CN101500451A - Snap and lift package for contact lens - Google Patents

Abstract

A contact lens package includes a first housing member (12) and a second housing member (14) pivotably connected to each other. The package also includes a holding mechanism (54) for holding a contact lens and a receiving mechanism (34) for receiving contact lens solution. When the housing members are in a substantially co-planar orientation, the holding mechanism is positioned within the receiving mechanism. When the housing members are in a non-planar orientation, the holding mechanism is removed from the receiving mechanism such that the holding mechanism is pivotable from a closed position, in which the contact lens held in the holding mechanism is inaccessible to a user, toward an open position, in which the contact lens held in the holding mechanism is accessible to the user.

Description

The interlock of contact lenses and lift package

Relevant application

The application is that the application number of the U.S. is No.60/666,877, and the applying date is non-interim the replenishing of the interim patent application on March 31st, 2005.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of packing of contact lenses, more specifically, relate to a kind of packing that is suitable for improving the contact lenses of ease of use.

Background technology

Typically, in the packaged blister-pack of contact lenses.Each blister-pack is equipped with an independent eyeglass, and have a drop centre type be used for hold the container of eyeglass and one and be attached to the lid that is used for enclosing the container of eyeglass movably at described container.Though traditional blister-pack provides a device easily that is used to load and transport and store contact lenses, they are not to be designed to consistent can take contact lenses easily.Correspondingly, need a kind of consistent packing that can take the contact lenses that are encapsulated in contact lenses wherein easily.

Summary of the invention

The present invention has overcome disadvantage of the prior art and shortcoming by new and an improved contact lens package are provided, and it comprises rotatably interconnective first outer casing member and second outer casing member.In primary importance, the basic and described second outer casing member coplane of first outer casing member, and in the second place, described first outer casing member and described second outer casing member be coplane not.Packing also comprises and is used to remain undetected holding device and the storing apparatus that is used to hold contact lens solutions such as container of glasses such as pocket.Described holding device and described second outer casing member conjointly move, when being positioned at its described primary importance with described second outer casing member of box lunch, described holding device is positioned among the described storing apparatus, when being positioned at its second place with described second outer casing member of box lunch, described holding device is taken away from described storing apparatus.

The location that comprises holding device when second outer casing member is positioned at its second place on the other hand.More specifically, holding device can't be taken the closing position that remains on the contact lenses the holding device from the user and moves towards the open position that holding device is arranged on the storing apparatus and the user can take the contact lenses that remain on holding device.When in the open position of holding device at it, the hole that the contact lens solutions in holding device is flowed through in holding device enters storing apparatus.

Description of drawings

In order more completely to understand the present invention, reference marker is used to the detailed description of following specific embodiment together with accompanying drawing, wherein

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of contact lens package of structure according to a particular embodiment of the invention, shown in the packing of contact lenses be in the close position;

Fig. 2 to 4 is perspective views in turn of the contact lens package of Fig. 1, shows that this contact lens package moves to the progressive motion of fully open position;

Fig. 5 is the side view of the contact lens package of the closure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 be the contact lens package opened fully among Fig. 4 see cutaway view in the past along line 6-6 with the direction of arrow;

Fig. 7 be the closure shown in Fig. 1 contact lens package see in the past cutaway view along line 7-7 with the direction of arrow;

Fig. 8 is the decomposition view of the contact lens package shown in Fig. 1.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1-8 has shown thecontact lens package 10 that comprises a pair of outer casing member connected to one another 12,14.Specifically with reference to Fig. 1,outer casing member 12,14 is in closing position placement closing position close to each other, whereinouter casing member 12,14 basic co-planar orientation.As shown in Figure 1,contact lens package 10 consigns to the user in closing position.Hinge 16 is positioned between theouter casing member 12,14, so that allow 12 rotations ofouter casing member 14 opposite shell parts, purpose illustrates below.

Referring again to Fig. 1-8,outer casing member 12 have anengagement edge 18 and a plurality of fromengagement edge 18 thetype hole 20 of outwardly directed circle.Equally,outer casing member 14 have anengagement edge 22 and a plurality of fromengagement edge 22 the type hole 24 (referring to Fig. 1,2 and 5-8) of outwardly directedcircle.Type hole 20,24 purposes are to allow the user firmly to catchcontact lens package 10, and purpose is described below.

