Multi-chambered Condom Package with Integrated Lubricant Dispensing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing condom packaging lacks a convenient and discreet way to provide and access additional lubricant during sexual activity, as separate lubricant containers can be inconvenient and embarrassing to carry, and the need for lubricant may arise spontaneously.

Innovation Solution

A multi-chambered package with a primary compartment for the condom and secondary compartments for lubricant, allowing direct dispensing into the primary compartment or externally, featuring a peel-off sealing layer, frangible seals, and compressible design for easy lubricant access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a separate lubricant container is used, then lubricant availability is ensured, but convenience and discretion are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelubricant availabilityVSAvoidconvenience and discretion

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the condom and lubricant into a single integrated packaging unit. The lubricant is stored in a secondary compartment within the same package as the condom, eliminating the need for separate lubricant containers. This merging ensures lubricant availability while maintaining convenience and discretion, as the user carries only one package instead of multiple separate items.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The lubricant compartment is nested within the condom packaging structure. The package includes an inner compartment for the condom and an outer or adjacent compartment for the lubricant, creating a nested arrangement. This allows the lubricant to be contained within the same overall package boundary as the condom, ensuring both items are carried together without requiring separate containers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Reliability

If lubricant is pre-applied to the condom, then lubricant availability is provided, but control over lubricant amount and timing is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelubricant availabilityVSAvoidcontrol over lubricant amount and timing

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging design allows the user to dynamically control when and how much lubricant is applied. The lubricant is stored in a separate compartment that can be accessed on-demand during use. The user can squeeze or press the lubricant compartment to dispense lubricant at the desired moment and in the desired amount, providing adaptability while ensuring availability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The lubricant is pre-packaged in the secondary compartment, ready for use but not yet applied. This preliminary preparation ensures lubricant availability while allowing the user to control the timing and amount of application during the actual use. The lubricant is pre-positioned but not pre-applied, maintaining user control.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If a multi-chambered package is used, then lubricant accessibility is improved, but package complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelubricant accessibilityVSAvoidpackage structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The package is segmented into distinct compartments: an inner compartment for the condom and an outer or adjacent compartment for the lubricant. This segmentation allows easy access to each component while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The compartments are separated by a partition or seal that can be broken or opened easily, providing accessibility without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The packaging utilizes flexible materials and thin-film seals to create the multi-chambered structure. The lubricant compartment may use a flexible barrier or frangible seal that can be easily broken or pierced to release the lubricant. This approach maintains simplicity in the sealing mechanism while enabling easy access to the lubricant.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS11472620B2Multi-chambered package

Publication Date: 2022.10.18 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC

AI summary

The present disclosure provides packages that are configured for containing a prophylactic device and a plurality of lubricant compositions. The package can include a primary storage compartment in which the prophylactic device can be contained and a plurality of secondary storage compartments arranged relative to the primary storage compartment, the plurality of secondary storage compartments containing lubricant composition(s). The present disclosure further provides methods for providing a lubricated prophylactic device.