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US4993433:
Prophylactic device
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Reddy, Alla V. K.; Hanna, WY 82327
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-02-19
/ 1989-04-24
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| Application Number: |
US1989000343497
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 6/04;
A61F 6/06;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/44;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F6/04; A61F6/06C; K61F6/04A; K61F6/04A1; K61F6/04H;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/842;
128/844;
128/918;
604/353;
Original:
128/842;
128/844;
128/918;
604/353;
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| Field of Search: |
128/842,844,79,830,831,832,833
604/347-353,330
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| Priority Number: |
| 1989-04-24 |
US1989000343497 |
| 1987-08-11 |
US1987000084622 |
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| Abstract: |
A prophylactic device is described which is adapted to be worn by a person to prevent the transmission of disease and sperm during sexual intercourse. The device may be adapted for use by a female person or by a male person. The device includes an elongated hollow pouch which has an open end and a closed end. The pouch has a thin wall member which is flexible and elastic. A continuous flange member is attached to the open end of the pouch and extends outwardly around the opening in the pouch. Attachment straps secured to the flange attaches the device to the person wearing it. The device may be in the form of a garment worn by the person.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Evans, John C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; Brown, Michael
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 205,933, filed on June 13, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,113, which application is a Continuation-In-Part of my copending application Ser. No. 084,622, filed Aug. 11, 1987, now abandoned which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 7,104, filed Jan. 27, 1987, now abandoned.
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AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE AU BR DK EP FI JP KR LK MG MW NO OA SU US US
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An anatomically configured hermaphroditic prophylactic device adapted to be worn by either a male or a female person for insertion into a body cavity of such persons to prevent the transmission of disease and bodily fluids du ring sexual intercourse, said device comprising:
- shield means for connection to either a female user or a male user to cover limited portions of the perineum regions or either user in the vicinity of either an anal canal or a vaginal canal;
- said shield means including a flat shield portion having opposite ends and a central region of a width to span the perineum of either a male or female user and said flat shield portion having a preselected length bounded by said opposite ends to form a spaced shielding of either a male or a female user at only a portion of the perineum of the user which is susceptible to exposure to bodily fluids during intercourse with the user;
- said flat shield portion having a length which will cover the outer body surfaces of the perineum region of a female from the upper pubic region to a point closely adjacent the anal canal and to cover the outer body surfaces of the perineum region of a male from the coccyx region to a point adjacent the male genitals and wherein said flat shield portion further includes a width that increases on either end of the central region to the opposite ends of said flat shield portion;
- an extensible rolled ring on said flat shield portion defining a pouch having an entrance formed integrally with said central region of said flat shield portion and said pouch including a retracted position in which said rolled ring is located against said flat shield portion;
- said pouch including a piloting position in which said rolled ring is partially deployed to form a single walled piloting segment for partially locating said rolled ring in a body cavity of either a male or a female; and
- said pouch including an extended position in which said rolled ring is fully unrolled for shielding the internal walls of a body cavity of either a female or a male user thereof;
- said rolled ring including an end closure wall located in substantially the plane of said flat shield portion when in said retracted position and further including telescoped segments in said rolled ring located in close juxtaposed position with the flat shield portion when is said retracted position;
- said flat shield portion adapted to be connected to strap means for disposing the flat shield portion in overlying relationship with the perineum regions of either a female user or a male user and to space the end closure of said rolled ring in alignment with the entrance to either an anal canal or a vaginal canal prior to intercourse;
- said pouch having a diameter greater than that of an erected penis and having a length longer than an erected penis when in said extended position and being extendable from said flat shield portion by placing a member against said end closure from the exterior surface of said flat shield portion and inserting it through said flat shield portion and partially into an aligned body cavity while simultaneously unrolling said outer layer of said rolled ring to form said single walled piloting segment for a piloted entry of said rolled ring into the bodily cavity when said pouch is in its piloting position;
- said rolled ring being movable to cause said pouch to be moved into said extended position by further insertion of the member into the aligned body cavity which further insertion causes the remainder of said rolled ring to unroll to loosely cover the remainder of said rolled ring to unroll to loosely cover the internal walls of the body cavity while remaining loosely draped on the outer surface of the member; and
- said pouch remaining positioned in said extended position within the body cavity by the strap means for positioning said flat shield portion in a position to cover the perineum region surrounding either an anal or vaginal cavity.
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