They Invented What? (No. 228)

U.S. Patent No. 6,145,506: Decorative penile wrap.

What is claimed is:

1. A decorative penile wrap mountable about a human penis for stimulative, non-intercourse use comprising:
a sheath sized for encircling a human penis, the sheath having a cylindrical wall extending between opposed, first and second open ends, the cylindrical wall forming a hollow interior bore for receiving a human penis, the cylindrical wall disposed substantially in contact with the penis along the entire length of the wall;
means for securing the sheath about a human penis; and
decorative indicia formed on the exterior of the wall of the sheath;
the wall of the sheath and the decorative indicia forming a three dimensional, stimulative shape requiring removal of the sheath for intercourse.

2. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the decorative indicia is in the form of an applique attached to an exterior surface of the wall of the sheath.

3. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the decorative indicia is imprinted on the exterior exterior of the wall of the sheath.

4. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the decorative indicia is a predetermined shape formed in the wall of the sheath.

5. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein the securing means comprises: an elastic band fixedly mounted on at least one of the first and second ends of the sheath, the at least one of the first and second ends having a continuous periphery.

6. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein the securing means comprises: tie straps mounted on at least one of the first and second side edges of the sheath and joinable together.

7. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the first and second side edges of the sheath are disposed in proximity with each other, the securing means mounted on the first and second side edges.

8. The decorative penile wrap of claim 7 wherein the securing means comprises: at least one tie strap secured to each of the first and second side edges of the sheath.

9. The decorative penile wrap of claim 8 wherein the securing means comprises: interconnectible fastener elements, mounted on each of the first and second side edges of the sheet and joinable together.

10. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the sheath is formed of a flexible material.

11. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the sheath is formed of a semi-rigid material.

12. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the securing means is mounted on each of the first and second ends of the sheath.

13. The decorative penile wrap of claim 12 wherein the securing means comprises:  elastic formed in the sheath for allowing expansion of a diameter of the sheath.

14. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the sheath is formed with a continuous cylindrical shaped side wall.

15. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the securing means is mounted on at least one of the first and second ends of the sheath.

16. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 further comprising: means, mounted on the side wall of the sheath, for generating, when activated, a series of audible sounds stored in a memory.

17. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the decorative indicia defines a three dimensional shape over the entire exterior surface of the sheath.

18. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein: the securing means forms part of the decorative indicia.

19. The decorative penile wrap of claim 1 wherein the decorative indicia includes flexible straps loosely extending from the sheath.