JP5156103B2 - Contact lens case holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a contact lens case holder.

  A contact lens (hereinafter simply referred to as “lens”) needs to be cleaned with a cleaning agent after use in order to disinfect various bacteria attached during wearing and remove dirt.

  For this reason, in general, many people remove it before going to bed, put it in a lens case together with a cleaning agent, leave it overnight, and wear it again the next morning. The lens case is usually divided into left and right eyes (lenses), and includes a detachable case body and a cap body.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 7, the contact lens case 10 is formed of a synthetic resin material, and includes a case main body 11 and two cap bodies 12.

  The case main body 11 has a pair of bottomed cylindrical portions 13 that are located on the same plane and face in the same direction, and a male screw 13 a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of each bottomed cylindrical portion 13. Each bottomed cylindrical portion 13 has an end surface 13b orthogonal to the axis at the open end.

  The pair of bottomed cylindrical portions 13 are coupled by a flange 14.

  The pair of cap bodies 12 having the same shape has a flat, inverted bottomed cylindrical shape, and has an end surface 12a orthogonal to the axis at its open end, and the inner peripheral surface thereof is screwed with a male screw 13a. An internal thread 12b is formed. Since the lens accommodated in the contact lens case 10 may have different specifications such as the power on the left and right, the cap body 12 has a left and right display 12c on the surface (bottom outer surface).

  In the contact lens case 10 described above, the cleaning liquid and the left and right lenses are put in a pair of bottomed cylindrical portions 13, and then the female screw 12 b is screwed into the male screw 13 a to be sealed by the bottomed cylindrical portion 13 and the cap body 12. By creating the space, it is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid from leaking regardless of the posture and to always contact the lens and the cleaning liquid. The coupling mode between the bottomed cylindrical portion 13 of the case body 11 and the cap body 12 may be a coupling mode other than a screw, for example, a simple fit.

  The contact lens case 10 is washed away with clean water (generally tap water) after being discarded, and then dried. At this time, if it is not possible to prevent the attachment of mold and germs, The lens that you put in can be contaminated.

  However, the contact lens case 10 is divided into a case main body 11 and a cap body 12, and each of them must be dried separately, which is troublesome.

The following patent document proposes a lens case holder that can easily dry the case body and the cap body without fear of adhesion of germs.
JP 2004-298564 A

  This Patent Document 1 is a holder that holds the outer peripheral edge of the end surface 13b of the bottomed cylindrical portion 13 of the case body 11 and the outer peripheral edge of the end surface 12a of the cap body 12 in contact with only a part thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the holder 20 is made of a synthetic resin material molded product, and has a flat substrate 21, and a contact lens case 10 placed on the substrate 21 is formed on the periphery of the upper surface of the holder 20. A drop prevention ridge 22 for preventing the drop is formed.

  On the other hand, a pair of tapered legs 23 for holding the case main body 11 is suspended from the lower surface of the flat substrate 21, and a pair of cap bodies are formed on the left and right sides of the tapered legs 23. Each pair of taper legs 24 for holding 12 is formed on a straight line.

  The flat substrate 21 has a coupling portion 26 for coupling to the suction cup 25. When the suction cup 25 is adsorbed to a vertical surface, the flat substrate 21 becomes substantially horizontal.

  The pair of taper legs 23 reduce the distance from the flat substrate 21 downward.

  The distance between the upper ends of the pair of tapered leg portions 23 is sufficiently larger than the maximum length in the arrangement direction of the pair of bottomed cylindrical portions 13 of the case body 11. In addition, the maximum distance on the end surface 13 b of the pair of bottomed cylindrical portions 13 is larger than the interval between the lower ends of the pair of tapered leg portions 23. Therefore, when the case main body 11 with the open end of the bottomed tubular portion 13 facing downward is inserted between the pair of tapered leg portions 23, the outer peripheral edge of the end surface 13b of the bottomed tubular portion 13 and the tapered leg portion 23 The case main body 11 can be held without making point contact or line contact and contacting other parts.

