Rape-aXe

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Patent drawing

Rape-aXe , also called Rapex , is a variant of the Femidom concept that was developed in 2005 by the South African Sonette Ehlers and presented for the first time. It is intended to protect against rape and to prevent pregnancy and venereal diseases in the event of rape.

application

Rape-aXe is inserted by the woman into the vagina like a tampon , where, according to the inventor, it can stay for up to 24 hours. During penetration , small barbs dig into the penis and cause severe pain in men. The barbs can only be removed by a medical professional. This should also make it easier to identify the perpetrator in the event of rape. Also protects Rape-ax - like other Femidoms - before pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as an HIV - infection . The inventor of Rape-aXe According to its own information, it was inspired by a male member trapped in a trouser zipper.

background

South Africa has the highest rate of rape in the world. Around 52,000 cases are registered every year (as of 2005). The number of unreported cases is estimated by human rights organizations many times higher, sometimes 1.5 million per year.

The product has been associated with the myth of the dentate vagina in the past . The South African Jaap Haumann made a similar invention from Clocolan . According to an article from 2000, this invention is said to inflict far more dangerous injuries on the rapist than Rape-aXe.

The patent was published on October 29, 2008 with the numbers ZA200702952 and WO2006029420 and the title Rape victim protector and rapist identifier . "Ehlers Sonette Elizabeth" is registered as the patent owner and inventor. In the drawings for the patent, the construction and function of the two rows of embedded barbs, which are released by penetration and set up in the shape of a shark tooth, are shown. The detailed functionality, the difference to similar patents and the option of identifying the rapist with a microchip are described in detail in the text of the patent specification.

Launch

According to Ehlers, he has been working on the patent for Rape-aXe since around 1970.

The market launch of the product has been repeatedly delayed. According to the first official website, mass production should start in the second half of 2006. Due to a trademark conflict, the product name has now been changed from Rapex to Rape-aXe. In mid-2009 the functionality of the concept had still not been tested in practice. In the run-up to the 2010 soccer World Cup , 30,000 units of Rape-aXe were distributed free of charge in South Africa . In 2016, the product was not yet available on the market. As a result, it was to be introduced in South Africa by means of a crowdfunding campaign at the end of 2017, but by January 2019 less than US $ 5,000 of the required US $ 310,000 had been raised.

criticism

Some critics fear that the use of Rape-aXe increases the risk of rape victims, additional injuries or death. According to a representation by the taz , sexual assaults cannot be prevented by rape-aXe, "but they can probably ensure that rapists do not become repeat offenders."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sivuyile Mangxamba: South Africa - With the nightmare condom against rapists. AFP, September 10, 2005, e.g. B. under SPON
  2. ↑ BBC News: S Africa 'rape trap' condemned. BBC, June 10, 2005, online at bbc.co.uk
  3. ↑ Kira Cochrane: Is revenge the best way to deal with rapists? April 10, 2007, at guardian.co.uk
  4. ^ Willem Steenkamp: 'Killer tampon' to give rapists the chop. "Independent Online", December 22, 2000 (Engl.) ( Memento of 23 February 2007 at the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Patent ZA200702952, Rape victim protector and rapist identifier (Engl.) Viewed November 2, 2009
  6. ↑ Drawings for patent WO2006029420, Rape victim protector and rapist identifier, accessed on November 2, 2009
  7. ↑ Description of patent WO2006029420, Rape victim protector and rapist identifier, accessed on November 2, 2009
  8. ↑ ML Mona Lisa : Rapex, the anti-rape condom. Broadcast on September 25, 2005
  9. ↑ Anti-rape condom - show your teeth. taz, July 22, 2009, at taz.de
  10. ↑ https://issuu.com/the_advocate/docs/theadvocate_12-08-10 Rape-aXe proves risky to all. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.hivehealthmedia.com/condoms-teeth-fight-rape-fifa-world-cup/ New Condoms with Teeth Help Fight Rape at Fifa World Cup. Accessed December 26, 2014
  12. ↑ Lola Blanc: A Brief History of Anti-Rape Devices. January 28, 2016, accessed October 22, 2017 .
  13. ^ Rape-Ax crowdfunding. Retrieved October 22, 2017 .
  14. ^ Rape-aXe - The anti-rape device. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
  15. ^ Robyn Dixon: A New Strategy to Fight Rapists ( Memento August 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2005.
  16. ↑ Lilly Schlagnitweit: Anti-Rape Products: “ Protect yourself!” The daily newspaper, July 25, 2019; accessed on November 17, 2019.