Patent · US Expired

Contact lens package having improved access features

US5409104A · kind A · utility

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6References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1994
Grant dateApr 25, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2585/545
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A package for storing hydrophilic contact lenses having improved access and ease of handling. The package includes a container defining a storage reservoir and having a peripheral outwardly-extending flange, a cover for affixing to the container to provide a liquid-impermeable seal, improved means for grasping/stabilizing the container and improved means for grasping the cover during opening of the package to retrieve the contact lens retained therein.

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