KR20220072501A - Length adjustable menstrual cup - Google Patents

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides an adjustable length menstrual cup convenient to use. Here, the length-adjustable menstrual cup includes a cup portion and a handle portion. The cup part is inserted into a woman's vagina, and the open upper end is in close contact with the vaginal wall. The handle portion is provided extending to the lower end of the cup portion. The cup part has a cup body with an open upper end, a rim ring provided on the open upper end of the cup body, and in close contact with the vaginal wall, and the rim ring is formed to be folded outwardly of the cup body, so that the length of the cup body is to be regulated.

Description

Adjustable length menstrual cup {LENGTH ADJUSTABLE MENSSTRUAL CUP}

The present invention relates to an adjustable-length menstrual cup, and more particularly, to an adjustable-length menstrual cup that is convenient to use.

In general, women's sanitary napkins are mainly pad-type sanitary napkins attached to the inner side of underwear and insertion-type sanitary napkins used by inserting into a woman's vagina.

Although pad-type sanitary napkins have advantages such as excellent absorption and thin thickness, they can easily move during activity after wearing, and there are problems with restrictions on free movement or movement, and conscious restraint of movement during sleep. There are disadvantages, especially since the surface that comes into contact with the skin when worn is made of a chemical material, there is a limitation in causing skin diseases or itching.

Insert-type sanitary napkins can effectively prevent the leakage of menstrual blood compared to pad-type sanitary napkins, so you can work freely during menstruation. holding

In particular, in the case of pad-type sanitary napkins and insertion-type sanitary napkins, since they are made as disposable products that cannot be reused, the economic burden increases due to environmental pollution as well as disposal costs due to the discharge of a large amount of waste.

In order to solve the various problems of these pad-type sanitary napkins and insert-type sanitary napkins, recently, they are made of silicone material that can be reused and inserted into a woman's vagina to receive menstrual blood, thereby ensuring women's free activities. An insertable menstrual cup has been proposed.

However, since the length from the vaginal entrance to the cervix is different depending on the age group and body type, a woman should use a menstrual cup that matches the length from the vaginal entrance to the cervix. If you use a menstrual cup that doesn't, it can cause pain or cause menstrual blood to leak.

For this reason, although menstrual cups have many advantages, they have limitations in that they avoid using them or suffer the hassle of finding a menstrual cup that suits them after many trials and errors.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2019-0130525 (published on November 22, 2019)

In order to solve the above problems, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a menstrual cup of adjustable length that is convenient to use.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. There will be.

In order to achieve the above technical object, an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a woman's vagina, the open upper end cup portion is in close contact with the vaginal wall; And it includes a handle extended to the lower end of the cup portion, wherein the cup portion has an open upper end of the cup body, is provided at the open upper end of the cup body, and has a rim ring in close contact with the vaginal wall, the rim ring is formed to be folded in the outward direction of the cup body, and provides a length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the length of the cup body is adjusted.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cup portion may have a through hole formed through the cup body, and the through hole may be formed to have a larger diameter toward the outside of the cup body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the through hole may be formed so as not to be covered by the rim ring even when the rim ring is folded.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cup portion is recessed along the circumferential direction on the lower outer circumferential surface of the cup body, and when an external force is applied, a first wrinkle folded to the outside of the cup body, and the upper inner circumferential surface of the cup body It may have a second wrinkle that is recessed along the direction and is folded inwardly of the cup body when an external force is applied.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the length between the first pleat and the second pleat may be longer than the length of the handle portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cup body has a receiving part for receiving menstrual blood, and a connecting part integrally formed on the upper part of the receiving part, and connecting the receiving part and the rim ring, and the connection part is the receiving part It may be formed to have a thinner thickness.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the edge ring may be formed to have greater strength than the connection portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the rim ring may be formed so that the axial length of the cup portion has a greater cross-section than the widthwise length perpendicular to the axial length.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cup portion has a protrusion formed on the upper end of the rim ring, and is formed on the cup body, and when the rim ring is folded outwardly of the cup body, the protrusion is restrained and the The rim ring may have a locking portion to prevent it from unfolding again.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the rim ring may be folded in the outward direction of the cup body, thereby allowing the length of the cup body to be adjusted. Therefore, the user can use the convenience by simply adjusting the length of the cup body according to the length from his or her vaginal entrance to the cervix.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing an adjustable length menstrual cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the adjustable length menstrual cup of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the rim ring of the adjustable length menstrual cup of FIG. 1 is folded.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the adjustable length menstrual cup of FIG. 3 ;
5 is an exemplary view showing an adjustable length menstrual cup according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary view illustrating a method in which the length-adjustable menstrual cup of FIG. 1 is pressed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms, and thus is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when it is said that a part is “connected (connected, contacted, coupled)” with another part, it is not only “directly connected” but also “indirectly connected” with another member in between. “Including cases where it is In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further provided without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

