Patent ID: 11947193
Assignee: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A storage container for contact lenses comprising:
at least one well for receiving a contact lens and a storage liquid, the well having a floor;
a support structure for holding the contact lens in a defined location above the floor of the well, the defined location comprising a lens depression area that in use permits depression of the contact lens under finger pressure;
wherein the support structure comprises at least one member configured to: i) support a concave surface of a contact lens, and ii) act as a fulcrum wherein the contact lens pivots about the fulcrum such a contact surface area of the contact lens deforms when pressure is applied to a portion of the contact lens in the depression area;
wherein the at least one support member comprises a plurality of spaced apart fins, wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart fins comprises a first profile for supporting the concave surface of the contact lens and a second profile for guiding the contact lens over the lens depression area, and wherein the first profile allows the contact lens to deform about the fulcrum when finger pressure is applied to a portion of the contact lens in the lens depression area.