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Contact lens carrying case with magnifying aid apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-08-13
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Granted: 1985-10-08
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Expires: 2004-08-13
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed a contact lens carrying case which employs cylindrical right and left housing sections. The housing sections are coupled together by means of a center section which contains illuminating means for illuminating the internal hollows of the housings. Each housing has an open top and a closed bottom. The closed bottom has a magnifying lens assembly. The open top is covered by a cover member which also contains a magnifying lens assembly. Thus a contact lens which is emplaced within the hollow of the housing can be viewed in a magnified manner from either the top or the bottom due to the magnifying lens assembly. A cover from one of the housings can be employed to provide increased magnification by using the cover in conjunction with the top and bottom lenses associated with the other housing sections.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alberto A. Figari

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:34
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/005; A45C15/00; G; G02; G02C; G02C7/00; G02C7/02; G02C7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
A contact lens carrying case for accommodating contact lenses, said carrying case adapted to enable a user to view said lenses when accommodated by said case, comprising: a right and a left cylindrical housing member coupled together by means of a center section, which each of said members having an opened top and a closed bottom, with said closed bottom of said members each containing a magnifying lens to enable a user to view a contact lens emplaced within said associated cylindrical member, a right and a left cover member each associated with one of said right and left cylindrical housings and adapeted to cover said opened top when a contact lens is emplaced within said housing with each of said cover members having a magnifying lens for viewing said contact lens, whereby said magnifying lens of said closed bottom and said magnifying lens of said cover member enable a user to view said contact lens when emplaced in said housing from either the top or bottom and to further use said cover member lens and said closed bottom lens to obtain increased magnification when viewing said contact lens.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
A contact lens carrying case for accommodating contact lenses, said carrying case adapted to enable a user to view said lenses when accommodated by said case, comprising: a right and a left cylindrical housing member coupled together by means of a center section, which each of said members having an opened top and a closed bottom, with said closed bottom of said members each containing a magnifying lens to enable a user to view a contact lens emplaced within said associated cylindrical member, a right and a left cover member each associated with one of said right and left cylindrical housings and adapeted to cover said opened top when a contact lens is emplaced within said housing with each of said cover members having a magnifying lens for viewing said contact lens, whereby said magnifying lens of said closed bottom and said magnifying lens of said cover member enable a user to view said contact lens when emplaced in said housing from either the top or bottom and to further use said cover member lens and said closed bottom lens to obtain increased magnification when viewing said contact lens.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 1 further including means for illuminating said right and left housings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 52 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 2, wherein said means for illuminating said right and left housings comprises at least one light emitting diode positioned in said center section and adapted when activated to illuminate said housings to enable a user to obtain a clearer view of said contact lens.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 3, further including a selectively operable switch having one terminal coupled to a battery and one terminal coupled to said light emitting diode to cause said diode to illuminate when said switch is operated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 1 wherein said right cylindrical housing is of a different color from said left to distinguish one from the other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 44 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 1 when said right and left cover members each are cylindrical members having an opened bottom and a closed top with said top characterized in having a magnifying lens about the surface to close said surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 208 words
A contact lens carrying case for accommodating contact lenses, said carrying case adapted to enable a user to view said lenses when accommodatcd by said case, comprising: a right and a left cylindrical housing coupled together by means of a central section having an internal hollow, each of said cylindrical housings having an opened top and a closed bottom with said bottom of each cylindrical housing closed by a magnifying lens to enable a user to view a contact lens when emplaced in said housing when viewing said contact lens via said magnifying lens, a right and a left cover member each of a cylindrical configuration and having a closed top and an opened bottom for positioning each cover member over the opened top of said cylindrical housing, which top is closed by a magnifying lens whereby each housing when accommodating a cover member has a top and a bottom magnifying lens to enable a user to view a contact lens accommodated by said housing with magnification, and activatable illuminating means contained in said central section and adapted when activated to illuminate the internal hollow of said right and left housing sections to illuminate the same to enable a user to reliably view said contact lenses when accommodated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 208 words
A contact lens carrying case for accommodating contact lenses, said carrying case adapted to enable a user to view said lenses when accommodatcd by said case, comprising: a right and a left cylindrical housing coupled together by means of a central section having an internal hollow, each of said cylindrical housings having an opened top and a closed bottom with said bottom of each cylindrical housing closed by a magnifying lens to enable a user to view a contact lens when emplaced in said housing when viewing said contact lens via said magnifying lens, a right and a left cover member each of a cylindrical configuration and having a closed top and an opened bottom for positioning each cover member over the opened top of said cylindrical housing, which top is closed by a magnifying lens whereby each housing when accommodating a cover member has a top and a bottom magnifying lens to enable a user to view a contact lens accommodated by said housing with magnification, and activatable illuminating means contained in said central section and adapted when activated to illuminate the internal hollow of said right and left housing sections to illuminate the same to enable a user to reliably view said contact lenses when accommodated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 52 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 7, wherein said illuminating means includes at least one lamp assembly and means for directing said light from said lamp to said first and second housings including a selectively activated switch positioned in said central section and operative to activate said lamp when operated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 7, wherein said left and right housing sections are of a different color.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
The contact lens carrying case according to claim 7, wherein said left and right cover members are of a different color.

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