The terminology used herein is used only to describe specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, and one or more other features It is to be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view r showing an adjustable length menstrual cup according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the adjustable length menstrual cup of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is the rim of the adjustable length menstrual cup of FIG. It is a perspective view showing a state in which the ring is folded, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the menstrual cup of FIG. 3 .

1 to 4 , the menstrual cup may include a cup part 100 and a handle part 200 .

The cup part 100 may be inserted into a woman's vagina, and an open upper end may be in close contact with the vaginal wall, and may receive menstrual blood.

The cup part 100 may have a cup body 110 and a rim ring 120 .

The cup body 110 may be formed in a cup shape with an open upper end. And, the rim ring 120 may be provided on the open upper end of the cup body 110, it may be in close contact with the vaginal wall.

The cup body 110 may have a receiving portion 111 and a connecting portion 115 .

The receiving portion 111 is a portion occupying most of the central and lower portions of the cup body 110 and may be a portion in which menstrual blood is received.

In addition, the connection part 115 may be integrally formed on the upper part of the receiving part 111 , and may form the upper part of the cup body 110 . The connection part 115 may connect the receiving part 111 and the edge ring 120 .

The rim ring 120 may be folded in the outer direction A1 of the cup body 110 , and when the rim ring 120 is folded in the outer direction of the cup body 110 , the length of the cup body 110 may be reduced. . That is, the length L1 of the cup body 110 in the state in which the rim ring 120 is not folded may be longer than the length L4 of the cup body 110 in the state in which the rim ring 120 is folded. As such, the rim ring 120 may allow the length of the cup body 110 to be adjusted. Through this, the user can conveniently adjust the length of the cup body 110 according to the length from his or her vaginal entrance to the cervix to provide convenience.

The connecting portion 115 may be formed to have a thinner thickness than the receiving portion 111 , and through this, the rim ring 120 is tn that the shape of the connecting portion 115 is well deformed when folded in the outward direction of the cup body 110 . and the rim ring 120 can be easily folded.

The rim ring 120 may be formed to have greater strength than the connection part 115, and through this, the rim ring 120 folded outwardly does not return to its initial shape and the folded state can be stably maintained. .

In addition, the rim ring 120 may be formed to have a cross section of a shape in which the axial length L2 of the cup part 100 is larger than the width direction length W perpendicular to the axial length L2. When the rim ring 120 has a circular cross section, even if the rim ring 120 is folded, it may return to its initial shape. However, when the cross section of the rim ring 120 is formed in a shape in which the axial length L2 is larger than the width direction length W, the folded rim ring 120 does not return to its initial shape and the folded state is can be kept stable.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 is an exemplary view showing an adjustable length menstrual cup according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 , the cup part 100 may have a protrusion 180 and a locking part 190 . .

The protrusion 180 may be formed at an upper end of the edge ring 120 .

In addition, the locking part 190 may be formed in the cup body 110 . The engaging portion 190 may be formed in a hook shape, and when the rim ring 120 is folded outwardly of the cup body 110 , it may constrain the protrusion 180 , through which the rim ring 120 . You can prevent this from unfolding again.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 to 4 , the cup part 100 may have a through hole 130 that is formed through the cup body 110 . When the rim ring 120 is used in close contact with the vaginal wall, a negative pressure may be formed inside the cup body 110 , and accordingly, the cup part 100 may not come out easily. Since the through hole 130 may be an air passage connecting the inside and the outside of the cup body 110 , it is possible to prevent negative pressure from being formed.

In addition, the through hole 130 may be formed to increase in diameter toward the outside of the cup body 110 . Through this, the possibility that the menstrual blood accommodated in the cup body 110 leaks out through the through hole 130 may be reduced, and the possibility that the outside of the through hole 130 will be blocked by the vaginal wall may also be reduced.

