Wooden sexual stimulation device

Abstract

A wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device comprising a handle (1) and a hollow tubular body (2), the tubular body (2) designed to be inserted into a body cavity of the user, and the handle (1) intended for manipulating the device, being joined end-to-end in a coaxial configuration by internal fastening means invisible from the outside. These fastening means comprise, on the one hand, a connecting piece (4) fixed to the handle (1) and extending into the tubular body (2) along the axis of the latter, and on the other hand, a ring (5) embedded in the tubular body (2), the portion of the connecting piece (4) extending from the handle (1) and the ring (5) having shapes allowing axial sliding and then rotational locking of one within the other in the position where the handle (1) and the tubular body (2) are joined. See Fig. 2.

Description

Title of the invention: Wooden sexual stimulation device

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of sexual stimulation devices of the sex toy type, more particularly made of wood, and which may be equipped with a vibrating function. These types of devices are commonly called vibrators, and they have a cylindrical or tapered shape allowing their insertion into natural cavities of the human body. They generally have a rounded head and a body that may have slight curves to facilitate insertion and reach specific areas. The possibility of a vibrating function implies a design that allows the installation of a vibrating module, and therefore makes it impossible to manufacture the sex toy by simply turning a single piece of wood.It is therefore necessary to provide an internal volume to accommodate such a module, and thus to design a structure made of several similar, interlocking parts in order to provide access to the internal volume.

[0002] Given the context of use of this tool, the structure to be provided is in practice dependent on constraints which are first external, in substance and as a main point respecting a smooth tapered shape whose part provided for insertion allows to facilitate a progressive and comfortable penetration, and then internal, to make assembly and disassembly easy and immediate, meaning without any complexities for the user.

[0003] In particular, it is imperative that the means of fastening the various parts of the vibrator do not cause any external obstruction when assembled, and even that they be completely invisible from the outside, thus giving the wooden piece an aesthetically pleasing and refined appearance. This excludes, for example, assembly with external screws, which are too cumbersome for the user during assembly / disassembly, are also unsightly, and whose long-term mechanical strength is not guaranteed. The locking of the two main parts—a handle for the user and the tubular-shaped body intended for possible insertion—must instead be done manually, that is, without external tools, and must also be intuitive and very easy.

[0004] So far, the solutions found have struggled to meet these criteria, insofar as previous designs often feature screw or pin fastenings, which, as mentioned earlier, leads to problems with stability and is also rather unsightly. Added to this is the difficulty of easily replacing a vibrating capsule, dimensions that are not always appropriate for the nature and function of the object, and finally, a locking mechanism for the separable parts that is neither easy nor intuitive, making the sex toy less appealing.

[0005] The objective of the present invention is therefore to remedy these shortcomings by proposing an aesthetically impeccable configuration including a design of the assembly / disassembly means which makes them invisible from the outside, and finally an easy and efficient locking / unlocking which also provides haptic feedback to confirm that the assembly is correctly carried out.

[0006] To this end, the wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device of the invention, classically comprising a handle and a hollow tubular body, the tubular body, designed to be inserted into a body cavity of the user, and the handle, intended for manipulating the device, being fixed end-to-end in a coaxial configuration by internal fastening means invisible from the outside, is such that said fastening means comprise on the one hand a connecting piece fixed to the handle and protruding into the tubular body along the axis of the latter and on the other hand a ring embedded in the tubular body, the portion of the connecting piece protruding from the handle and the ring having shapes allowing axial sliding and then rotational locking of one in the other in the position of the end-to-end of the handle and the tubular body.

[0007] In the configuration of the invention, the handle is inserted axially up to the stop formed by the abutment surfaces of the tubular body and the handle, a rotation of about a quarter turn then allowing the handle to be locked in contact with said tubular body, by means of the connecting piece and the ring.

[0008] According to one possible configuration, the connecting piece may comprise a polygonal portion that fits into a recess of the same shape formed in the handle, two opposite faces of said polygonal portion having at least one trunnion-type protrusion designed to fit into a cavity formed radially in the recess. For such a configuration, the handle is provided in two parts that can then be assembled, for example by gluing.

[0009] Preferably, according to the invention, the portion of the connecting piece extending from the handle can be cylindrical and have two lugs extending radially from it. These lugs are used, as will be seen in more detail later, for locking the handle to the tubular body.

