Patent ID: 8091258

Claim:
An erectile device featuring a water-actuated erectile member, comprising: (a) a flexible tube having two ends, upper and lower, said tube being closed or sealed at each end, and the walls of the tube being formed from a porous material that can allow water to pass in or out of the tube, (b) a multitude of hydrophilic particles contained inside the flexible tube that can absorb water and swell, so as to pressurize the inside of the tube and cause it to become erect, (c) a filler material contained inside the flexible tube, with the hydrophilic particles distributed throughout the filler material, so that the filler material helps to maintain an even distribution of said particles during transportation, handling, and use, (d) a wicking means capable of absorbing water where it is received at the lower end of the flexible tube and delivering the water to the hydrophilic particles along the entire length of the tube, and (e) a weight located at the upper end of the flexible tube of sufficient mass to cause the tube to bend or droop when it is not internally pressurized, whereby the erectile member, when dry, may be placed with its water-receiving lower end in a container of water, and with its weighted upper end hanging flaccid outside the container, and the erectile member's immersion in the water causes it to absorb the water and become erect.