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The Fleshlight is one of the best-known male sex toys, designed to emulate the sensation of various sexual acts for masturbation purposes.
The fleshlight gains its name from the flesh-like material used in its design, and from the plastic case that looks like a flashlight. Several inserts, including vagina, mouth, and anus-shaped holes, can be chosen from.
The Fleshlight was designed by a former police officer who was looking for a means to overcome a period of forced abstinence while his wife was pregnant. It was granted a patent in 1998 as a "device for discreet sperm collection".
In a humorous 2002 essay describing a Fleshlight "test drive", on-line sex journal Nerve.com called it the "ultimate faux vagina". The Nerve.com reviewer noted problems with lubricant leakage, but admitted that "this thing feels like getting a blow job — only no teeth." .
An interactive version of the Fleshlight that can be remotely transmitted via the Internet was launched in 2004. The device claims to work by converting thrust force and speed into vibration and pulse on the receiving end. In its review entitled "Ins and Outs of Teledildonics", Wired News wrote that "the Interactive Fleshlight is where it's at...a man can be thrusting in Cleveland while a woman is penetrated in Seattle, and the cybersex experience gets one step closer to the holodeck."
References
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Boys' Toys, The Village Voice, September 21, 2006
- Official Fleshlight Website: General FAQ.
- Anne Semans, The Many Joys of Sex Toys: The Ultimate How-to Handbook for Couples and Singles, Broadway Books:2004, pp. 62-4.
- Online version of Fleshlight patent
- Joe Maynard, "My date with the Fleshlight", Nerve.com, 1999. Online link
- Semans:2004, pp.63-64
- Em & Lo, Em & Lo's Sex Toy: An A-Z Guide to Bedside Accessories, Chronicle Books: 2006, Pg. 84.
- Regina Lynn, Ins and Outs of Teledildonics, Wired News, Sep. 24, 2004 Online link