Method and apparatus for contact lens mold assembly
OwnerStephen Pegram, Kent Young +2inventors
InventorsStephen Pegram, Kent Young, Kerry Sanders, Jeffrey Steven
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Abstract
This invention provides an apparatus and method for assembling first and second mold parts having contact lens forming surfaces, wherein said first mold part has a reaction mixture on said contact lens forming surface, said apparatus comprising movement preventing means which prevents said first mold part from moving while said second mold part is controllably moved from a first position wherein said second mold part is not in contact with said reaction mixture on said first mold part to a position wherein the majority of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part has been wetted by said reaction mixture on said first mold part.
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An apparatus for assembling first and second mold parts having contact lens forming surfaces, wherein said first mold part has a reaction mixture on said contact lens forming surface, said apparatus comprising movement preventing means which prevents said first mold part from being lifted towards said second mold part while said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part is controllably moved into said reaction mixture at least until a majority of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part has been wetted by said reaction mixture on said first mold part, and wherein a rate of controllably moving said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part into said reaction mixture is increased after a majority of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part has been wetted by said reaction mixture.
A method for assembling first and second mold parts having contact lens forming surfaces, wherein said first mold part has a reaction mixture on said contact lens forming surface, said method comprising the step of:
- preventing said first mold part from being lifted towards said second mold part while controllably moving said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part into said reaction mixture, at least until a majority of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part has been wetted by said reaction mixture on said first mold part wherein a rate of controllably moving said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part into said reaction mixture is increased after a majority of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part has been wetted by said reaction mixture.
An apparatus for assembling fist and second mold parts having contact lens forming surfaces, wherein said first mold part has a reaction mixture on said contact lens fanning surface, said apparatus comprising movement preventing means which prevents said first mold part from moving, said movement preventing means being activated during one portion of travel of maid contact lens forming surface of said second mold part into said reaction mixture and being deactivated during another portion of travel of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part into said reaction mixture.
A method for assembling first and second mold parts having contact lens forming surfaces, wherein said first mold part has a reaction mixture on said contact lens forming surface, said method comprising the step of:
- controllably moving said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part into said reaction mixture at a first rate until a majority of said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part has been wetted by said reaction mixture, and thereafter moving said contact lens forming surface of said second mold part further into said reaction mixture at a second rate that is greater than said first rate.
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