Patent US3934590A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3934590A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Ocular positioning droplet dispensing device
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1974-11-21
•
Granted: 1976-01-27
•
Expires: 1994-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A tripod support having a wall and three legs connected to and diverging therefrom substantially symmetrical to an axis perpendicular to the wall. A distal end of one of the legs is formed for mounting on the bridge of the nose of the user. The other two legs are located for resting upon the user's brow and cheekbone in spanning relation to the eye. A standard size soft-sided squeeze bottle of ophthalmic liquid is mounted with its reduced droplet discharge end mounted through an opening in the support wall so as to align the bottle discharge with the user's eye.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary J. Campagna
- 👤 Roland C. Janson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/0008; A61F9/0026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
268 words
An ocular-positioning device for a standard soft-sided squeeze bottle of ophthalmic liquid having a reduced externally threaded droplet discharge nozzle and an internally threaded closure cap threadable on said nozzle, comprising: an open top socket having a bottom wall formed with a normally horizontally disposed medial opening therein dimensioned to receive said nozzle and having an upstanding circumferentially disposed support structure on said wall, said structure being formed to slidably receive and embrace and support in vertically inverted position the side wall of said bottle with said nozzle extending through said opening; a leg secured to and depending from said socket and having a concavely notched lower end structured to seat upon and rotationally index with the bridge of the user's nose and to position said opening in vertically spaced alignment over the user's eye; a pair of legs secured to and depending from said socket and having lower ends spaced on opposite sides of the axis of said opening and spaced from said first-named end and positioned to engage and rest upon the user's brow and cheek bone and to support said nozzle in spaced relation to the user's eye, the lower ends of said legs terminating in a common normally horizontal plane substantially parallel to the plane of said opening for supporting said device and said inverted bottle on a table top or the like in the storage mode of said device; and said cap being threadable onto said nozzle at the normally under side of said wall to demountably secure said bottle in inverted position in said socket in said storage mode of said device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
268 words
An ocular-positioning device for a standard soft-sided squeeze bottle of ophthalmic liquid having a reduced externally threaded droplet discharge nozzle and an internally threaded closure cap threadable on said nozzle, comprising: an open top socket having a bottom wall formed with a normally horizontally disposed medial opening therein dimensioned to receive said nozzle and having an upstanding circumferentially disposed support structure on said wall, said structure being formed to slidably receive and embrace and support in vertically inverted position the side wall of said bottle with said nozzle extending through said opening; a leg secured to and depending from said socket and having a concavely notched lower end structured to seat upon and rotationally index with the bridge of the user's nose and to position said opening in vertically spaced alignment over the user's eye; a pair of legs secured to and depending from said socket and having lower ends spaced on opposite sides of the axis of said opening and spaced from said first-named end and positioned to engage and rest upon the user's brow and cheek bone and to support said nozzle in spaced relation to the user's eye, the lower ends of said legs terminating in a common normally horizontal plane substantially parallel to the plane of said opening for supporting said device and said inverted bottle on a table top or the like in the storage mode of said device; and said cap being threadable onto said nozzle at the normally under side of said wall to demountably secure said bottle in inverted position in said socket in said storage mode of said device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device as defined in claim 1, said wall being substantially disc-shaped, and said structure comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced vertically extending ribs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A device as defined in claim 2, said bottle being formed with a flange adjacent said nozzle and said opening being sized to retain said flange on the normally upper side of said wall; and said cap bearing on the normally under side of said wall to clamp said wall between said cap and flange.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US847014A
Cited
US2560377A
Cited
FR1263954A
Cited
US3279466A
Cited
US3439674A
Cited
US3405843A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-01-26 | 1979-07-28 | 1980-01-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-26 | 1983-07-28 | 1984-01-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-26 | 1987-07-28 | 1988-01-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |