Contact lens applicator
OwnerMark Morarieinventor
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Abstract
A contact lens applicator for applying a contact lens to an eye of a user includes a base member, a stand, and a lens holder. The base member includes an inner surface and retaining walls. The stand includes a first end, a second end, at least one leg, and a passageway. The lens holder includes a handle, a cup, and a passageway. The first end of the stand removably engages with the handle of the lens holder. The second end of the stand removably engages with the base member. The cup of the lens holder is configured to hold a contact lens. When the lens holder and the stand are removably engaged with the base member, the passageway of the stand and the passageway of the lens holder align above the base member, allowing natural light to pass through the passageways of the stand and the lens holder.
Claims14
A contact lens applicator for applying a contact lens to an eye of a user, comprising:
- a base member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and retaining walls, the retaining walls defined by the inner surface and the outer surface of the base member;
- a stand having a first end, a second end, a first leg configured to connect the first end and the second end, a tube extending from the first end, and a passageway through the tube, the second end of the stand configured to removably engage with the inner surface of the base member;
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- a lens holder having a handle, a cup, and a passageway through the handle and the cup, the cup configured to support the contact lens, the handle configured to removably engage with the tube of the stand,
- wherein the passageway of the stand and the passageway of the lens holder align when the stand and the lens holder are removably engaged with the base member.
A contact lens application kit, comprising:
- a base member having an inner surface and retaining walls;
- a lid having walls configured to extend around the retaining walls of the base member;
- a stand having a tube and a plurality of legs, the plurality of legs configured to removably engage with the inner surface of the base member;
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- a lens holder configured to removably engage with the tube of the stand,
- wherein the stand and the lens holder, when disengaged from the base member, can fit within an inner cavity of the base member and the lid when the lid is removably engaged with the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.