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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Sex toys |
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
| Founder | Steve Shubin |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Area served | United States, Canada, Australia and European Union |
| Products | Fleshlight, Fleshlight Girls, Fleshjack, Fleshjack Boys |
| Parent | Interactive Life Forms, LLC |
| Website | fleshlight |
The Fleshlight is a brand of artificial vagina or artificial anal opening sex toy. It is a masturbatory aid, which is used by inserting the penis into its opening.
Product history
The Fleshlight was designed by Steve Shubin, who was granted a patent in July 1998 for his invention, as a "device for discreet sperm collection" and it is marketed by Interactive Life Forms. 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 a vulva, anus or mouth orifice, in colors representing a variety of ethnicities as well as see-through, and 48 different internal textures. There have also been reports of clients buying fleshlights in order to cure DGS (death grip syndrome), although there is no evidence that it functions as a remedy for DGS.
Similar products
The Fleshlight Girls brand consists of masturbation sleeves molded from the bodies of pornographic actresses. A device called the Fleshjack is a spinoff marketed to gay men. The Fleshjack Boys brand consists of masturbation sleeves and dildos molded from the bodies of gay pornographic actors.
References
- "Fleshlight.com". Fleshlight. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- Regina Lynn (February 15, 2008). "Unexpected Sources Drive Progress of Sex Tech". Wired. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- U.S. patent 5,782,818 and U.S. patent 5,807,360
- Rachel Kramer Bussel (September 21, 2006). "Boys' Toys". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- "Product Builder". Fleshlight. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Campbell, Margaret S. Perspectives on Pornography and Erotica: Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes. Diss. Concordia University, 2012.
- "Fleshjack Wins Cybersocket Award". AVN. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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