Contact lens package

Abstract

A contact lens package includes a pair of shell members that are removably attached to each other. An sponge member positioned between the shell members contains a recess for housing a contact lens and contact lens solution. One end of each of the shell members contains a tab, the tabs being juxtaposed with one another when the shell members are attached to each other. The package is opened by pulling apart the juxtaposed tabs and separating the shell members, thereby enabling access to the contact lens. The tabs have aligned apertures for hanging the package from one end thereof. An opposite end of the package is provided with a gusset that is sized and shaped for positioning the package in a free standing position. One of the shell members contains a window for allowing visual exposure of the contact lens.

1 . A contact lens package, comprising a first shell member having a first end and a second end; a second shell member having a first end and a second end, said first and second shell members being removably attached to each other such that said first ends of said first and second shell members are juxtaposed with one another and said second ends of said first and second shell members are juxtaposed with one another, said first ends of said first and second shell members forming a gusset that is sized and shaped for enabling the package to be situated in a standing position; and a receptacle interposed between said first and second shell members, said receptacle being adapted to receive and house a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution.  
   
   
       2 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , further comprising separating means for separating said first and second shell members from each other.  
   
   
       3 . The contact lens package of  claim 2 , wherein said separating means includes a first tab extending from said second end of said first shell member and a second tab extending from said second end of said second shell member, said first and second tabs being juxtaposed with one another.  
   
   
       4 . The contact lens package of  claim 3 , further comprising a first plurality of bumps protruding from an exposed surface of said first tab, and a second plurality of bumps protruding from an exposed surface of said second tab, said first and second plurality of bumps being sized and shaped so as to enable manual grasping of said juxtaposed tabs.  
   
   
       5 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , further comprising hanging means for hanging the package from a display rack.  
   
   
       6 . The contact lens package of  claim 3 , further comprising a hanging means, wherein said hanging means includes a first aperture formed through said first tab and a second aperture formed through said second tab and aligned with said first aperture, each of said apertures being sized and shaped to fit over a peg of a display rack.  
   
   
       7 . The contact lens package of  claim 6 , wherein said receptacle includes an inner surface and a recess formed in said inner surface, said recess being sized and shaped to house and receive a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution.  
   
   
       8 . The contact lens package of  claim 7 , further comprising viewing means for viewing a contact lens housed in said recess of said receptacle.  
   
   
       9 . The contact lens package of  claim 7 , further comprising a sponge member, wherein said sponge member is housed in said receptacle.  
   
   
       9 . The contact lens package of  claim 8  wherein said sponge member is shaped to house and receive a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution.  
   
   
       10 . The contact lens package of  claim 8  wherein said sponge member comprises an amount of contact lens solution sufficient to saturate a contact lens and a recess shaped to receive a contact lens.  
   
   
       11 . The contact lens package of  claim 10 , further comprising a viewing means for viewing a contact lens housed in said recess of said sponge member.  
   
   
       12 . The contact lens package of  claim 11 , wherein said viewing means includes a window formed in an exposed surface of said second shell member, said window being sized, shaped and positioned for enabling said contact lens to be visually exposed.  
   
   
       13 . A contact lens package, comprising a first shell member having a first end and a second end opposite said first end thereof; a second shell member having a first end and a second end, said first and second shell members being removably attached to each other, said first ends of said first and second shell members being juxtaposed with one another and said second ends of said first and second shell members being juxtaposed with one another; a hanging means for hanging the package from a display rack; and a receptacle interposed between said first and second shell members, said receptacle being adapted to receive and house a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution.  
   
   
       14 . The contact lens package of  claim 13 , further comprising separating means for separating said attached first and second shell members from each other.  
   
   
       15 . The contact lens package of  claim 14 , wherein said separating means includes a first tab extending from said second end of said first shell member and a second tab extending from said second end of said second shell member, said first and second tabs being juxtaposed with one another.  
   
   
       16 . The contact lens package of  claim 15 , further comprising a first plurality of bumps protruding from an exposed surface of said first tab, and a second plurality of bumps protruding from an exposed surface of said second tab, said first plurality of bumps and said second plurality of bumps being sized and shaped so as to enable manual grasping of said juxtaposed tabs.  
   
   
       17 . The contact lens package of  claim 15 , wherein said hanging means includes a first aperture formed through said first tab and a second aperture formed through said second tab and aligned with said first aperture, each of said first and second apertures being sized and shaped to fit over a peg of a display rack.  
   
   
       18 . The contact lens package of  claim 17 , wherein said receptacle includes an inner surface and a recess formed in said inner surface, said recess being sized and shaped to house and receive a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution.  
   
   
       19 . The contact lens package of  claim 18 , further comprising viewing means for viewing a contact lens housed in said recess of said receptacle.  
   
   
       20 . The contact lens package of  claim 19 , further comprising a sponge member housed in said receptacle, said sponge member is shaped to receive a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution sufficient to saturate a contact lens.  
   
   
       21 . The contact lens package of  claim 20 , further comprising a viewing means.  
   
   
       22 . The contact lens package of  claim 21 , wherein said viewing means includes a window formed in an exposed surface of said second shell member, said window being sized, shaped and positioned for enabling said contact lens to be visually exposed.  
   
   
       23 . A contact lens package, comprising a first shell member having a first end and a second end; a second shell member having a first end and a second end, said first and second shell members being removably attached to each other such that said first ends of said first and second shell members are juxtaposed with one another and said second ends of said first and second shell members are juxtaposed with one another, said first ends of said first and second shell members forming a gusset that is sized and shaped for enabling the package to be situated in a free standing position; a receptacle interposed between said first and second shell members, said receptacle being adapted to receive and house a contact lens and an amount of contact lens solution; and viewing means for viewing said contact lens housed in said receptacle.