US3147486A - Protective coats - Google Patents

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p 8, 1964 A. P. DRE YLING 3,147,486

' PROTECTIVE COATS Filed May 15, 1963 INVENTOR -,+7 ALFRED PETER DREYLING BY gam ATTOR NEY United States Patent 3,147,486 PROTECTIVE COATS Alfred Peter Dreyling, 82 Court St., Freehold, NJ. Filed May 15, 1963, Ser. No. 280,556 4 Claims. (or. 2-1

This invention relates to protective devices, and more particularly to protective members or coats for male organs.

It has long been recognized that more adequate protective clothing is needed for the male organ, particularly in extremely cold climates. Members of the Armed Forces, hunters, trappers and others constantly exposed to the cold have experienced difliculty in urinating, particularly where indoor toilet facilities are not available and exposure to the severe cold is unavoidable. This results from the natural inclination of the organ to shrink and to recede into the body cavity, so that urination is not only diflicult but insofar as it is achieved it is usually accom panied by unsanitary wetting of the clothing.

An object of the invention is therefore the provision of protective coat for the male organ which, when worn, not only keeps the organ warm an comfortable in cold climates to prevent excessive shrinking thereof, but also facilitates urination to the extent that unsanitary wetting of the person or his clothing is avoided.

Other objects will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawing. It is to be noted that the drawing is intended primarily for the purpose of illustration and that it is therefore neither desired nor intended to limit the invention necessarily to any or all of the details shown or described except insofar as they may be deemed essential to the invention,

Referring briefly to the drawing,

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away and partly in section, of one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a view of an accessory rubber sheet.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the manner of registering the organ within the protective coat with the aid of the accessory sheet of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view, partly broken away and partly in section, of a modified form of the protective coat.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 2 but showing a modified structure.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates an elongated tubular body composed of a tube 11 of relatively thick and relatively stiff but flexible and porous foam or sponge rubber or plastic, having an inner lining 12 and an outer lining or covering 13. The tube 11 is shown having a relatively rigid longitudinal stiffening member 14 imbedded in the upper portion thereof, the member 14 being made of any suitable material such as, for example, a hard plastic.

Both the inner and outer linings 12 and 13 are preferably made of what may be termed a two-way stretch material. Preferably the inner lining 12 may be made of a heat-insulating material such as Cashmere type of wool jersey which is also not irritating or allergic. For the outer lining 13 some types of Nylon, Dacron, Orlon and polyester Spandex are suitable.

As is to be noted in FIG. 1, the forward end of the tubular body 10, indicated by the broken line 15, is taflered down to the diameter of the inner lining 12 with the outer lining 13 surrounding and contacting the inner lining, and therebeyond is a reduced tubular extension 3,147,486 Patented .isept. 8, 1964 16 composed of the two linings 12 and 13 in mutual contact. They may be sewed, stitched or otherwise secured together, not shown.

The sheet or sheath 17 shown in FIG. 4 is triangular in outline, and preferably in the shape of a right triangle whose edge 18 is the longest edge and from which a relatively rigid plastic needle 19 extends in alignment therewith. The needle may be attached to the sheet in any desired manner.

In order to register the male organ, represented schematically at 20 in FIG. 5, in the coat or body 10, the sheet is wrapped about the soft or unerect organ so that the needle extends substantially axially forward. The needle is then insereted into the protective coat and its end is passed through the coat to be grasped by the fingers so that the organ may be pulled, into the position where it fills the coat as far as the line 15, FIG. 5. Then, by manipulation the sheath 17 may be unwound from the organ and removed through the extension 16.

It is to be noted that the tubes 11 and 22 are substantially thicker than the linings 12 and 13, and that the inner lining 12 is substantially thicker than the outer lining 13. Owing to its thickness and the properties of the material forming the inner lining, it tends to prevent slippage of the organ back along the coat, so that the organ is maintained in its normal unshrunken condition within the coat. Thus the coat keeps the organ warm, and upon urinating the coat provides an elongated hoselike tube whose outer end extends well beyond the wearers clothing, so that wetting of the latter is avoided. Further, the extension 16, being flexible and stretchable, may be doubled back over the body 10 along the line 15, or it maybe doubled back within the body around the head of the organ, not shown. In the latter case the extension would augment retention of the organ against slipping backward along the coat.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a modified form of the protective coat; herein parts which are identical to parts previously described bear the same reference numeral. The tubular body 21 is similar to the body 10 except that the body 21 lacks the stiffening member 14 and has a crosssectional conformation differing from that of the body 10. The tubular member 22 is made of the same material as the member 11; however, it is approximately of an inverted pear-shape in outline, being thickest at the top and thinning gradually from about the mid-portion (FIG. 7) to the bottom portion thereof, with the bottom longitudinal portion thus forming a rounded channel 23. This construction provides space for the urethral tube of the organ, which is naturally limp and soft, to register in.