[0010] Connected to the tubular body, the ring may, according to one possible design, include a central channel allowing passage of the portion of the connecting piece protruding from the handle, including the two lugs. A bearing surface for the lugs is provided in the ring at a level corresponding to the position of the lugs when the handle and the tubular body are joined, thus allowing for relative rotation of the handle and the tubular body. As mentioned, the first relative displacement during The assembly of the handle to the tubular body is therefore axial, and it is followed by a rotary locking movement.

[0011] To eliminate any degree of rotational freedom relative to the tubular body, the ring may include, on its distal wall of the abutment surface of the handle and the tubular body, at least one axial pin designed to fit into a corresponding orifice in the tubular body. Preferably, two pins are provided, preferably positioned diametrically opposite each other on this wall.

[0012] To improve the locking of the handle, and secondarily to provide feedback during the rotation aimed at said locking, the bearing face may have balls protruding elastically from ball plungers arranged axially in the body of the ring. These plungers are arranged such that, during rotation, the lugs each pass through at least one ball plunger, which acts as an additional safety catch, while also generating a click in the handle, and in the hand of the user performing the assembly, which haptically confirms the successful locking.

[0013] Furthermore, to ensure its fixation in an axial direction, the ring may, for example, have two opposing tabs that are radially movable in a peripheral groove of the ring and pushed radially outwards by the insertion of said ball plungers, said tabs being designed to extend into a corresponding peripheral slot formed in the inner wall of the hollow tubular body. More precisely, said tabs may occupy a peripheral angular sector of the ring less than a semicircle, one of the peripheral ends of each tab, rotatably connected to the ring by a pin as mentioned above, being tangent to the peripheral wall of the ring, and the other end, extended radially by the ball plungers, having an edge oriented radially with respect to the ring.

[0014] In the design of the invention, the hollow tubular body is adapted to house a cylindrical tube intended to receive at least one vibrating module. As briefly mentioned above, the cylindrical tube can be attached to the portion of the connecting piece extending from the handle, said cylindrical tube then having two L-shaped slots opening at one end of the tube and being fixed by clipping onto two screw heads extending radially from said portion.

[0015] Such a module must be actuable when the vibrator is assembled, which in practice means that it may have a switch that the user can select between two positions: an actuating position and an off position. To this end, in one possible configuration, the connecting piece may include a central axial channel through which the connecting piece passes, equipped with a slider connected to said piece by a linkage comprising means for returning the slider to a stable position. in which a first end, or a protrusion emanating from said slide, protrudes from the handle, the slide being dimensioned so that its second end protrudes from the upper surface of the connecting piece immersed in the tubular body when an axial action is exerted on the first end, or on the protrusion, against the return means.

[0016] In other words, when the user wants to activate the vibrating module, he simply needs to exert an action on the section of the slide that protrudes outside the handle to axially move its other end - located inside the vibrator - which can then be brought into correspondence with said vibrating module placed in the cylindrical tube, which consequently includes for this purpose a switch that can be operated by the second end of the slide.

[0017] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following description, which relates to an embodiment given by way of illustrative example. Understanding this description will be particularly facilitated by reference to the figures attached hereto:

[0018] [Fig.1] shows a perspective view of the outside of a wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device according to the invention;

[0019] [Fig.2] represents a longitudinal cross-sectional view of said complete device and assembled;

[0020] [Fig.3] shows a perspective view of the connecting piece;

[0021] [Fig.4] is a longitudinal sectional view of said connecting piece;

[0022] [Fig.5] represents a perspective view seen from above of the ring;

[0023] [Fig.5a] shows a view of the peripheral tabs of the ring;

[0024] [Fig.6] illustrates the ring in perspective view from below;

[0025] [Fig.7] represents a perspective view of the connecting piece / ring subassembly such than assembled;

[0026] [Fig.8] is a perspective view of the connecting piece mounted in the handle; and

[0027] [Fig.9] shows a front elevation view of the cylindrical tube assembled to the part connecting, with an enlarged section.

[0028] With reference to [Fig. 1], the wooden sexual stimulation device of the invention essentially comprises a handle 1 and a tubular body 2 visible from the outside, axially fixed in continuity with one another at a butt joint 3. [Fig. 2] shows that inside, three other parts are mainly used in the assembly: a connecting piece 4, a ring 5, and a cylindrical tube 6, the function of which will be described in more detail later. Thus, the connecting piece 4 has several parts along its longitudinal axis (see in particular Figures 3 and 4), including an upper cylindrical portion 41 having two protruding lugs 42 radially, followed downwards by a a crown-shaped shoulder 43, this assembly protruding from the handle 1 when the part 4 is attached to it (see [Fig.8]). Then, below the crown 43, there is a polygonal portion 44, two opposite faces of which have trunnion-type protrusions 45, and finally, even lower, a sleeve 46 which surrounds a slide 47.

