Contact lens packages and lens supports for use therein
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
InventorsSam Jonathan POPWELL, Scott F. ANSELL, Daniel Graham WARD, Stephen SAMS, Brett SHORE, Ismail AKRAM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to improved contact lens packages and lens supports for use therein. A contact lens package may have a lid, a base having a cavity that houses a contact lens and packaging solution and a lever. A lens support configured lift the contact lens out of the packaging solution in a position on the lens support capable of single-touch transfer by a user. The package may include a locking mechanism configured to lock the lever in place when the lens support is lifted to a predetermined lift angle.
Claims56
A contact lens package comprising:
- a lid;
- a base composed of a relatively rigid material comprising:
- a cavity that houses a contact lens and packaging solution;
- and
- a lever;
- and
- a lens support coupled to the lever and configured to lift the contact lens out of the packaging solution in a position on the lens support capable of single-touch transfer by a user.
A contact lens package comprising a contact lens in packaging solution, a lens support, and a locking mechanism wherein the lens support is configured to lift the contact lens out of the packaging solution and the locking mechanism is configured to lock at a predetermined lift angle the lens support having the contact lens thereupon.
A lens support for lifting a contact lens out of packaging solution contained in a cavity in a contact lens package base, wherein the lens support holds the lens in a convex position and the lens support is configured such that the contact lens's upper side emerges from the packaging solution before the contact lens's lower side when lifted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.