Patent ID: 8424689
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A45C,A47F

Abstract:
1. A modular racking system for contact lenses, comprising: a support base having a plurality of removable caster wheels for conversion between movable use with the caster wheels and stationary use without the caster wheels, and defining a tool-receiving chamber therein; a plurality of stackable modules arranged in a vertical array, each stackable module defining a plurality of tracks for receiving vertically repositionable product trays therein, the vertically repositionable product trays sliding horizontally in and out of the stackable module, wherein the plurality of stackable modules comprises a lowermost stackable module that is releasably coupled to the support base and an uppermost stackable module above the lowermost stackable module; wherein each of the stackable modules comprises a back panel, and left and right side panels releasably coupled to the back panel; wherein the vertically repositionable product trays define product positions arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and wherein the rows are labeled with first indicia designating a first contact lens characteristic, and the columns are labeled with second indicia designating a second contact lens characteristic; a cap releasably coupled to the uppermost stackable module; and a disassembly tool receivable within the tool-receiving chamber for releasing the coupling between the back panel and the side panels, and for releasing the coupling between the cap and the uppermost stackable module, the disassembly tool comprising a handle and a spaced pair of release fingers.