MENSTRUAL CUP

Abstract

A menstrual cup is capable of having various sizes customizedly selected according to the characteristics of women's vaginas having different sizes by providing an upper restoring ring having a diameter larger than the diameter of a restoring ring provided on a flexible cup, so that if the menstrual cup is inserted into a wearer's vagina to cause her to feel painful because it is bigger than her vagina, the upper restoring ring is removed, and next, the menstrual cup with the restoring ring smaller than the upper restoring ring is inserted into the vagina, thereby achieving pain removal and safe and convenient collection of menstrual blood and perfectly preventing the initial reluctance of women in the use of the menstrual cup in spite of many advantages the menstrual cup has had.

Claims

1. A menstrual cup having a flexible cup adapted to be inserted into a woman's vagina to collect menstrual blood therein, a restoring ring provided on top periphery of the flexible cup, and a grip provided on underside of the flexible cup, the menstrual cup comprising an upper restoring ring protruding upward and outward from an upper extension line extended upward from the restoring ring in such a manner as to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the restoring ring, the upper restoring ring comprises an upper cut-off groove formed inward from the boundary with the restoring ring.

2. The menstrual cup according to claim 1, further comprising an uppermost restoring ring protruding upward and outward from an uppermost extension line extended upward from the upper restoring ring in such a manner as to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the upper restoring ring, the uppermost restoring ring comprising an uppermost cut-off groove formed inward along the boundary with the upper restoring ring.

3. (canceled)

4. The menstrual cup according to claim 3, wherein the upper cut-off groove is concaved inward from the boundary between the end line of the horizontal top periphery of the restoring ring and the start line of the rising bottom periphery of the upper restoring ring, and the uppermost cut-off groove is concaved inward from the boundary between the end line of the horizontal top periphery of the upper restoring ring and the start line of the rising bottom periphery of the uppermost restoring ring.

5. The menstrual cup according to claim 4, wherein the upper restoring ring has an upper extension volume portion gently raised from the upper cut-off groove and then protruding outward therefrom with a given volume, and the uppermost restoring ring has an uppermost extension volume portion gently raised from the uppermost cut-off groove and then protruding outward therefrom with a given volume.

6. The menstrual cup according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of air holes formed on the upper periphery of the flexible cup.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG. 1a is a perspective view showing a conventional insertion type menstrual cup.

[0027] FIG. 1b is a sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 1a.

[0028] FIG. 1c is a perspective view showing a process where the conventional insertion type menstrual cup is used.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a menstrual cup according to the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the menstrual cup according to the present invention.

[0031] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a process where the menstrual cup according to the present invention is used.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] According to the best mode for the present invention, there is provided a menstrual cup having a flexible cup 50 adapted to be inserted into a woman's vagina to collect menstrual blood therein, a restoring ring 60 provided on top periphery of the flexible cup 50, and a grip 90 provided on underside of the flexible cup 50, the menstrual cup including an upper restoring ring 70 protruding upward and outward from an upper extension line 71 extended upward from the restoring ring 60 in such a manner as to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the restoring ring 60.

[0033] Hereinafter, an explanation of the present invention will be in detail given with reference to the attached drawings. Objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the detailed description as will be described below and the attached drawings.

[0034] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a menstrual cup according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the menstrual cup according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a process where the menstrual cup according to the present invention is used.

[0035] As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the menstrual cup according to the present invention includes a flexible cup 50 adapted to be inserted into a woman's vagina to collect menstrual blood therein, a restoring ring 60 provided on top periphery of the flexible cup 50, and a grip 90 provided on underside of the flexible cup 50.

[0036] The menstrual cup, which is inserted into the woman's vagina, is made of a silicone material that is not harmful to the human body, is easy to be bent, and is excellent in restoration, and if the menstrual cup is inserted into the vagina in a state of being folded, it is unfolded by means of the restoring ring 60 to allow the menstrual blood discharged from the well to be safely collected in the flexible cup 50.

[0037] If it is desired to separate the menstrual cup in which the menstrual blood is filled from the vagina, the grip 90 is held to draw the menstrual cup from the vagina, and after the menstrual blood is removed, next, the menstrual cup is washed and inserted into the vagina again. During the menstrual period of the woman, accordingly, the menstrual cup can be repeatedly used in safe and convenient manners, without having any problems like environmental pollution caused by general sanitary pads and insertion type tampons.

[0038] According to the present invention, the menstrual cup includes an upper restoring ring 70 protruding upward and outward from an upper extension line 71 extended upward from the restoring ring 70 in such a manner as to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the restoring ring 60.

[0039] Women's vaginas have different sizes according to their age, delivery experience, and body shape, and if the menstrual cup corresponding to the vaginal size is not used, accordingly, problems like pain occurrence or menstrual blood leakage may occur. According to the present invention, the menstrual cup can have various sizes customizedly selected according to the characteristics of the women's vaginas having different sizes, and to do this, the upper restoring ring 70 is provided to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the restoring ring 60. If the menstrual cup is inserted into the vagina to cause a wearer to feel painful because it is bigger than her vagina, the upper restoring ring 70 is removed, and next, the menstrual cup with the restoring ring 60 smaller than the upper restoring ring 70 is inserted into the vagina, thereby achieving pain removal and safe and convenient collection of menstrual blood and perfectly preventing the initial reluctance of the women in the use of the menstrual cup in spite of many advantages the menstrual cup has had.

