 for cooperation with terminals-li. and-12 respectively, the inflatable device being mounted on the housing 2, as generally shown by the arrow headed lines 14 shown in Figure 1.

At a remote end of the member 21 from the air and electrical connections 22- 24-is-connected.a vibratable head-25 The head25 incorporates an out of balance mass which is arranged to be rotatably driven by an electric motor (not shown) located, in the. head,, or the electric, motor may. be-located within, the. housing. I and.

connected to the out of balance mass by a shaft or endless drive belt or chain extending through the member 21. Preferably, the electric motor is connected by the positive and negative connections 23. 24 to the batteries 3 or to mains voltage via a step-down transformer (not shown).

The member 21 is inflatable and made from an elastomeric member, such as rubber or PVC. The member 21 includes an LED 26 receiving power from contacts 23, 24 and the LED, which may be blue in colour, is arranged to illuminate the member 21 so that it glows. Alternatively, the member may be luminous.

The air that is pumped into the inflatable device 2 may be heated by a heater (not shown) if dësfred In another embodiment, instead of an air pump, a CO2 gas canister (not shown), which may be a mini CO2 canister, may be attached to the housing by a screw thread so as to provide a source of gas to the inflatable device 2.

The member 21 is, preferably, arranged to be diametrically expandable, although in some embodiments the tube may be extendable in a longitudinal axial direction instead of, or as well as, diametrically In á yet further embodiment, the switches 4. and-5-may be-automated so that the member 21 pulsatingly cycles through inflation and deflation at a rate which may be predetennined or varied by a user. Thus inflation may last an hour or more, or cycle from one second to ten seconds, or cycle through pulsation in the range 0.5 second -1 hour.

The vibrating head 25 may rotate at between 60rpm and 20,000rpm, typically in the range 60rpm-600rpm The diameter of inflation of member 21 is determined by a user and may 15. extend from un-inflated-up to three-or four times the. un-inflated diameter or more,-in dependence upon what is considered safe. Similarly, the axial length may be varied -from un-inflated up to, say, three times or more the un-inflated length.

Thus, in this aspect, the present invention provides a stimulation device system which has operator adjustable diameter and/or length to suit a user's wishes.

Further, power to cause valve 6 to cnergise the air pump 7 may be arranged to have an automatic cut-out upon a predetermined safe pressure being achieved and/or the time of operation of the air pump 7 may be limited to a predetermined time or to a time that is considered to be safe.

The separable housing 1 may be used to inflate and electrically operate a number of different inflatable devices, not just the device shown in Figure 2, and examples of which are shown in Figures 3 -5 herein.

Thus, further embodiments of the invention are shown in Figures 3 -5.

Referring.to Figure 3ran inflatable.device.30 has.a.ribbed cover 31 and the.

inflatable device 30 is manually releasably separable from the housing 1.

Compressed air from-the housing 1-is-transmitted through asnap type of push-pull connector having the female connector 9 of the housing cooperating with the male connector 22 on the inflatable device. The positive electrical energy connector 23 and negativeelectrical energy connector 24-arelocatedon an under surface of the inflatable device 30. It is, however, to be understood that the male and female connections on-the-housing-and-inflatable-device could-be-transposed in location in-this and other embodiments. The LED 26 is located in a side wall of the inflatable device-30-to-indicate-that electrical power is ON or to-illuminate-the-inflatable device The LED may be covered by a cap which tha3, alternatively he a lens.

-A-base 32 of the inflatable device 30-includes a so-called butt plug 33; Another inflatable device 40, shown in Figure 4, has a vibratable head 41 having-raised-projections 42toassist stimulation and a clitoris stimulator 43 is also -provided.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, the inflatable device includes a connector 50 having an angled-tube 52 for feeding air from the male connector 22 to a female connector 53 that is capable of supplying air to a male connector 54 of an inflatable annular ring 55 for encircling a penis so as to control the pressure applied to the penis and thereby assist erectile function. This ring is an improvement on a known, so-called, cock ring, and operates to restrict blood flow, but by virtue of the present invention the amount of pressure applied is infinitely controllable instead of being fixed, as in the prior art. The ring may be inflated and deflated by the housing 1. In one embodiment, the ring 55 may be located over a penis and inflated to a required pressure. In another embodiment, the ring 55 is inflated to increase the inner andouter diameters thereofrthering is then located over a penisand the air pressure reducd by manual operation of a bleed valve 56 to reduce at least the inner diameter of the ring so as-to-apply a-required-pressure.