The through hole 130 may be formed so as not to be covered by the folded edge ring 120 even when the edge ring 120 is folded. Preferably, the through hole 130 may be formed near the boundary point between the receiving portion 111 and the connecting portion 115 . A plurality of through holes 130 may be formed to be spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the cup body 110 .

The rim ring 120 may be folded by an external force. That is, when the user folds the rim ring 120 by hand, since the rim ring 120 can be folded, it can be easily inserted into the vagina.

The handle unit 200 may be extended to the lower end of the cup unit 100 . The handle 200 may be used by cutting it to an appropriate length as needed.

On the other hand, FIG. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a method in which the adjustable length menstrual cup of FIG. 1 is pressed, and as shown further including FIG. 6 , the cup part 100 includes the first pleats 160 and the second pleats 170 . ) can have

The first wrinkle 160 may be recessed along the circumferential direction on the lower outer circumferential surface of the cup body 110 . In addition, the second pleats 170 may be recessed along the circumferential direction in the upper inner circumferential surface of the cup body 110 . Specifically, the first pleats 160 and the second pleats 170 may be formed in the receiving portion 111 , and may be formed to be spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the cup body 110 .

Since the first wrinkle 160 may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cup body 110 , when an external force is applied, the cup body 110 may be induced to be folded outwardly. And, since the second wrinkle 170 may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cup body 110 , when an external force is applied, the cup body 110 may be induced to fold inward.

In a state in which the menstrual cup is turned over so that the handle 200 is positioned on the upper side of the cup part 100 , the user holds the handle 200 and presses it downward, or presses the cup part 100 using the pressure tool 10 . When (refer to (a) of FIG. 6 ), the upper portion of the second pleat 170 of the cup body 110 may be folded inwardly of the cup body 110 based on the second pleat 170 . In addition, the upper portion of the first pleat 160 of the cup body 110 may be folded outwardly of the cup body 110 with respect to the first pleat 160 (refer to (b) of FIG. 6 ). That is, since the menstrual cup is folded twice, the overall height can be lowered, and can be stored in the storage container in this state, the storage container can be compact.

The length L3 between the first pleats 160 and the second pleat 170 may be formed to be longer than the length L5 of the handle portion 200. Accordingly, when the menstrual cup is folded twice, the handle The portion 200 may not protrude further than the upper end of the folded menstrual cup.

The description of the present invention described above is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: cup portion 110: cup body
111: receiving portion 115: connecting portion
120: rim ring 130: through hole
160: first wrinkles 170: second wrinkles
180: protrusion 190: engaging portion
200: handle part

Claims (9)

The cup part is inserted into a woman's vagina, and the open upper end is in close contact with the vaginal wall; and
It includes a handle portion provided extended to the lower end of the cup portion,
the cup part
A cup body with an open upper end,
It is provided on the open upper end of the cup body and has a rim ring in close contact with the vaginal wall,
The rim ring is formed to be folded outwardly of the cup body, so that the length of the cup body is adjusted. According to claim 1,
The cup portion has a through hole formed through the cup body,
The length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the through hole is formed to increase in diameter toward the outside of the cup body. 3. The method of claim 2,
The length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the through hole is formed so as not to be covered by the rim ring even when the rim ring is folded. According to claim 1,
the cup part
A first wrinkle that is recessed along the circumferential direction on the lower outer circumferential surface of the cup body and is folded to the outside of the cup body when an external force is applied;
The length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that it is recessed along the circumferential direction on the upper inner circumferential surface of the cup body, and has a second fold that folds inward of the cup body when an external force is applied. 5. The method of claim 4,
A length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the length between the first and second pleats is longer than the length of the handle portion. The method of claim 1,
the cup body
a receiving part for receiving menstrual blood;
It is integrally formed on the upper part of the accommodating part, and has a connection part connecting the accommodating part and the rim ring,
The length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the connecting portion is formed thinner than the receiving portion. 7. The method of claim 6,
The length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the rim ring is formed to have greater strength than the connection portion. According to claim 1,
The rim ring is
The length-adjustable menstrual cup, characterized in that the cup portion is formed to have a cross-section having an axial length greater than a width direction length perpendicular to the axial length. The method of claim 1,
the cup part
a protrusion formed at the upper end of the rim ring;
A menstrual cup having a locking portion formed on the cup body and configured to restrain the protrusion so that the rim ring is not unfolded again when the rim ring is folded outwardly of the cup body.

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