Therapeutic adapter

Claim 2

A therapeutic adapter for use by a male wearer, which comprises: a sheetlike flexible pubic shield having bottom and side margins, said bottom margin being formed to define a semicular notch adapted to partially surround the base of the penis of said male wearer; a plurality of projections affixed to one side of said pubic shield; a tubular portion attached to said pubic shield and projecting away from said pubic shield in the same direction as said plurality of projections, said tubular portion having an upper semicylindrical section attached to said pubic shield around said notch, and a lower semicylindrical section attached along one side thereof to one side of said upper tubular portion and means for detachably attaching the other side of lower semicylindrical section to the other side of said upper semicylindrical section; and means for attaching said pubic shield to said male wearer with said notch positioned partially around the base of the penis of said male wearer with said projections projecting away from said male wearer.

Claim 3

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tubular portion includes a plurality of radially projecting flexible fingers.

Claim 4

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said upper and lower semicylindrical sections each include a plurality of radially projecting flexible fingers.

Claim 5

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detachably attaching means is adjustable to accomodate different diameter penises.

Claim 6

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said semicylindrical sections includes a row of knob-headed fingers attached thereto adjacent said other side thereof and the other of said semicylindrical sections includes a row of holes formed therein adjacent said other side thereof, said knob-headed fingers being engageable with said holes to define said detachable attaching means.

Claim 7

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 5, wherein said one of said semicylindrical sections includes a second row of knob-headed fingers and said other of said semicylindrical sections includes a second row of holes formed therein, whereby said semicylindrical sections may be detachably attached at two positions to accommodate different diameter penises.

Claim 8

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of projections includes a multiplicity of first projections positioned above said semicircular notch and a multiplicity of second projections positioned on either side of said first projections.

Claim 9

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first projections are larger than said second projections.

Claim 10

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for attaching said pubic shield to said male wearer includes belt means attached to said pubic shield for encircling the waist of said male wearer.

Claim 11

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 9, wherein said means for attaching said pubic shield to said male wearer includes other belt means attached to said pubic shield for encircling each leg of said male wearer.

Claim 12

A therapeutic adapter for use by a male wearer, which comprises: a sheetlike flexible pubic shield having bottom and side margins, said bottom margin being formed to define a semicircular notch adapted to partially surround the base of the penis of said male wearer; a plurality of projections affixed to one side of said pubic shield; and means for attaching said pubic shield to said male wearer with said notch positioned partially around the base of the penis of said male wearer with said projections projecting away from said male wearer, said means for attaching said pubic shield including; a first belt having an end attached adjacent one side margin of said pubic shield; means for attaching the middle portion of said first belt adjacent said one side margin of said pubic shield to define a first leg loop; means for attaching the other end of said first belt adjacent the other side margin of said pubic shield to define a first waist loop; a second belt having an end attached adjacent said other side margin of said pubic shield; means for attaching the middle portion of said second belt adjacent said other side margin of said pubic shield to define a second leg loop; and means for attaching the other end of said second belt adjacent said one side margin of said pubic shield to define a second waist loop.

Claim 13

A therapeutic adapter for use by a male wearer, which comprises: a sheetlike flexible pubic shield having bottom and side margins, said bottom margin being formed to define a semicircular notch adapted to partially surround the base of the penis of said male wearer; a plurality of projections affixed to one side of said pubic shield; and means for attaching said pubic shield to said male wearer with said notch positioned partially around the base of the penis of said male wearer with said projections projecting away from said male wearer, said means for attaching said pubic shield including; a first belt having an end attached adjacent one side margin of said pubic shield; means for attaching the middle portion of said first belt adjacent said one side margin of said pubic shield to define a first leg loop; means for attaching the other end of said first belt adjacent the other side margin of said pubic shield to define a first waist loop; a second belt having an end attached adjacent said other side margin of said pubic shield; means for attaching the middle portion of said second belt adjacent said other side margin of said pubic shield to define a second leg loop; and means for attaching the other end of said second belt adjacent said one side margin of said pubic shield to define a second waist loop.

Claim 14

A therapeutic adapter, which comprises: a unitary flexible sheetlike pubic shield having bottom and side margins, said pubic shield including a plurality of monolithically formed inverted conical projections on one side thereof, said pubic shield including adjacent each side margin a monolithically formed bottom anchor, a monolithically formed center anchor, and a monolithically formed top anchor, said bottom margin being formed to define a semicircular notch; a first belt having one end attached to said bottom anchor adjacent one side margin of said pubic shield, with the middle portion of said first belt being attached to said center anchor adjacent said one side margin and the other end of said first belt attachable to said top anchor adjacent the other side margin; and a second belt having one end attached to said bottom anchor adjacent said other side margin of said pubic shield, with the middle portion of said second belt being attached to said center anchor adjacent said other side margin and the other end of said second belt attachable to said top anchor of said one side margin.

Claim 15

A therapeutic adapter, which comprises: a unitary flexible sheetlike pubic shield having bottom and side margins, said pubic shield including a plurality of monolithically formed inverted conical projections on one side thereof, said pubic shield including adjacent each side margin a monolithically formed bottom anchor, a monolithically formed center anchor, and a monolithically formed top anchor, said bottom margin being formed to define a semicircular notch; a first belt having one end attached to said bottom anchor adjacent one side margin of said pubic shield, with the middle portion of said first belt being attached to said center anchor adjacent said one side margin and the other end of said first belt attachable to said top anchor adjacent the other side margin; and a second belt having one end attached to said bottom anchor adjacent said other side margin of said pubic shield, with the middle portion of said second belt being attached to said center anchor adjacent said other side margin and the other end of said second belt attachable to said top anchor of said one side margin.

Claim 16

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 12, including a monolithically formed tubular portion having an upper semicylindrical section having an end contiguous with said notch and projecting from said pubic shield, said tubular portion including a monolithically formed lower semicylindrical section attached along one side to said upper tubular section and detachably attachable along the other side of said upper tubular section.

Claim 17

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 13, wherein said lower semicylindrical section is formed to be more flexible than the said upper semicylindrical section.

Claim 18

The therapeutic adapter as claimed in claim 13, wherein said tubular portion includes a plurality of radially outwardly projecting monolithically formed flexible fingers.