  Similarly, the pair of tapered leg portions 24 reduce the distance from the flat substrate 21 downward. The distance between the upper ends of the pair of tapered leg portions 24 is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the cap body 12 having a flat circular shape (the outer peripheral edge diameter of the end surface 12a). Further, the distance between the lower ends of the pair of tapered leg portions 24 is smaller than the diameter of the cap body 12 having a flat circular shape.

  Therefore, when the cap body 12 with the opening end facing downward is inserted between the pair of tapered leg portions 24, the outer peripheral edge of the end surface 12a of the cap body 12 and the tapered leg portion 24 are in point contact or line contact. The cap body 12 can be held without contacting the portion.

  That is, the pair of tapered leg portions 23 constitutes a body holding portion that is held in point or line contact at two locations on the outer peripheral edge of the end surface 13b of the bottomed cylindrical portion 13 of the case body 11, and the pair of tapered leg portions 24 comprises a pair of cap body holding | maintenance part hold | maintained by the point or line contact at two places on the outer periphery of the end surface 12a of the cap body 12. FIG.

  Therefore, if the case body 11 and the cap body 12 after washing are held, the case body 11 can be dried without fear of adhesion of germs. The holder 20 may be placed on a suitable table, or may be sucked and held on a vertical surface using the suction cup 25.

  However, in Patent Document 1, the holder is placed on a table or is sucked and held on a vertical surface using a suction cup. May not be obtained.

  In addition, suctioning and holding on a vertical surface using a suction cup is limited to whether to perform the suctioning work every time it is used or to always keep it sucked and fixed, and hold the holder with two suction cups. It is difficult to install horizontally, and the suction cup is easy to peel off and is unstable. If it is provided in a fixed manner, the place of use is limited and the usability is poor.

  The object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience of the conventional example, and to easily dry the case body and the cap body of the contact lens without fear of adhesion of germs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a contact lens case holder that can be installed by being detachably attached to the neck portion, can be installed easily, is easy to use, and has good drying efficiency by sufficient ventilation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 is directed to a case main body having a pair of independent bottomed cylindrical portions into which the cleaning liquid and the left and right contact lenses are individually placed, and the pair of bottomed cylindrical portions. A holder for holding a contact lens case having a pair of flat reverse-bottomed cylindrical caps that can be attached to and detached from an open end, the holder having an open part at a part of a ring, and a neck part of a cleaning liquid bottle A hook-and-removal portion that is fitted into the case by using elasticity, a sandwiching portion formed by upper and lower two crotch pieces that sandwich a flange portion that joins the bottomed cylindrical portion of the case body, and a cap having a flat reverse bottomed cylindrical shape A pair of cap body holding portions by a ring body that holds the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion with the open end of the body facing downward, and the clamping portion on either the left or right side of the hooking / removing wheel portion The cap body holding part is formed integrally with each other. It is an effect.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the holder is installed horizontally in a state where the holder is held in a hollow state while maintaining a certain height at the neck portion of the cleaning liquid bottle using a hooking / removing portion that is fitted using elasticity. The case body can be installed on one side of the holder with the open end of the pair of bottomed cylindrical parts facing downward, by inserting a flange portion into the sandwiching portion of the holder thus installed, On the other side, the case main body and the cap are installed by holding the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion with the open end of the reverse-bottomed cylindrical cap body facing the pair of cap body holding portions by the ring body downward. The body can be easily dried without the risk of mold or bacteria.

  The gist of the present invention described in claim 2 is that a flat tab portion is provided on the opposite side of the opening portion of the hooking / removing wheel portion.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hooking / removing portion is fitted into the neck portion of the cleaning liquid bottle while expanding the opening portion of the ring body, and the operation is smoothly performed by picking the plate-like picking portion. The same applies to the case of removal.

