PACKING FOR A CONDOM

Abstract

The invention relates to barrier contraceptives, more particularly, to a packing for a condom, which ensures that the condom is securely held until it is completely unfolded. The packing for a condom comprises a covering with a holder inside, and the holder is equipped with fasteners designed to hold the condom in a folded state and located on the inner and/or outer side of the folded condom, wherein in each fastener and/or between at least one pair consisting of an inner and an outer fastener a gap of variable size is formed, which, in one position, allows the folded condom to be placed in the fasteners through it, and in the other position it does not allow the completely folded condom to separate from the fasteners.

Claims

1. Packing for a condom comprising a covering with a holder inside, and the holder is equipped with fasteners designed to hold the condom in a folded state and located on the inner and/or outer side of the folded condom, wherein in each fastener and/or between at least one pair consisting of an inner and an outer fastener a gap of variable size is formed.

2. The packing for a condom according to claim 1, characterized in that the covering is provided with an opening line.

3. The packing for a condom according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder consists of at least two parts, and each part has fasteners.

4. The packing for a condom according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder is provided with side grippers located on two opposite sides of the holder and designed to be held with hand fingers when opening the packing.

5. The packing for a condom according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastener is made hook-shaped.

6. The packing for a condom according to claim 5, characterized in that the fastener is designed to be unbent to place the folded condom ring inside and then taking initial geometry.

7. The packing for a condom according to claim 1, characterized in that the fastener is designed to open to place the folded condom ring inside and then close, taking initial position.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0017] Examples of particular embodiments of the claimed invention and its practical applicability are disclosed herein with reference to the following description and the drawings.

[0018] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view for the opened packing for a condom.

[0019] FIG. 2 shows a condom holder with inner fasteners (lateral view).

[0020] FIG. 3 shows the condom holder with inner fasteners and a condom placed therein (lateral view).

[0021] FIG. 4 shows the condom holder with inner and outer fasteners (lateral view).

[0022] FIG. 5 shows the condom holder with inner and outer fasteners and a condom placed therein (lateral view).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] The packing for a condom (FIGS. 1-5) consists of a covering 1 with a holder 2 of a condom 3 inside in a folded state.

[0024] The covering 1 is made of a very touchy and sensitive material and has an opening line 4 (FIG. 1), a site where the material has lower reliability compared to the rest of the covering 1. The covering 1 can be provided with other known means to open the covering for example, a groove, an opening tape, etc.

[0025] The holder 2 can be made of at least two parts connected to each other by a temporary connection (for example, glued or connected by jumpers), collapsing when the package is stretched in different directions, or connected via a condom 3 located therein and separating from each other when extracting the condom 3. The parts of the holder 2 are held relative to each other, including by the covering 1.

[0026] The middle part of the holder 2 has a hole (not shown on drawing), along the perimeter of which the condom 3 ring is placed for convenient use of the condom 3 as designed.

[0027] The holder 2 may be provided with side grippers 5 located on two opposite sides of the holder 2 and designed to be held with hand fingers when opening the covering 1. The side grippers 5 may be provided with finger rests 6 (or ridging) to prevent fingers from sliding off when opening the covering 1. The side grippers 5 can also be made curved (not shown on drawing) to create a larger arm of force when opening the covering 1.

[0028] The holder 2 can be made of a flexible or rigid material, for example, a polymer material by casting or three-dimensional printing.

[0029] The holder 2 can be entirely placed into the covering 1. It is also possible for the side grippers 5 to at least partially protrude from the covering 1. In this case, the covering is leak-proof glued or soldered throughout the perimeter of the side grippers 5.

[0030] The holder 2 is provided with at least four fasteners for placing the condom 3 therein in a rolled or folded state. The fasteners can be positioned so that the place of their connection to the holder 2 base is on the inside of the condom 3 ring-inner fasteners 7 (FIG. 2, 3), or so that the place of their connection to the holder 2 base is on the outside of the condom 3 ring-outer fasteners 8 (FIG. 4, 5). The minimum number of fasteners required is four inner ones.

[0031] The fasteners 7, 8 are made curved (hook-shaped) to securely hold the condom 3 ring. The diameter of the fasteners 7, 8 bend may be slightly larger or equal to the thickness of the rolled condom 3 ring, but cannot be much smaller, since this may damage the condom 3.

