The Fleshlight was designed by Steve Shubin, Shubin was a
linebacker on his college football team, then went to the
police academy and worked on the
SWAT team in
Los Angeles County for about six years. Dissatisfied with the pay, he then ran his own
power washing company in
Los Angeles. In 1995, he filed a patent for a
sex doll torso and eventually pivoted to the Fleshlight. The Fleshlight 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. The exact material used is kept a secret. Alongside their classic collection, Fleshlight also introduced the 'Freak' and 'Alien' collections, which modelled Fleshlights on
fantasy or
sci-fi style designs that shied away from the conventional pornographic models traditionally used. 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. 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 2019 the Quickshot Launch was released. == References ==