Patent ID: 8387782

Claim:
A container for the accommodation of a contact lens during a treatment process comprising an elongated tubular body having a sidewall and at one longitudinal end thereof a bottom which protrudes convexly towards the outside of the tubular body, and an access opening at the opposite longitudinal end thereof, the bottom being provided with a number of apertures enabling a free flow of a liquid into and out of the tubular body, and having a retaining element which is located inside the tubular body, permitting access of a gripper into the tubular body towards the bottom thereof for insertion and removal of a contact lens, and enabling a circulation of the liquid inside the tubular body, but prohibiting the contact lens from being washed out of the tubular body; and the longitudinal end of the tubular body surrounding the access opening is provided with an annular flange, and wherein the sidewall of the tubular body, underneath the annular flange is provided with at least two resilient locking tabs.