[0040] According to the present invention, desirably, the menstrual cup includes an uppermost restoring ring 80 protruding upward and outward from an uppermost extension line 81 extended upward from the upper restoring ring 70 in such a manner as to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the upper restoring ring 70.

[0041] It is hard for a woman who first uses the menstrual cup to find the menstrual cup with a size corresponding to her vaginal size, and according to the present invention, the menstrual cup is variable in size by providing the restoring ring 60, the upper restoring ring 70, and the uppermost restoring ring 80, so that in consideration of pain occurrence, unpleasant feeling, and leakage of menstrual blood after the insertion of the menstrual cup into the vagina, if the vaginal size is relatively large, the menstrual cup with the uppermost restoring ring 80 is used, if pain or unpleasant feeling occurs during the use of the uppermost restoring ring 80, the menstrual cup with the upper restoring ring 70 after the uppermost restoring ring 80 has been removed is used, and if pain still occurs even during the use of the upper restoring ring 70, the menstrual cup just with the restoring ring 80 is used, thereby allowing the menstrual cup conveniently fitted to a wearer to be used customizedly.

[0042] According to the present invention, in this case, the menstrual cup includes the restoring ring 60, the upper restoring ring 70, and the uppermost restoring ring 80, but of course, the number of restoring rings may be added. Further, if the menstrual cup corresponding to the wearer's vaginal size is found, the menstrual cup with the single restoring ring 60, which corresponds to her vaginal size, is purchased, thereby saving the purchase cost and in advance preventing environmental pollution from occurring.

[0043] Further, the menstrual cup according to the present invention has an upper cut-off groove 72 formed inward from the boundary line between the restoring ring 60 and the upper restoring ring 70 and an uppermost cut-off groove 82 formed inward along the boundary line between the upper restoring ring 70 and the uppermost restoring ring 80, so that if it is desired to remove the upper restoring ring 70 or the uppermost restoring ring 80, the upper restoring ring 70 or the uppermost restoring ring 80 can be easily and cleanly taken off along the upper cut-off groove 72 or the uppermost cut-off groove 82 from the restoring ring 60 or the upper restoring ring 70.

[0044] Moreover, the upper cut-off groove 72 is concaved inward from the boundary between the end line of the horizontal top periphery of the restoring ring 60 and the start line of the rising bottom periphery of the upper restoring ring 70, and the uppermost cut-off groove 82 is concaved inward from the boundary between the end line of the horizontal top periphery of the upper restoring ring 70 and the start line of the rising bottom periphery of the uppermost restoring ring 80.

[0045] If it is desired to remove the uppermost restoring ring 80, the uppermost restoring ring 80 can be easily and cleanly separated from the upper restoring ring 70 along the uppermost cut-off groove 82 concaved inward from the boundary between the end line of the horizontal top periphery of the upper restoring ring 70 and the start line of the rising bottom periphery of the uppermost restoring ring 80, and if it is desired to remove the upper restoring ring 70, the upper restoring ring 70 can be easily and cleanly separated from the restoring ring 60 along the upper cut-off groove 72 concaved inward from the boundary between the end line of the horizontal top periphery of the restoring ring 60 and the start line of the rising bottom periphery of the upper restoring ring 70. After the removal of the uppermost restoring ring 80 or the upper restoring ring 70, accordingly, the menstrual cup can be maintained with a smoothly curved surface, thereby making a wearer feel no displeasure when the insertion of the menstrual cup into her vagina.

[0046] On the other hand, the upper restoring ring 70 has an upper extension volume portion 70a gently raised from the upper cut-off groove 72 and then protruding outward therefrom with a given volume, and the uppermost restoring ring 80 has an uppermost extension volume portion 80a gently raised from the uppermost cut-off groove 72 and then protruding outward therefrom with a given volume, so that the upper cut-off groove 72 and the uppermost cut-off groove 82 are open to the outside to the maximum extent, and simultaneously, the restoring forces of the upper restoring ring 70 and the uppermost restoring ring 80 can be ensured by means of the upper extension volume portion 70a and the uppermost extension volume portion 80a, thereby allowing the menstrual cup to be usable more cleanly and conveniently.

[0047] On the other hand, the menstrual cup according to the present invention further includes a plurality of air holes 51 formed on the upper periphery of the flexible cup 50, so that if it is desired to separate the menstrual cup in which the menstrual blood is collected from the vagina, air is introduced or exhausted through the air holes 51 to allow the flexible cup 50 to be released from the vacuum state, thereby performing the separation of the menstrual cup in easier and simpler manners.

[0048] The present invention can be applied to the industrial field in which woman's menstrual blood is easily and conveniently treated, while no environmental pollution is occurring.