Contact lens carrying case
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsJohn Kadlecik, Wayne R. Manning, John R. Williams, III
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Abstract
A carrying case includes first and second contact lens liquid storage chambers which are located on separate axes and have openings which are inverted one from the other. Each respective storage chamber has a plurality of threads for engagement with a compatible set of threads on each removable cap said caps being provided with a seal to promote integrity between the mating parts. Each cap has a convex base for receiving the concave surface of a contact lens and a concave cover pivotally supported to open and close immediately over the convex base to encapsulate the contact lens in the area defined between the convex base and the concave cover.
Claims14
A case for carrying contact lenses comprising:
- a. a body including first and second sides and at least one liquid storage means said sides facing in opposite directions, said liquid storage means having first and second openings, said openings being disposed about separate and spaced apart construction axes, said first opening being disposed on said first side, said second opening being disposed on said second side;
- b. first and second cap means, said first cap means cooperating with said first opening and said second cap means cooperating with said second opening to close said liquid storage means;
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- c. means for holding a pair of contact lenses, said means being supported on one of said liquid storage means and said cap means.
A device for carrying contact lenses, comprising:
- a. a unit including first and second separate and spaced apart liquid storage means, said first storage means being inverted with respect to said second storage means, said storage means being disposed about separate construction axes;
- b. first and second removable caps, said first cap cooperating with said first liquid storage means to form a first closed cavity, said second cap cooperating with said second liquid means to form a second closed cavity, said caps having disposed on an interior surface thereof a convex shaped base for receiving the concave surface of the contact lens;
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- c. first and second covers each having a concave shaped surface, said first cover being pivotally engaged to said interior surface of said first cap adjacent said corresponding convex shaped base, said second cover being pivotally engaged to said interior surface of said second cap adjacent said corresponding convex shaped base, each of said covers being movable from an open position for placement of a contact lens upon said corresponding convex shaped base to a closed position for retention of said contact lens between said corresponding convex shaped base and said corresponding concave shaped surface.
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