Although the connection between the housing and inflatable device is shown 25-inFigures 2 -S-as being a male-and-female-snap-type-connector, it is to-be-understood-that other suitable types of cOnnector may be used, e.g. a male and female strew thread-type or bayonet-type connector, whereby a-releasable air connection, and, preferably, also facilitating electrical connections, is made between the housing and

inflatable device..

In an alternative embodiment, the inflatable device may contain means to enshroud a clitoris and instead of the air pump providing compressedaiE, it is armngcd to provide user selectable suction for assisting clitoral stimulation.

Additionally, the air pump 7 may be arranged to provide pulsating pressure or suction.

Claims

CLAIMS1-. A-stimulation device system for stimulating male and female orgasms, said-system including housing means arranged to selectably supply gas under pressure, and S an inflatable deviee.coupled with said housing means to receive-said. gasr wherein said inflatable device is releasably coupled to said housing by a user manually operable coupling so as to attach andrelease said inflatable dëvibe with said housing means.
2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inflatable device is an inflatable 11) elongate member for insertion into an orifice or an inflatable annulus for locating over a penis.
3. -A system as claimed in claim I or 2, wherein the housing means contains an electrically operable air pump to inflate said inflatable device, and a release valve for releasing air pressure from said inflatable device.
4.-Asystem. as claimed, in claim.3rwherein theair pump is arranged to.pcovide.an infinitely variable gas pressure which may be selectively chosen by a user.
5. A-system as claimed-in-claim-3-or 4, wherein said coupling is-one of a male and female snap connector, a male and fcmale screw thread-type connector, and a bayonet-type connector.
-A-system-as-claimed-in-any of claims-3, 4-or 5, wherein-the inflatable device includes means to enshroud a clitoris and said air pump is arranged to provide user selectable suction for providing clitoral stimulation.
7. A system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said air pump is arranged to provide a pulsating pressure or suction.
8. A system as claimed in claim I, wherein said inflatable device includes an inflatable, resilient, elongate member, and is arranged to be connected to, and inflated by, an air pump.
9. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the elongate member is provided with means to enable it to glow.
10. A system as claimed many preceding claim, whetein the gasmay or may not be heated. i0*
11. A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the gas is provided by a CO2 gas canister attachable to said housing means, for example, by a screw thread.
12. A system asclaimed in claim 8, wherein the housingmeans.is-connected at one distal end of said elongate member and said housing means include switch means for selectively activating the air pump to inflate said elongate member.
13. A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the switch means include a switch to apply gas into the elongate member and to release the gas from the elongate 20. member.
14. A system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the switch means include two switches, one for permitting gas to inflate the elongate member and another switch for releasing the gas from the elongate member.
15. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein vibrating head means are connected to an end of the elongate member remote from the housing means.
16.. A. system as claimed.in.claim l.5,.wherein the. vibratinghead. means include. an.out of balance mass arranged to be rotatably driven by a motor in said housing means.
17. A system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the out of balance means is rotatably driven by said motor connected to an electrical source, e.g. battery or a voltage derived from mains voltage.S 1&. A systemasclaimedin.clajm 8, whereinthe elongate member ismade from an elastomeric member, such as rubber or polyvinylchloride (PVC) or silicone.I9 A systemas claimed in claimS, whereina latex sheath is arranged to êñcompass the elongate member! 20. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein dildo vibrator means are enshrouded by said elongate member.21. A stimulation device system substantially as herein described with reference to, and as shown in, each of the embodiments of the accompanying drawings. I0