as seen in fig1 the device a comprises a penile shaped element which is of a diameter between 1 and 11 / 2 inches and of cylindrical form with one flat end and one hemispherical end . the length of the device seen in fig1 may be variable in a sense that it can range from 6 to 10 or more inches at the option of the manufacturer . the embodiment shown in fig1 comprises a fore portion 1 and a base portion 2 . tensioning means 3 are secured to the base portion 2 by a securing means 4 . the tensioning means 3 comprises a loop of elastic material 6 to which are attached two cords 7 and 8 each terminating in a respective loop 7a and 8a . in the embodiment shown in fig1 the securing means 4 comprises an eye element 5 which is inserted into the flat end of base portion 2 . an embodiment as shown in fig2 discloses a tensioning means 3 which is substantially identical to that same tensioning means 3 described with reference to fig1 . the attachment means 4 as seen in fig2 comprises a slot 9 which passes through the lower part of the base portion 2 and through which is attached a loop 10 made of cord - like material . in the embodiment shown in fig3 the attachment means 4 comprise a slot 9 through which is passed a loop of resilient material 6 &# 39 ;. the tensioning means 3 &# 39 ; is attached to the loop 6 &# 39 ; as seen generally in fig1 and 2 . it is within the scope of the present invention that the tensioning means 3 may be formed with the cord members 7 and 8 made of a elastic material and the loop element 6 or 6 &# 39 ; would then be of a non - elastic material . other means of attachment of the tensioning means 3 to the base portion of the device will occur to those of skill in the art and are encompassed within the scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims . the embodiment of the invention shown in fig4 comprises principally the base portion 2 &# 39 ;. in this embodiment , the base portion 2 &# 39 ; has a cup - like recess 11 extending downwardly toward the base end of the embodiment , illustratively shown as cylindrical . the attachment means 4 are illustratively shown as being similar to that in fig1 but it may take the form as shown in fig2 or 3 . a slot 12 is provided along the wall of the cylindrical recess 11 and closure means 13 are provided to draw the slot to a more closed position after the fore portion ( not shown ) is inserted into the cylindrical recess . the fore portion to be used with base portion 2 &# 39 ; ( not shown ) may be as seen at 1 in fig1 or it may be any of the devices seen in the prior art as noted in the fore part of this specification . the closure means illustrated comprises a plate member 14 which extends at least part of the way around the surface of the embodiment of the base portion on one side of the slot and has an upright member 15 generally parallel to the slot . opposite the plate element 14 is a substantially identical plate element 16 on the other side of the slot . this element extends at least a portion of the way around the surface of the base portion 2 &# 39 ; and has an upstanding element 17 . upstanding member 15 has a aperture 19 and upstanding element 17 has a similar aperture , not shown . aperture 19 further may contain interior threads to receive a bolt - like member 18 which has at least a portion of its outer length threaded . it is also within the scope of the present invention to utilize a nut ( not shown ) to receive the threaded portion of screw 18 . means of various sorts can be provided to secure the cup to one end of the fore portion . for example , one could use an elastic or tensioning type member comprising a band with a threaded engaging member such as is well known in the art from various types of hose clamps . the cup - like member also could be attached to a fore portion member by such means as threaded elements passing through the cup - like member to engage the surface of the fore portion member . it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that means other than slot 12 and closures therefore could be utilized to secure the base portion shown in fig4 to a fore portion without departing from the scope of the invention as seen in the appended claims . furthermore , the outer surface of the base portion 2 &# 39 ; may have a geometrical form other than cylindrical , i . e ., rectilinear or oval . the composition of the base portion 2 &# 39 ; may be the same as that of a fore portion member or different . the member a may be of various compositions . in the most simplest form , the member would be of a solid construction as shown in fig1 . it is important that the composition by such as to permit sterilization of the member by simple and readily available means without obstruction . the shape of the member a is not in any restricted to cylindrical . in fact , it may have the general form as shown in any of the prior art patents previously mentioned . the surface of at least the fore part of the member may be smooth or have a flesh - like texture and resilience . since the member of the present invention is designed to increase the muscular strength of the muscles in the vaginal cavity the use thereof would be as follows . the member a is inserted into the vaginal cavity with the user in a generally reclined position wherein the legs are in a flexed position so that the knees are above the level of the body and the feet are generally in about the same level as the body , but more or less perpendicular to the lower part of the legs . the loops of the elongated members are individually engaged by the feet of the user . the member a is inserted into the vaginal cavity and the user then begins or attempts to contract the series of muscles along the vaginal cavity in a radial , inwardly directed fashion so as to grip the member a . the user then applies an elongating force to the elongated cord - like members 7 and 8 , which are attached by their respective loops to each foot , by extending the feet forwardly so as to place some tension on the elongated members . this in turn , of course , places an axial withdrawal force on the member a . by constriction of the muscles within the vaginal cavity , the user attempts to retain the member a within the vaginal cavity against the withdrawal force exercised by the elongated members . as the exercise is repeated with increasing elongation applied to the members 7 and 8 , there is of course as a result provided , a withdrawal of the member from the vaginal cavity against the constrictive and retaining force applied by the sphincter type muscles . the exercise is repeated at the discretion of the user and to the extent indicated by the requirement for rehabilitation of the sphincter type muscles surrounding the vaginal cavity and at the discretion of the user . it will be appreciated by those of knowledge in the art that the elongating requirement may be accomplished by a single elongated resilient member connected to the base of the fore portion of the member a with short non - resilient members connected thereto for engagement by the feet as previously described . further , while the surface and texture of the fore portion of the member a are important adjuncts to the present invention , variations each are considered to be within the scope of knowledge of those working in the particular art and are not limitations to the invention set forth in the appended claims . it will be further understood that the &# 34 ; abstract of the disclosure &# 34 ; set forth herein is intended to provide a nonlegal technical statement of the contents of this disclosure in compliance with the rules of practice of the united states patent office , and the &# 34 ; abstract &# 34 ; is not intended to limit the scope of the invention described and claimed .
a device for increasing the muscular strength of certain muscles within the vaginal region of the human body . the device includes means whereby the user is enabled to increase a radial type pressure as an axial withdrawal force is applied to the device by resilient means which are controlled by the user .