Patent ID: 8028827
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A packaging suitable for containing an ophthalmic lens having a predetermined peripheral edge, said packaging comprising: a box having a bottom, a lid for opening and closing that is substantially parallel to said bottom when the box is closed, and at least one sidewall element defining an internal height of the box comprised between the bottom and the lid; and a support suitable for supporting the lens by the peripheral edge of said lens, dimensions of the box and of the support being suitable for the box to be able to contain the support with the lens in a fixed position when the lid is closed, a convex face of said lens being turned toward the lid in said fixed position, and a height of the support contained in the closed box being equal to the internal height of the box, the packaging being characterized in that the support comprises at least one flexible portion situated close to the peripheral edge of the lens carried by the support, the flexible portion extending in direction of the lid when the closed box contains the support with the lens, with a length of the flexible portion suitable for the closed lid to bend said flexible portion by pressure into a curved flexible portion, and for the curved flexible portion to press against the peripheral edge of the lens so as to hold said lens at a distance from the lid inside the box, the flexible portion being actuated by the lid in order to wedge the lens in the box when said lid is closed, and the wedging of the lens inside the box being relaxed when the box is opened again, wherein the flexible portion of the support comprises a recess provided on a side of said flexible portion that is opposite to the lid when the closed box contains the support with the lens, said recess having an abutment surface oriented toward the bottom of the box and being adapted to receive an angle of the lens situated between the peripheral edge and a face of said lens turned toward the closed lid, so as to keep the lens at a distance from the lid in an additional manner relative to the curvature of the flexible portion.