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US 8,136,528 B2Granted
Condom
OwnerDaniel Resnicinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to condoms, prophylactics and contraceptive devices made of silicone rubber having a body with an open end and a closed end, a first collar proximate to the open end, a second collar adjacent to the first collar, and a series of accordion pleats on the body, wherein the accordion pleats can independently expand or contract.
Claims5
A condom comprising:
- a body with an open end and a closed end, said body extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a first collar proximate to said open end, said first collar having a first flange;
- a second collar adjacent to said first collar, said second collar having a second flange;
- wherein said first flange and said second flange define a neck portion therebetween;
- and,
- a series of accordion pleats on said body between said second collar and said closed end, each said accordion pleat defined by a first surface that extends away from said longitudinal axis of said body and a second surface that slopes toward said longitudinal axis of said body, such that a crease is formed at each intersection of said first and second surfaces;
- wherein said condom is made of silicone rubber such as to enable each of said accordion pleats to have sufficient structural rigidity to independently expand or contract.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.