[0029] The connecting piece 4 therefore comprises an internal slide 47 movable in a central axial channel. Slide return means, in the form of a compression spring 48, are interposed between the sleeve 46 and a shoulder at the bottom of a bore 49 formed in the polygonal portion 44 of the connecting piece 4. Since the lower end of the slide 471 extends axially beyond the handle 1, it is possible to move said slide 47 upwards so that, by exerting an action on this end 471, its other (upper) end 472 extends beyond the cylindrical portion 4L. The stable position of the slide 47 is that in which the lower end 471 extends beyond the handle 1. In this case, the second end 472 does not extend beyond the upper surface of the connecting piece 4.

[0030] The ring 5 comprises a cylindrical peripheral wall 51 surrounding a central channel 52 shaped to allow passage of the upper cylindrical portion (41, 43) of the connecting piece 4, including the two diametrically opposed lugs 42. A double ridge 53, located on either side of the central channel 52 and serving as a bearing surface for said lugs 42, appears in the ring 5. The surface of the ridges 53 is situated, along the axis of the ring 5, at a level such that the lugs 42 can only rest on them when the abutment between the handle 1 and the tubular body 2 is formed. The lugs 42 having then passed this level, as can be seen for example in [Fig.7], it becomes possible to impart a relative rotation between the handle 1, to which the connecting piece 4 - and therefore the lugs 42 - is attached, and the tubular body 2. This rotation can be carried out until it comes into contact with stops 54.These stops 54 are surmounted by axial pins 57 which lock the ring 5 in rotation within the tubular body 2 by insertion into correspondingly shaped recesses. Ball plungers 55 are arranged such that two balls are returned to the surface of each step 53, which act as a notch, haptically indicating to the user that relative rotation is in progress. The ball plungers 55, on the side of the operating head (of the slotted screw head type), are slightly recessed into the underside of the ring 5, which is particularly apparent in [Fig. 6] (they do not interfere with the butt joint surface 3).

[0031] In the illustrated configuration, the ring 5 has two opposing tabs 56, adapted to move radially in a peripheral groove 560 of the ring 5. These tabs 56 are pushed radially outwards by the insertion of the ball plungers 55. They appear in [Fig. 5a] and are shown in Figures 5 and 6 in the deployed position. They are designed to fit into a peripheral slot 21 These tabs 56 are formed in the inner wall of the hollow tubular body 2 (see [Fig. 2]) and are pushed outwards for this purpose when the ball plungers 55 are fixed in the ring 5. These tabs 56 occupy an angular sector, at the periphery of the ring 5, slightly less than a semicircle. They are therefore almost semi-circular tabs 56. In the absence of the ball plungers 55, they are retractable into the volume of the ring 5 to facilitate the insertion of the ring 5 into the tubular body 2 as shown in [Fig. 2]. They are rotationally connected to the ring 5, at their end having a circular orifice, each via one of the axial pins 57.Due to this particular mounting in the ring 5 by means of a pin 57 at only one of the ends, each tab 56 has a first peripheral end 561 tangent to the ring 5 while the second extended end 562 has an edge oriented radially with respect to the ring 5.

[0032] Figure 9 shows the assembly of a cylindrical tube 6 to the connecting piece 4. This The cylindrical tube 6 is in practice fixed to the upper portion 41 of the connecting piece 4, the portion that protrudes from the handle 1 (see [Fig. 8]). For this purpose, the tube 6 has two L-shaped slots 61 opening at one end of the tube 6 and clipping onto two screw heads 421 protruding radially from the upper cylindrical portion 41. When the cylindrical tube is firmly fixed to the connecting piece 4, the free edge of the tube 6 rests on the crown-shaped shoulder 43 of the piece 4.