  The gist of the present invention described in claim 3 is that the cap body holding portion has an open portion in a part of the ring body, and a locking projection is provided inwardly on the inner peripheral lower edge of the ring body. To do.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the cap body holding portion holds the open end of the inverted bottomed cylindrical cap body downward, the case where the cap body is dropped into the ring body from above and the opening portion is expanded. However, in either case, it can be selected from the side, and in either case, after the insertion, it is held in a point contact by the locking projection.

  The gist of the present invention described in claim 4 is that the ring body serving as the cap body holding portion is expanded in diameter by tapering the upper edge of the inner periphery.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the inverted bottomed cylindrical cap body is dropped from above into the ring of the cap body holding portion, the inner peripheral upper edge is enlarged in a taper shape, so that it is easy to drop. It will be a thing.

  The gist of the present invention described in claim 5 is that the end of the ring forming the open portion in a part of the ring is expanded outward.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the end of the ring body that forms the open portion in a part of the ring body is widened outwardly, the opening of the open portion is enlarged in diameter, In both cases, the cap body holding part is inserted while opening the opening part as the inlet. (In the case of the hanging / removing part, the neck part of the cleaning liquid bottle is inserted, and in the case of the cap body holding part, the inverted bottomed cylindrical cap It will be easier when you start inserting the body.

  The gist of the present invention described in claim 6 is that the sandwiched portion by the two-forked piece is formed such that the lower side piece is larger than the upper side piece.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a pair of flat inverted bottomed cylinders that can be attached to and detached from the open ends of a pair of bottomed cylindrical parts that are sandwiched by the lower sandwiched part of the sandwiched parts by two crotch pieces. The cap piece is large enough to support the flange of the cap body, and the upper holding piece is small enough to be easily inserted into the flange.

  As described above, the contact lens case holder of the present invention can easily dry the contact lens case body and the cap body without fear of adhesion of germs. Since it can be detachably attached to the neck, it can be installed easily, is easy to use, and has a good drying efficiency due to sufficient ventilation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a contact lens case holder of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. is there.

  Similarly to Patent Document 1, the contact lens case holder of the present invention includes a case main body having a pair of independent bottomed cylindrical portions into which the cleaning liquid and the left and right contact lenses are individually placed, and the pair of bottomed cylindrical portions. It is a holder for holding a contact lens case having a pair of flat reverse-bottomed cylindrical caps that can be attached to and detached from the open end. This contact lens case is as described in FIG. The contact lens case 10 is formed of a synthetic resin material molded product, and includes a case body 11 and two cap bodies 12. The other detailed explanation is the same as in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the holder 5 of the present invention is installed so as to be fitted in the neck 1 a of the cleaning liquid bottle 1 so as to float horizontally in the hollow, and the neck 1 a of the cleaning liquid bottle 1 uses elasticity. A hooking / removing part 2 to be fitted, a sandwiching part 3 by upper and lower two crotch pieces sandwiching a flange part 14 for joining a bottomed cylindrical part 13 of a case body 11 of a contact lens case, and a reverse bottomed cylindrical cap The body 12 includes a pair of cap body holding portions 4 formed of a ring body that holds the outer periphery of the body 12 with the open end facing downward.

  The neck 1a protruding from the main body of the cleaning liquid bottle 1 is also a nozzle part in which a screw part is formed to fit the cap. Even if the diameter of the main body varies depending on the type of manufacturer and the amount of cleaning liquid, the capacity of the neck 1a There is almost no difference in diameter.

  The holder 5 of the present invention is a molded product made of a synthetic resin, and the sandwiching portion 3 and the cap body holding portion 4 are integrally formed on either the left or right side of the hook / detachment wheel portion 2 inside. did.

  The hooking / removing part 2 is formed of a vertical belt-like body 6 and a rib 2a is formed in the lengthwise direction toward the inside thereof, and an opening 7 is provided in a part of the ring body 6. The neck portion 1a of the cleaning liquid bottle 1 passes through the opening portion 7 while spreading the opening portion 7, and thereafter, the opening portion 7 returns to its original size due to the elasticity of the ring body 6.

