Condom applicator

A method of donning a condom using a condom holder, which holder comprises a tubular member having a closed end and an open end;

• condom mounting means outside the member adjacent its open end;
• an air opening in the closed end and closure means on the member for selectively closing the air outlet;
• the method comprising the steps of partially unrolling the condom and inserting the unrolled portion within the holder;
• mounting the rolled portion of the condom on the mounting means;
• withdrawing air from within the space between the holder and the condom through the air opening to cause the unrolled portion of the condom to stretch and enlarge;
• closing the air opening;
• positioning the holder and condom on a penis;
• opening the air opening to allow the unrolled portion of the condom to collapse onto the penis;
• removing the rolled portion of the condom from the holder and unrolling the remainder of the condom onto the penis.

A condom application device comprising a single-walled tubular member having a closed end and an open end and an interior surface;

• an air passage at the closed end of the condom;
• mounting means on the outside of the member adjacent the open end for mounting a condom thereon;
• a condom installed in the member, the condom being partially unrolled with the unrolled portion positioned within the member and with the rolled portion being mounted on the mounting means;
• the unrolled portion being enlarged and stretched within the member against the interior surface by means of the air having been evacuated through the air passage;
• and a two-way valve with a mechanical shut-off on the member normally closing the air passage and for selectively opening the air passage to allow air to enter the member so that the stretched condom will collapse when it is required to apply the condom on a penis.