[0032] The fasteners 7, 8 can be positioned evenly throughout the perimeter of the condom 3 ring. For example, the four inner fasteners 7 can be positioned evenly in a circle inside the condom 3 ring. The outer fasteners 8 can be positioned evenly from the outside of the condom 3 ring. In this case, the outer fasteners 8 can be positioned accordingly to the inner fasteners 7, for example, opposite or shifted.

[0033] In each fastener 7, 8 and/or at least between one pair consisting of an inner fastener 7 and an outer fastener 8, a gap 9 of variable size is formed (FIG. 2, 4), which, in one position, allows the folded condom 3 to be placed in the fasteners through it, and in the other position it does not allow the completely folded condom 3 to separate from the fasteners. Thus, after placing the folded condom 3, the gap 9 is reduced and prevents the completely folded condom 9 from falling out of the holder 2.

[0034] The gap 9 of variable size can be provided due to the fact that the fasteners 7, 8 are designed to be unbent to place the folded condom 3 ring inside and then take its initial geometry. For this purpose, the fasteners 7, 8 can be made of flexible material. Also, the fasteners 7, 8 can be further provided with a means 10 (for example, a cover plate or a protrusion) of reducing the gap 9.

[0035] If the fasteners 7, 8 are hooks extending from the holder 2 base, then the gap 9 size can be measured from the base of the fasteners 7, 8 to the upper end thereof or from the holder 2 base to the upper end of the fasteners. In another embodiment of the fasteners 7, 8, when they are an open ring (or another suitable geometry for holding the rolled condom 3 ring inside, for example, an ellipse, etc.), the size of the gap 9 is determined by the size of a break in the contour of this geometry.

[0036] The gap 9 of variable size can be provided due to the fact that the fasteners 7, 8 can be configured to open to place the folded condom 3 ring inside and then close, taking the initial position. The fasteners 7, 8 opening can be ensured due to the flexibility of the manufacturing material of the entire fasteners 7, 8 or at the place of their connection to the holder 2 base or the presence of loops at the place of attachment of the fasteners 7, 8 to the holder 2 base, which have fixed positions (open/closed).

[0037] Also, the gap 9 can be formed between the inner 7 and the outer fasteners 8.

[0038] The outer fasteners 8 can fix their closed position using stoppers 11 located at the edge of the holder 2 (FIG. 4, 5). For example, due to the presence of a stopper 11, a folding fastener 8 can fix its closed position by latching on to it, thereby forming the required reduced size of the gap 9 between it and the corresponding inner fastener 7. The number of stoppers 11 corresponds to the number of outer fasteners 8. Engagement can be provided due to the flexibility of the fastener 8 material and the rigidity of the stopper 11 material or vice versa. In addition, grips may be formed on the fastener 8 (displayed by drawing tentatively) for engagement with the stoppers 11.

[0039] In particular, a combination of rigid fasteners paired with flexible or folding ones is possible. For example, the inner fasteners 7 are made rigidly, and the outer fasteners 8 positioned accordingly are made opening/closing and thus forming a varying size of the gap 9 between a pair of fasteners 7 and 8.

[0040] The size of the gap 9 can be adjusted depending on the intended thickness of the rolled condom 3 ring. The option of separating the condom 3 from the holder 2 is possible only when the condom 3 is completely unrolled, and a possible option is with at least partial unwinding of it. In both options, the fasteners 7, 8 securely hold the condom 3 in the holder 2 until it is used.

[0041] To use the condom 3 as intended the packing for a condom is to be opened. To do so, one has to take the side grippers 5 (if any) or the edges of the holder 2 with both hands and to pull them up or down (in vertical plane) resulting in breaking the covering 1 by the opening line 4. Next, to fully split the covering 1 in two parts one has to pull the side grippers 5 (if any) or the edges of the holder 2 apart (in horizontal plane). Herein, due to the condom 3 fixation by the fasteners 7, 8, the condom 3 would also be stretched and the condom 3 ring diameter would increase. This provides an opportunity for putting the condom onto the erect penis (not shown on drawing) in the correct orientation fast and convenient, without touching the condom 3 with fingers. Upon at least partial unwinding of the condom 3 ring, the thickness of the ring will decrease and the condom 3 will be able to emerge from the gap 9 of the fasteners 7, 8, easily separating from the holder 2.