[0033] The assembled device of the invention is shown in Figures 1 and 2. Specifically, the connecting piece 4 is mounted in the handle 1, itself made up of two separate parts, which are then fixed to each other, for example, by gluing. The tube 6, into which a vibrating element may have been inserted, is then attached to this first sub-assembly. The ring 5 is inserted and fixed in the tubular body 2 by screwing in the ball plungers 55. The handle 1 / connecting piece 4 / cylindrical tube 6 sub-assembly is then inserted into the central channel 52 of the ring 5 (there is only one insertion position). As soon as this sub-assembly comes into contact with the butt surface 3 (see Figures 1 and 2), the user can turn the handle 1 approximately a quarter turn: the stimulation device of the invention is assembled.

[0034] The configuration examples shown in the figures should not be considered exhaustive of the invention, which includes, for example, variant shapes for part 4, or for ring 5, particularly with regard to mechanical connections.

Claims

Demands

1. A wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device comprising a handle (1) and a hollow tubular body (2), the tubular body (2) designed to be inserted into a body cavity of the user and the handle (1) intended for manipulating the device being fixed end-to-end in a coaxial configuration by internal fastening means invisible from the outside, characterized in that said fastening means comprise on the one hand a connecting piece (4) fixed to the handle (1) and protruding into the tubular body (2) along the axis of the latter and on the other hand a ring (5) embedded in the tubular body (2), the portion of the connecting piece (4) protruding from the handle (1) and the ring (5) having shapes allowing axial sliding and then rotational locking of one into the other in the position of the end-to-end of the handle (1) and the tubular body (2).

2. A wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the connecting piece (4) comprises a polygonal portion (44) fitting into a recess of the same shape made in the handle (1), two opposite faces of said polygonal portion (44) having at least one trunnion-type protrusion (45) provided to fit into a cavity made radially in the recess of the handle (1).

3. A vibrator-type wooden sexual stimulation device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the portion (41), (43) of the connecting piece (4) protruding from the handle (1) is cylindrical and has two prongs (42) protruding radially.

4. A wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the ring (5) has a central channel (52) allowing the passage of the portion (41), (43) of the connecting piece (4) protruding from the handle (1) including the two lugs (42), a bearing face (53) of the lugs (42) being provided in the ring (5) at a level corresponding to the position of the lugs (42) when the handle (1) and the tubular body (2) are joined, opening the possibility of a relative rotation of the handle (1) and the tubular body (2).

5. A vibrator-type wooden sexual stimulation device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the ring (5) includes, on its distal wall of the abutment surface (3) of the handle (1) and the tubular body (2), at least one axial pin (57) provided to fit into a corresponding orifice of the tubular body (2).

6. A wooden sexual stimulation device of the vibrator type according to any one of claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the bearing face (53) has balls extending elastically from ball pushers (55) arranged axially in the body of the ring (5).

7. A vibrator-type wooden sexual stimulation device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the ring (5) has two opposing tabs (56) movable radially in a peripheral groove (560) of the ring and pushed radially outwards by the insertion of said ball pushers (55), said tabs (56) being provided to deploy in a corresponding peripheral slot (21) made in the inner wall of the hollow tubular body (2).

8. A vibrator-type wooden sexual stimulation device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the tabs (56) occupy a peripheral angular sector of the ring (5) less than a semicircle, one of the peripheral ends (561) of each tab (56), rotatably connected to the ring by a pin (57), being tangent to the peripheral wall (51) of the ring and the other end (562) deployed radially by the ball pushers (55) having an edge oriented radially with respect to the ring (5).

9. A wooden sexual stimulation device of the vibrator type according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hollow tubular body (2) is suitable for housing a cylindrical tube (6) intended to receive at least one vibrating module.

10. A wooden sexual stimulation device of the vibrator type according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the cylindrical tube (6) is fixed to the portion of the connecting part (41) protruding from the handle, said cylindrical tube (6) having two L-shaped slots (61) opening at one end of the tube (6) and being fixed by clipping onto two screw heads (421) protruding radially from said portion (41).

11. A wooden vibrator-type sexual stimulation device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the part connecting piece (4) includes a central axial channel through which a slide (47) is connected to said piece by a connection comprising means for returning the slide (47) to a stable position in which a first end (471), or a protrusion emanating from said slide (47), protrudes from the handle (1), the slide (47) being dimensioned so that its second end (472) protrudes from the upper surface of the connecting piece (4) immersed in the tubular body (2) when an axial action is exerted on the first end (471), or on the protrusion, against the returning means (48).

12. A wooden sexual stimulation device of the vibrator type according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the vibrating module placed in the cylindrical tube (6) has a switch actuable by the second end (471) of the slider (47).

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