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US5666972A
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Condom and package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1997-09-16
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A condom package has a tactile means of identifying the orientation of the condom within the package. The tactile means is the shape or texture of the package. In another embodiment, the tactile means of identifying orientation is on the condom itself.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry Gifford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F6/00; A61F6/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A package for containing a condom having a correct orientation for proper application onto a user, said package comprising at least two generally flat surfaces each of a predetermined circumferential shape indicative of the correct orientation for proper application of the condom, wherein the predetermined circumferential shape is a square with two clipped corners, one larger than the other, resulting in an asymmetrical six-sided polygon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A package for containing a condom having a correct orientation for proper application onto a user, said package comprising at least two generally flat surfaces each of a predetermined circumferential shape indicative of the correct orientation for proper application of the condom, wherein the predetermined circumferential shape is a square with two clipped corners, one larger than the other, resulting in an asymmetrical six-sided polygon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A package for containing a condom having a correct orientation for proper application into a user, said package comprising at least two generally flat surfaces each of a predetermined circumferential shape indicative of the correct orientation for proper application of the condom, wherein the predetermined circumferential shape is a rectangle having one clipped corner, resulting in an asymmetrical five-sided polygon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A package for containing a condom having a correct orientation for proper application into a user, said package comprising at least two generally flat surfaces each of a predetermined circumferential shape indicative of the correct orientation for proper application of the condom, wherein the predetermined circumferential shape is a rectangle having one clipped corner, resulting in an asymmetrical five-sided polygon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A condom comprising: a cylindrical elastic casing having an open end and a closed end; and a tactile identifier located on the outside of the closed end of the elastic casing, said identifier having an orientation-specific shape in the form of a swirl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A condom comprising: a cylindrical elastic casing having an open end and a closed end; and a tactile identifier located on the outside of the closed end of the elastic casing, said identifier having an orientation-specific shape in the form of a swirl.
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