Patent ID: 7241125

Claim:
A contact lens station for use with a contact lens mold assembly comprising a first mold half and a second mold half for forming a contact lens therebetween, said second mold half having a molding surface facing the first mold half for cooperation therewith to mold said lens and a non-molding surface on a side of said second mold half opposite said molding surface, said non-molding surface having a central area, said contact lens station comprising: a carrier for fixing the position of the first mold half relative to the second mold half; an engaging member having an engaging surface for engaging the non-molding surface of the second mold half, said engaging surface configured for centralized engagement of the central area of the non-molding surface; a drive mechanism operatively associated with said engaging member for driving the mold halves together, said engaging member maintaining said mold halves in aligned relationship upon operation of said drive mechanism; and a light path extending through said engaging surface and said second mold half, wherein said engaging member is configured to transmit radiation along said light path capable of initiating curing of the contact lens.