With reference to Fig. 2-4 and 8, it is that theU type slots 26 substantially thatouter casing member 12 has, and forms bearing 28 there.Equally,outer casing member 14 has substantially and to be U type 30 (see figure 8)s of slotting, and in bearing 32 (see figure 8)s of this formation.The bearing 28 ofouter casing member 12 is integrally formed on the bearing 32 ofouter casing member 14.

Referring to Fig. 2-8,outer casing member 12 also has a container 34 (referring to Fig. 2-4 and 8) that is formed on the drop centre type of fluting among 26.Container 34 be certain size and pattern so that hold some traditionalcontact lens solutions 36, salting liquid for example, theglasses 38 that are used to remain undetected are in the state (referring to Fig. 4 and 6-8) that combines with water.

With reference to Fig. 1-4 and 6-8, theplate 40 of a substantially rigid is positioned among the fluting 26,30 (wherein the both shows in Fig. 8) that is respectively formed atouter casing member 12,14.Plate 40 comprisesfirst area 42 and thesecond area 44 that is integral with each other.First area 42 movably is located in the outer casing member 12 (referring to Fig. 2-4 and 8) among the fluting 26 that forms,second area 44 is embedded among the fluting 30 (referring to Fig. 8) that forms in theouter casing member 14, so thatsecond area 44 is fixedly connected on (referring to Fig. 8) on thebearing 32 simultaneously.

Referring to Fig. 1-8,contact lens package 10 comprises thecover layer 46 of a covering shell spare 12,14 and plate 40.Cover layer 46 forms a liquid sealing betweenouter casing member 12,14 andplate 40, so that stopcontact lens solutions 36 to leak (referring to Fig. 2-8) from container 34.Cover layer 46 is suitable for responding from the effect of the power that applies in advance of forexample plate 40 andfractures.Cover layer 46 can be made with the laminate of any suitable material such as polymer or polymer and metal forming.Cover layer 46 can comprise prints superincumbent mark (not showing), such as name of product.

With reference to Fig. 3,4 and 6-8,contact lens package 10 comprises anend 50 that has in the first 42 that is connected plate 40.Pore 48 hasmajor part 52, comprises thechamber 54 of a drop centre type, and its size and external form are for so that be received incontainer 34 and so that theglasses 38 that remain undetected (referring to Fig. 4 and 6-8).Themajor part 52 ofpore 48 has thelimit 56 around chamber 54.Limit 56 is connected theend 50 ofpore 48 along hinge 58.Purpose is described below, andhinge 58 is suitable for allowing themajor part 52 ofpore 48 with respect toend 50rotations.Chamber 54 has a little opening 60, and effect is discussed below.Plate 40 effects are to connect onpore 48 to secondouter casing members 14.

With reference to Fig. 1-4,contact lens package 10 following opening.The user holdsengagement edge 18, and the thumb of the most handy his or she hand and theeyelet 20 that forefinger is caughtouter casing member 12 are caughtedge 22 simultaneously, and the thumb of the most handy his or she another hand and forefinger are caught eyelet 24 (referring to Fig. 1 and 2).Then,outer casing member 14 so thatouter casing member 14 andplate 40 move with respect toouter casing member 12, makes thecover layer 46 betweenouter casing member 12 andplate 40 break aroundhinge 16 rotations thereabout.Whencontact lens package 10 at it as shown in Figure 3 during semi-open position,outer casing member 14 andplate 40opposite shell parts 12 are positioned at an angle of about 90 degree (that is, vertical substantially).In the semi-open position shown in Fig. 3,pore 48 uses so that 38 couples of users of contact lenses are still difficult withfirst area 42 adjacency of plate 40.In order to usecontact lenses 38, the user around themajor part 52 ofhinge 58rotation pores 48 up to theend 50 ofmajor part 52 withpore 48, thereby form angles (referring to Fig. 4) that are approximately 90 degree with thefirst area 42 of plate 40.Whenmajor part 52 is positioned at such position,chamber 54 is positioned on thecontainer 34, there flow through little opening 60 and entercontainer 34 of thecontact lens solutions 36 in the chamber 54.Aftercontact lens solutions 36 flowed out fromchamber 54, the user can takecontact lenses 38 away fromcontact lenses 10 packings.

