Stimulation device
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a simple and easy to use stimulatory device which allows the user to apply vibrations to the frenulum, while being an essentially hands-free device, so that the user does not have to manually hold or manipulate the device during use. In an embodiment, the device allows the user to control the amplitude and frequency of the vibrations applied to the frenulum.
1. A device for stimulating the frenulum of the male genitalia comprising:
vibratory means configured to be positioned against and apply vibrations to the frenulum;
control means configured to control and/or adjust the amplitude and frequency of the vibrations applied to the frenulum; and
an attachment means configured to hold the vibratory part in place against the frenulum,
wherein the vibratory means comprises a rocking beam pivotally mounted on a pivot and driven to reciprocally rock in a see-saw motion about the pivot wherein the pivot is mounted such that its axis of engagement with the rocking beam can be adjusted lengthwise along the rocking beam by the control means so as to adjust the amplitude of the vibrations applied to the frenulum.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibratory part comprises a vibratory surface which is configured to be positioned against the frenulum wherein the vibratory surface is concave.
3. A device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the vibratory surface is made from a malleable material which transmits vibrations and whose shape can be moulded.
4. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pivot comprises a pin, and the pin extends into a slot formed lengthwise in the rocking beam and is mounted so that its location along the slot can be adjusted wherein the pivot pin is fixed in a carrier that is slidably mounted within the vibratory part of the device and held in place by an adjustment knob fixed in screw threaded engagement with the vibratory part, the arrangement being such that turning the adjustment knob causes it to screw into or out of the vibratory part and thereby move the carrier and pivot pin along the slot and relative to the rocking beam.
5. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rocking beam is driven by a connecting rod, itself driven by an eccentric drive pin on located on a rotatable drive shaft.
6. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frequency of the vibrations is up to 150 Hz.
7. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the amplitude of the vibrations is preferably up to 3 mm.
8. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control means are separate from the vibratory part.
9. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control means comprises an adjustment knob configured to control at least one of the frequency and amplitude of the vibrations.
10. A device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device is battery operated and battery is located within a housing which is separate from the vibratory part.