Contact lens dispensing apparatus

摘要

In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a container for storing a contact lens where the container comprises a sealed removable lid configured to retain liquid within the container previous to unsealing and opening the sealed removable lid. The apparatus can also include a contact lens cradle configured to cradle a contact lens placed thereon and a lifting mechanism connected to the contact lens cradle and the sealed removable lid that lifts the contact lens cradle from a storage position within the container to a dispensing position above the container in response to opening the sealed removable lid of the container.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a container for storing a contact lens, the container comprising a sealed removable lid configured to retain liquid within the container previous to unsealing and opening the sealed removable lid; a contact lens cradle configured to cradle a contact lens placed thereon; a lifting mechanism connected to the contact lens cradle and the sealed removable lid that lifts the contact lens cradle from a storage position within the container to a dispensing position above the container in response to opening the sealed removable lid of the container; and wherein the lifting mechanism and the contact lens cradle are integrally formed from a planar sheet of material and the contact lens cradle comprises a void that enables a user to contact the contact lens with an upward facing index finger placed below the cradle and slide the contact lens off of the cradle when the cradle is in the dispensing position.