Be to be understood that the present invention has many advantages and benefit.For example, the present invention has acontact lens package 10 that is suitable for improving ease of use.Should be appreciated that the specific embodiment of describing only is exemplary here, those skilled in the art can not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention and make many changes and variation.

Claims (18)

1. the packing of contact lenses comprises first outer casing member that comprises the storing apparatus that is used to hold contact lens solutions; Second outer casing member that links to each other with described first outer casing member, so that described relatively first outer casing member of described second outer casing member rotates from the primary importance to the second place, in primary importance second outer casing member in fact with the described first outer casing member coplane, at second outer casing member described in the second place and described first outer casing member coplane not, with the holding device that is used to catch contact lenses, described holding device and described second outer casing member are conjointly removable, when being arranged in its described primary importance with described second outer casing member of box lunch described holding device be positioned among the described storing apparatus and when being positioned at its second place with described second outer casing member of box lunch described holding device be removed from described storing apparatus.

2. packing according to claim 1, wherein said storing apparatus comprise a container that is formed in described first outer casing member.

3. packing according to claim 2, wherein said holding device comprise that the pocket in a chamber with certain size and external form is so that remain undetected glasses.

4. packing according to claim 3 also comprises being used to connect the jockey of described pocket to described second outer casing member.

5. packing according to claim 4, wherein said jockey comprise that has an end and a plate that is fixedly attached to the opposed end of described second outer casing member that is releasably connected to described first outer casing member.

6. packing according to claim 5 also comprises cover layer, and described cover layer is attached to described first outer casing member, described second outer casing member and described plate and leaks from described container to stop contact lens solutions so that described cover layer forms the liquid sealing.

7. packing according to claim 6, also comprise when described second outer casing member from its described primary importance described tectal apparatus for breaking that when its second place moves, is used to break.

8. packing according to claim 7, wherein said apparatus for breaking comprise a described end of described plate, and described cover layer breaks in a described end of described plate when power is added to described cover layer there.

9. packing according to claim 8, move until a release position from a closing position in described chamber wherein, at the most approaching described plate in chamber described in the closing position and the contact lenses that remain in the described chamber user is difficult for using, is arranged in away from described Board position user-friendly in chamber described in the release position with the contact lenses that remain on described chamber.

10. packing according to claim 9, wherein when described second outer casing member from its described primary importance when its second place moves, described plate and described second outer casing member conjointly move.

11. packing according to claim 10, wherein said first outer casing member comprises that one first groove and described second outer casing member comprise second groove, and a described end of wherein said plate is arranged among described first groove releasedly and the opposed end of described plate is contained in described second groove regularly.

12. packing according to claim 11, wherein said first outer casing member comprise that first gripping device of the ability that grasps that is used to improve described first outer casing member and described second outer casing member comprise second gripping device of the ability that grasps that is used to improve described second outer casing member.

13. packing according to claim 12, wherein said first outer casing member comprises that one first free end and described second outer casing member comprise one second free end, wherein said first gripping device comprises a plurality of described first free-ended tips that are formed on, and described second gripping device comprises a plurality of described second free-ended tips that are formed on.

14. packing according to claim 13, wherein described chamber is positioned on the described container when described chamber is in its described release position; The opening that wherein said chamber comprises a certain size and external form allows when its described release position contact lens solutions in the described chamber described chamber of flowing through to enter described container with the described chamber of box lunch.

15. packing according to claim 14 also comprises first hinge that is connected to described first outer casing member and described second outer casing member, described first hinge is suitable for allowing described relatively first outer casing member rotation of described second outer casing member.

16. packing according to claim 15 also comprises second hinge that is connected to described pocket and described plate, described coach is suitable for allowing the described relatively plate rotation of described pocket.

17. packing according to claim 16, wherein when described second outer casing member from its described primary importance described pocket when its described second place moves ground connection moving that link to each other with described plate, move towards its described release position from its described closing position in the described chamber of described pocket when described second outer casing member is in its described second place there.

18. packing according to claim 17, wherein said cover layer comprises the thin layer of an aluminium film system.

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