Self-applying Condom with Hinged Tip Clip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing male condoms are difficult to apply correctly and efficiently, often leading to improper application, breakage, and reduced intimacy due to manual handling challenges, especially in dark environments, and may result in incorrect orientation, air bubbles, and semen leakage.
Innovation Solution
A self-applicable condom design featuring a hollow cylindrical prism with a hinged or unhinged tip clip that automatically secures the condom tip, creating a reservoir and airtight seal, allowing for easy and quick application by sliding the condom onto the penis with minimal user intervention, reducing manual handling and the risk of breakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual handling is used to apply condom, then user can control the application process, but it increases the risk of breakage and improper application
Solution Approach 1:
The condom package is designed to automatically perform the pinching function through its structural features (folded configuration, sealed tip, or integrated pinching mechanism), eliminating the need for manual pinching by the user. The package itself serves the function of creating the reservoir and maintaining the airtight seal during application.
2Ease of operation
If condom is applied in dark environment, then intimacy is maintained, but it becomes difficult to determine correct orientation and handle properly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates visual indicators such as color-coded features, printed patterns, or contrasting colors on the condom package that allow users to easily identify the correct orientation and front/back directions through tactile or visual cues even in dark environments.
3Reliability
If condom package is designed with protective features, then condom breakage is reduced, but package complexity and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The condom package is divided into distinct functional segments including the condom itself, the pinching mechanism (separate or integrated), the lubricant application system, and the packaging structure. Each segment performs a specific protective or application function, allowing for modular design that reduces overall complexity while maintaining comprehensive protection.
4Productivity
If condom application steps are simplified, then application time is reduced, but risk of air bubbles and improper sealing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The condom is pre-prepared in the package with the tip pinched, sealed, or prepared to form a reservoir before application begins. Lubricant is pre-applied to specific areas. These preliminary actions ensure that when the condom is applied quickly, the airtight seal and proper reservoir formation are already established, eliminating the need for manual pinching during application.
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AI summary
A packaged condom applicator apparatus is provided with a condom supplied therein. The apparatus has the following: a condom holder where the base of the condom can be inserted and secured in place while protecting the condom body as packaging; an apparatus clip or unhinged clip that presses down on the condom tip to create a reservoir and an airtight seal during condom application. This helps avoid the creation of air bubbles. Using the condom holder, the user simply slides the condom along the erected penis to apply the condom on and removes the condom holder, opening the condom tip clip automatically, and ejecting the whole apparatus after the condom is applied onto the penis. Using this self-applicable apparatus, the user can quickly use the condom with less effort, distraction, and manual intervention.