Patent ID: 8757367
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A lens care container comprising: a container cup defining an interior chamber accessible through an opening bounded by a rim; and a cap removably attachable to the container cup to cover the opening, the cap comprising a deformable panel and a resilient sealing lip, wherein the resilient sealing lip projects downward from the interior face of the deformable panel, wherein the deformable panel is the top panel of the cap and has an annual or ring-shape section of decreased material thickness, wherein the container cup comprises a first thread profile and the cap comprises a second thread profile interengagable with the first thread profile to secure the cap to the container, wherein at least one of the first and second thread profiles comprise a split thread profile having an unthreaded segment defining a gas venting channel for allowing venting of gas therethrough, wherein the sealing lip engages and seals against the rim of the container cup when the deformable panel is substantially undeformed, and allows venting of gas between the sealing lip and the rim of the container cup when the panel is deformed.