Contact lens storage case

Abstract

A single unit contact lens storage device that comprises a bottle that is squeezable for dispensing and rinsing contact lenses housed within storage trays of the device is described. The squeezable bottle serves as a fresh contact lens solution reservoir. Channels with both inlet and outlet holes built into the bottle provide for delivery of fresh solution to the contact lens storage trays. Contact lens tray caps are then screwed onto the lens trays to prevent the freshly delivered solution from traveling back to the fresh solution reservoir. The device also contains a dispensing cap for the rinsing of contact lenses with fresh solution from the fresh solution reservoir.

1 . A contact lens storage device, which comprises:
 a) a container having a sidewall surrounding an interior and extending from a bottom wall to an upper wall;   b) a first lens receptacle supported on the upper wall and adapted for housing a contact lens;   c) a second lens receptacles supported on the upper wall and adapted for housing a contact lens; and   d) a pair of conduits in fluid flow communication from the container interior to the respective first and second lens receptacles.   
   
   
       2 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein with a contact lens solution provided in the container, the container sidewall is squeezable to cause the solution to flow through the pair of conduits to fill into the first and second lens receptacles 
   
   
       3 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the conduits each have an inlet adjacent to the bottom wall of the container and an outlet that drains into the respective first and second lens receptacles. 
   
   
       4 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the conduits are part of the surrounding sidewall of the container. 
   
   
       5 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the container comprises front and back sidewalls meeting opposed end walls, the front and back sidewalls and the end walls extending from the bottom wall to the upper wall. 
   
   
       6 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 5  wherein the conduits reside in the respective end walls. 
   
   
       7 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the bottom wall is flat and adapted for placement on a countertop. 
   
   
       8 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the first and second lens receptacles each have a threaded outer sidewall. 
   
   
       9 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 8  wherein caps are threadable onto the lens receptacles. 
   
   
       10 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the first and second lens receptacles each have a threaded outer sidewall that are closable by a cap threaded thereon and wherein when the cap is threaded onto the lens receptacle, it also closes off the outlets of the conduits. 
   
   
       11 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein a fill opening is provided in the upper wall of the container for providing the lens solution therein. 
   
   
       12 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the fill opening is closed by a fluid dispensing cap. 
   
   
       13 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the fill opening is located intermediate the lens receptacles. 
   
   
       14 . The contact lens storage device of  claim 1  wherein the container is made of a polymeric material.