Owing to the sturdier cross-sectional construction of the member 22 in approximately the upper one-half thereof, which results in substantial stiffness of the protective coat, the stiffening member 14 may be omitted in this modification. However, if desired, such a member may also be provided, and moreover the body 10 may also be provided with a channel 23a, FIG. 8, similar to the channel 23 of FIGS. 6 and 7. Further, although the body 10 is shown substantially circular in cross-section, it may be made more or less approximately elliptical in cross-section. The reduced sleeve extension 16a of FIG. 6 is similar to the extension 16 of FIG. 1. If desired, to provide moisture proofing, a thin sheet of rubber, not shown, may be secured inside the sleeve 16 or 16a.

Fragments of tie strings 24 are shown secured to the rear upper end of the protective coat, adapted to be passed around the body of the wearer to prevent it from slipping off the organ during physical activity.

The minimal thickness of the body 22 of FIG. 7 and the body 11 of FIG. 8 under the channel 23 and 23a,

respectively, provides that portion of the body with greater flexibility and yieldability. This is a desirable feature, since the urethral tube of the organ, which registers in the channel, is subject to expansion during, and at the beginning of, urination. A less yieldable floor under the channel may obstruct such expansion of the urethral tube and thus make discharge of fluid more diflicult and possibly painful.

The porous property of the materials used in the construction of the parts of the protective coat, that is, the parts, 11, 12 and 13, and 22, provides for breathing through the coat so that overheating and consequent perspiring of the organ are inhibited.

While the invention has been described with particular reference to the structures illustrated in the drawing, such is not to be construed as a limitation upon the invention which is best defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. A protective coat for a male organ comprising an elongated tubular body of porous relatively stiff resilient material having substantially a uniform cross-sectional configuration throughout the length thereof, the forward end of the body having a taper thereon throughout the circumferential length thereof, the body having a porous stretchable inner lining of heat-insulating material and a porous stretchable outer lining, said tubular body having a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of said linings, said linings meeting at the tapered extremity of the body and projecting forward beyond said extremity in mutual contact in the form of a reduced sleeve open at its outer end, said body having a longitudinal channel extending along the bottom thereof.

2. A protective coat according to claim 1, having tie strings secured to the rear end thereof adapted to be passed around the wearer to prevent the coat from slipping oif the organ during physical activity.

3. A protective coat according to claim 1, said body having a stiffening member imbedded in the upper portion thereof between said lining and extending longitudinally along the body.

4. A protective coat for a male organ comprising an elongated tubular body of porous relatively stiff material having a substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration throughout the length thereof, the forward end of the body having a taper thereon throughout the circumferential length thereof, the body having a porous stretchable inner lining of heat-insulating material and a porous stretchable outer lining, said tubular body having a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of said linings, said linings meeting at the tapered extremity of the body and projecting forward beyond said extremity in mutual contact in the form of a reduced sleeve open at its outer end, said configuration of the body both in internal and in external cross-section simulating the outline of an inverted pear, the cross-sectional thickness of the body being at a maximum at the top and diminishing gradually in a downward direction to a minimum thickness at the bottom, the said pear-shaped outline providing a longitudinal channel along the bottom of the passage through the body in which the urethral tube of the organ registers.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

Claims (1)

1. A PROTECTIVE COAT FOR A MALE ORGAN COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR BODY OF POROUS RELATIVELY STIFF RESILIENT MATERIAL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY A UNIFORM CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH THEREOF, THE FORWARD END OF THE BODY HAVING A TAPER THEREON THROUGHOUT THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL LENGTH THEREOF, THE BODY HAVING A POROUS STRETCHABLE INNER LINING OF HEAT-INSULATING MATERIAL AND A POROUS STRETCHABLE OUTER LINING, SAID TUBULAR BODY HAVING A THICKNESS SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID LININGS, SAID LININGS MEETING AT THE TAPERED EXTREMITY OF THE BODY AND PROJECTING FORWARD BEYOND SAID EXTREMITY IN MUTUAL CONTACT IN THE FORM OF A REDUCED SLEEVE OPEN AT ITS OUTER END, SAID BODY HAVING A LONGITUDINAL CHANNEL EXTENDING ALONG THE BOTTOM THEREOF.

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