Fleshlight
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Fleshlights in different sleeves | |
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| Industry | Sex toys |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Steve Shubin |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States |
Area served | United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, and United Kingdom |
| Products | Fleshlight, Fleshlight Girls, Fleshjack, Fleshjack Boys |
| Parent | Interactive Life Forms, LLC |
| Website |
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The Fleshlight is a brand of artificial-vagina or artificial anal opening sex-toy.
Use
The Fleshlight is a masturbatory aid, used by inserting the male penis in its opening.[1] It is primarily marketed to heterosexual men.
Product history
The Fleshlight was designed by Steve Shubin[2] who was granted a patent in 1998 for his invention, as a "device for discreet sperm collection",[3] and is marketed by Interactive Life Forms.[4] It is named for the flesh-like material used in its inner sleeve, as well as the plastic case that houses the sleeve, which is fashioned to look like an oversized flashlight. The inner sleeve is available with vulva, anus, or mouth orifices, and comes in colors of flesh from a variety of ethnicities, as well as see-through, and 48 different internal textures.[5]
In 2011, the company that manufactures Fleshlight sent a complimentary package of its products to the members of the SEALs team that killed Osama bin Laden.[6]
Similar products
The Fleshlight Girls brand consists of masturbation sleeves molded from the bodies of female pornstars.[7] A device called the Fleshjack is a spinoff marketed to homosexual men.[8] The Fleshjack Boys brand consists of masturbation sleeves and dildos molded from the bodies of gay pornstars.[9]
References
- ↑ Answers to commonly asked questions about Fleshlight products, Fleshlight website
- ↑ Lynn, Regina (February 15, 2008). "Unexpected Sources Drive Progress of Sex Tech". Wired.
- ↑ U.S. Patent 5,782,818 and U.S. Patent 5,807,360
- ↑ Bussel, Rachel Kramer (September 21, 2006). "Boys' Toys". The Village Voice.
- ↑ Overview: Fleshlight internal textures, Fleshlight website
- ↑ "Sex-Toy Maker Thanks SEALs for Killing Bin Laden" by Adam Weinstein, Mother Jones, 10 May 2011
- ↑ "Fleshlight Girls". Sexcite. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fleshjack Wins Cybersocket Award". AVN. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fleshjack Boys". Retrieved January 23, 2014.
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