Apparatus for preventing the spreading of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

A device to prevent the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome virus or AIDS comprises an elastic belt worn around the hips or mid-body portion of a male person. From the belt depends a tab and means for securing thereto a condom which means is removable after sexual intercourse. In an improved device according to the invention, a grip is carried by the belt and is connectable to the condom.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention is concerned with Public Health and Welfare and, as 
such, is an important contribution to the prevention of the spreading of 
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, commonly called AIDS virus. 
AIDS, at the present time, is an alarming Public Health problem and there 
is no present cure for this terrible disease. In its most severe form, 
AIDS is a complete collapse of a person's natural immune system that 
leaves the person without resistance to infections. 
There is no evidence at present that AIDS is spread casually. Sexual 
contact, blood contact, and the transmission from an infected mother to a 
child account for almost all of the presently known causes of AIDS 
patients. 
Any individual with multiple sexual partners, or any partner that may have 
had multiple sexual partners is a risk for AIDS. 
People with AIDS are largely members of certain groups know as "high risk" 
groups. Such persons are mainly male homosexuals or bisexual males, and 
the disease is more frequent among men who have a large number of sexual 
partners. 
The AIDS virus is transmitted through body fluids, specifically semen 
during sexual intercourse and blood through sharing hypodermic needles and 
syringes. 
Because the AIDS virus is easily transmitted by semen during sexual 
intercourse, it is proposed to apply to the erected phallus a prophylactic 
device, such as a condom, whereby semen when it is ejaculated is caught in 
the device. But, in some instances, the condom becomes separated from the 
phallus and the semen is not caught in the condom. Wherefore, the effect 
is to transmit the AIDS virus unintentionally. 
The present invention comprises a method and a device that is useful to 
prevent the separation of the condom from the phallus during sexual 
intercourse. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention comprises an elastic belt worn by a male person, and 
from the belt, in one embodiment of the invention, depends a strap or tab 
that has means for attachment to a condom, thereby preventing the condom 
from becoming separated from the phallus during and after sexual 
intercourse. 
In another embodiment of the invention, a grip is carried on the belt and 
the grip connects to and prevents the condom from becoming separated from 
the phallus. 
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide apparatus that 
prevents a condom from becoming separated from an erected phallus during 
and after sexual intercourse. 
The many other objects and features as well as advantages of the present 
invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the 
following description of the best mode contemplated for practicing the 
invention when it is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings 
wherein like numerals refer to like or equivalent parts.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
Referring to FIG. 1, a profile view of the hips and midbody body portion of 
a male person 11 shows an erect phallus 13 on which is a conventional 
condom 15. Surrounding the hips and mid-body portion of the male person 11 
is an elastic, web-type belt 17 having one end fastened by a rivet 20 to 
the other end portion so as to form a dependent tab 21 having at its free 
end a conventional snap fastener with one part 19a separated from the 
other part 19b. 
FIG. 2 illustrates a front partial sectional view along line II--II of FIG. 
1 and shows the erect phallus 13 on which is the conventional condom 15 
having the ring portion 23 located thereon. The ring portion 23 
interconnects the dependent tab 21 as is described with respect to FIG. 3 
below. As described above with respect to FIG. 1, the elastic belt 17 has 
one end fastened by the rivet 20 to its other end so as to form the 
dependent tab 21. 
FIG. 3 illustrates in an enlarged view a portion of the device of FIG. 1 
and shows how the tab 21 is looped. The ring portion 23 of the condom 15 
is placed in the loop and the top portion of the conventional fastener 
19a, 19b are mated to secure the condom 15 in place. 
Referring to FIG. 4, in a modification of the device of the present 
invention, a tab 21a depending from the elastic belt 17 has at its free 
end a loop secured preferably by a rivet 26. In the loop 24 is a 
conventional hose or stocking clip 28 that engages the ring portion 23 of 
the condom 15. 
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate an improved form of the present invention that 
comprises a narrow width of elastic belt 25 that is worn around the 
mid-body, close to the hips, of a male person. A conventional grip 29, 
having a loop 30 at the top is slidable on the belt 25 and is connected to 
the ring portion 23 of the condom 15. 
The method of using the device of the present invention is first to 
surround the phallus with a condom; second, to put the belt around the 
mid-body of the male person; third to attach the tab to the ring portion 
of the condom. 
The method of using the improved form of the invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 
and 6, is to place the belt 25 around the mid-body near the hips of the 
male person and secure the grip 28 to the ring portion of the condom 15. 
From the foregoing description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, 
and from the improvement therein, those who are skilled in the art will 
recognize its many features and advantages. Among the many features and 
advantages the following are significant: 
That the condom is secured to the AIDS safety belt during sexual 
intercourse and after ejaculation, the condom will not slip off the 
phallus when it is withdrawn; 
That the body of the male person is not exposed to fluids that may carry 
AIDS virus that could infect such person; 
That the present invention is relatively inexpensive and is useful in 
promoting Public Health and Wellfare; 
That the belt of the invention is made of elastic material that hugs the 
hip portion of the male person tightly thereby preventing the belt from 
slipping of the hip portion of the wearer; 
That the belt is elastic and easily fitted to the hip portion of a male 
person of any size; and 
That the condom can be easily and quickly attached to the belt and detached 
therefrom as easily; 
Although the present invention has been described with a certain degree of 
particularity, it is understood that other modifications may be made 
therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by 
the following claims.