Patent ID: 8113341

Claim:
A contact lens case comprising: a cup; a cap which engages the cup; a stem which extends from the cap, wherein the stem has two cages thereon; two pivotable members engaged with the stem and having domes thereon, said pivotable members pivotable between an open position and a closed position, said two pivotable members comprising a first pivotable member and a second pivotable member, said first pivotable member comprising a first support ear having a first pin thereon and a second support ear having a second pin thereon, said first support ear and said second support ear being spaced apart from each other and configured to deflect away from each other and come back toward each other as the first pivotable member is moved between its closed position and its open position, wherein the first pin is received in a first receptacle on a first side of the stem, wherein the second pin is received in a second receptacle on a second side of the stem, said second side being opposite said first side, said second pivotable member comprising a third support ear having a third pin thereon and a fourth support ear having a fourth pin thereon, wherein the third pin is received in a third receptacle on the first side of the stem, wherein the fourth pin is received in a fourth receptacle on the second side of the stem, wherein each of the receptacles has a cam surface on a face of the receptacle, wherein each pivotable member has at least one cam follower which is configured to ride along the cam surface, and wherein each cam surface comprises a plurality of V-shaped cam notches and a plurality of ramps.