Strap-on Condom Retention via Waist-Mounted Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing condom devices often fail to securely retain the condom during intercourse, leading to potential dislodgment and reduced effectiveness in preventing sexually transmitted diseases.
Innovation Solution
A condom device featuring a pair of straps extending from the condom, with mating members that form a closed loop around the user's waist, utilizing hook and loop fasteners to ensure the condom remains in place during sexual activity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a condom is worn during intercourse, then protection against sexually transmitted diseases is provided, but the condom may fall off during use
Solution Approach 1:
The retention system is divided into separate components: a condom, multiple straps, and mating members. This segmentation allows the retention function to be added without modifying the condom structure itself, maintaining ease of application while improving retention reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
Straps with mating members serve as intermediary elements between the condom and the user's body. These intermediaries provide the retention function by anchoring the condom to the waist, eliminating the need for direct modification of the condom while ensuring reliable retention.
2Reliability
If straps are added to prevent condom dislodgment, then condom retention is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The straps are designed to be flexible and adjustable, allowing dynamic adaptation to different user body sizes and shapes. The mating members can be engaged and disengaged easily, providing a dynamic retention system that maintains reliability without requiring a complex fixed structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The straps utilize flexible materials that can conform to the user's waist, providing effective retention without rigid or complex structural elements. This flexibility reduces device complexity while maintaining the reliability of condom retention.
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AI summary
A strap-on condom assembly for inhibiting a condom from falling off during intercourse includes a condom that is wearable on a user's penis during intercourse to protect against the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. A first strap is coupled to the condom and the first strap can be extended around the user's waist when the condom is being worn. A second strap is coupled to the condom and the second strap can be extended around the user's waist when the condom is being worn. The second strap is matable to the first strap to inhibit the condom from falling off of the user's penis during intercourse.