:Fleshlight
{{short description|Brand of sex toys}}
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{{Infobox brand
| name = Fleshlight
| logo = 250px
| logo_caption = Logo of Fleshlight
| image = 200px
| caption = Fleshlights in different sleeves
| producttype = Sex toys
| currentowner = Steve Shubin
| producedby = Interactive Life Forms, LLC
| country = United States
| introduced = {{start date and age|1998}}
| related = Fleshlight Girls, Fleshjack, Fleshjack Boys
| markets = Worldwide
| trademarkregistrations = {{US patent|5782818}} and {{US patent|5807360}}
| tagline =
| website = [https://www.fleshlight.com/ fleshlight.com]
| footnotes =
}}
The Fleshlight is a brand of artificial vagina, oral, or anal sex toy.{{cite web |title=Fleshlight.com |url=http://www.fleshlight.com |access-date=March 18, 2017 |website=Fleshlight.com |publisher=}} It is a masturbatory aid, which is used by inserting the penis into its opening.
Product history
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The Fleshlight was designed by Steve Shubin who was granted a patent in July 1998 for his invention,{{cite magazine|author=Regina Lynn|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/sexdrive/2008/02/sexdrive_0215|title=Unexpected Sources Drive Progress of Sex Tech|magazine=Wired|date=February 15, 2008|access-date=March 18, 2017}} as a "device for discreet sperm collection".{{US patent|5782818}} and {{US patent|5807360}} Shubin, a former member of the SWAT team of the Los Angeles Police Department, previously had already filed a patent for a sex doll torso in 1995. It is marketed by Interactive Life Forms, LLC.{{cite news|author=Rachel Kramer Bussel|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0639,bussel,74537,24.html|title=Boys' Toys|newspaper=The Village Voice|date=September 21, 2006|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615134810/http://www1.villagevoice.com/people/0639,bussel,74537,24.html|url-status=dead}} 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 skin tones as well as see-through, and 48 different internal textures.{{cite web |title=Product Builder |url=http://www.fleshlight.com/fleshlight-toys/sleeves/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419131120/http://www.fleshlight.com/fleshlight-toys/sleeves/ |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2017 |website=Fleshlight.com |publisher=}} The exact material used is kept a secret.
Alongside their classic collection, Fleshlight also introduced the 'Freak' and 'Alien' collections, which modelled Fleshlight's on fantasy or sci-fi style designs that shied away from the conventional pornographic models traditionally used.{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Liz |date=2011-10-04 |title=Fleshlight Freaks' Zombie Dicks and Vampire Vaginas: Sex Toys for Halloween (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/fleshlight-freaks-zombie-dicks-and-vampire-vaginas-sex-toys-for-halloween-photos-6498688 |access-date=2020-10-13 |website=Miami New Times}}
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.{{cite magazine|title=Fleshjack Wins Cybersocket Award|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/novelty/Fleshjack-Wins-Cybersocket-Award-23809.html|magazine=AVN|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316032732/http://business.avn.com/articles/novelty/Fleshjack-Wins-Cybersocket-Award-23809.html|url-status=dead}} The Fleshjack Boys and Fleshjack Guys brands consist of masturbation sleeves of anal mold and dildos molded from the bodies of gay pornographic actors.
In 2017, Fleshlight collaborated with Dutch sex-tech manufacturer KIIROO to develop Fleshlight Launch, an interactive device that was able to move a Fleshlight sleeve, whilst also syncing with adult entertainment or corresponding female toys.{{Cite web |last=Balsam |first=Joel |title=Behold, The Rolls Royce Of Male Sex Toys Has Just Been Released |url=https://www.askmen.com/news/entertainment/kiiroo-launches-interactive-fleshlight.html |access-date=2020-10-29 |website=AskMen |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=4 September 2019 |title=How the Fleshlight Predicted the Future |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/history-of-the-fleshlight-future-of-sex/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=Vice |language=en}}
In 2019 the Quickshot Launch was released.{{Cite web |last=Lindner |first=Emmett |date=2019-03-29 |title=Fleshlight Just Unveiled the Most Elaborate Male Sex Toy We've Ever Seen |url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a26988476/fleshlight-quickshot-launch/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Men's Health |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Fleshlight}}
- {{Official website|https://www.fleshlight.com}}
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Category:Sex toy manufacturers