US3124240A
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Croan
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1981-03-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
No inventors recorded.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:24
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A CONTACT LENS RECEPTACLE COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL BASE HAVING A BOTTOM AND CONTINUOUS SIDE WALLS INTEGRAL WITH SAID BOTTOM AND ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A FLUID MEDIUM, A RIGID SHELF SECURED WITHIN SAID SIDE WALLS AT THE EDGE REMOTE FROM SAID BOTTOM THEREBY FORMING A SPACE BETWEEN SAID SHELF AND BOTTOM, SAID SHELF HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES FORMED THERETHROUGH THROUGH WHICH A FLUID MEDIUM MAY DRAIN AND HAVING A CONCAVE SURFACE ON THE SIDE OF SAID SHELF REMOTE FROM SAID BOTTOM, SAID SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A CONTACT LENS IN FACING RELATION, A CAP FOR SAID BASE HAVING A CONTINUOUS SIDE WALL ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID BASE AND A TOP HAVING MEANS PROJECTING FROM THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF TO MAINTAIN A CONTACT LENS LOCATED IN SAID BASE IN SPACED RELATION FROM SAID TOP WHEN SAID CAP IS CLOSED, AND A WEB INTEGRAL WITH SAID CAP AND BASE FORMING A HINGING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A CONTACT LENS RECEPTACLE COMPRISING A CYLINDRICAL BASE HAVING A BOTTOM AND CONTINUOUS SIDE WALLS INTEGRAL WITH SAID BOTTOM AND ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A FLUID MEDIUM, A RIGID SHELF SECURED WITHIN SAID SIDE WALLS AT THE EDGE REMOTE FROM SAID BOTTOM THEREBY FORMING A SPACE BETWEEN SAID SHELF AND BOTTOM, SAID SHELF HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES FORMED THERETHROUGH THROUGH WHICH A FLUID MEDIUM MAY DRAIN AND HAVING A CONCAVE SURFACE ON THE SIDE OF SAID SHELF REMOTE FROM SAID BOTTOM, SAID SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A CONTACT LENS IN FACING RELATION, A CAP FOR SAID BASE HAVING A CONTINUOUS SIDE WALL ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID BASE AND A TOP HAVING MEANS PROJECTING FROM THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF TO MAINTAIN A CONTACT LENS LOCATED IN SAID BASE IN SPACED RELATION FROM SAID TOP WHEN SAID CAP IS CLOSED, AND A WEB INTEGRAL WITH SAID CAP AND BASE FORMING A HINGING MEANS.
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