  The ring body end 2b that forms the open portion 7 in a part of the ring body 6 is widened outwardly so as to have a C shape. Also, all are rounded (R) so that there are no corners.

  A flat tab 8 is provided on the opposite side of the opening 7 of the hooking / removing part 2. The flat tab 8 extends from the outside of the hanging / removing part 2 in the opposite direction to the opening 7, and the left and right sides near the coupling part with the hanging / removing part 2 are formed with dents 8 a. In addition, the planar size is sufficient when the flat tab portion 8 is sandwiched between the thumb and the index finger up and down, and the protrusion 8b faces downward at the end so that the bent index finger is caught on the back side. Formed.

  The clamping part 3 by the upper and lower fork pieces is provided on the right side of the hanging / removing wheel part 2 in the drawing, but it may be on the opposite left side, and the substantially triangular lower side clamping piece 3a in which each side of the equilateral triangle is depressed The area is larger than that of the upper sandwich piece 3b that is triangular and has a sharpened tip corner, and a punched hole 29 is formed in the center. (See Figure 3)

  Further, a groove 3d is formed on the back side of the tip corner portion of the upper sandwich piece 3b, and the tip is a downward projection 3c.

  In the drawing, the pair of cap body holding parts 4 are provided on the left side of the hanging / removing wheel part 2 so as to be arranged in the shape of glasses (the opposite left side may be used). A ring body 9 is formed with a body, and an opening 27 is formed in a part thereof. The opening portion 27 is symmetrically positioned in the pair of cap body holding portions 4, and the opening portion 27 faces outward.

  Further, like the hooking / removing part 2, the ring body end 4b forming the open part 27 in a part of the ring body 9 is widened outwardly so as to have a square shape with no corners. So that they are all formed into a round shape (R).

  In addition, the ring body 9 that becomes the cap body holding portion 4 has an inner peripheral upper edge 4a that is tapered to increase the diameter, and the inner peripheral lower edge has three locking projections 28 inward in the illustrated example. Of these, two were provided near the ring body end 4b, and the other was provided at the back, at a position facing the opening 27. When the cap body holding portion 4 holds the outer periphery of the locking projection 28 with the open end of the reverse-bottomed cylindrical cap body 12 facing downward, the locking projection 28 is located outside the outer peripheral end surface 12 a of the reverse-bottomed cylindrical cap body 12. The reverse bottomed cylindrical cap body 12 is brought into contact with the peripheral edge so as not to come out downward.

  Next, the usage will be described. 5 and 6 show the state of use, and the contact lens case holder 5 according to the present invention is installed by fitting the hanging / removing wheel part 2 to the neck part 1a of the cleaning liquid bottle 1 so as to float in a hollow state in the horizontal state. (See FIG. 6).

  The flat tab portion 8 is picked with a finger, and the open portion 7 is inserted so as to be spread out by the neck portion 1a.

  The flange 14 of the case body 11 is inserted into the sandwiching portion 3 and the case body 11 is supported by the lower sandwiching piece 3a. At that time, the bottomed cylindrical portion 13 of the case main body 11 is set so that the open end faces downward.

  Further, the cap body 12 is fitted into the ring body 9 of the pair of cap body holding portions 4 with the flat, open bottomed cylindrical open ends facing downward, but may be dropped from above or inserted laterally from the opening portion 27. Good.

  The cap body 12 is locked by the locking protrusion 28.

It is a top view which shows one Embodiment of the contact lens case holder of this invention. It is a front view showing one embodiment of a contact lens case holder of the present invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. FIG. 3 is an end view taken along line BB in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view before installation which shows the use condition of the contact lens case holder of this invention. It is a perspective view after the installation which shows the use condition of the contact lens case holder of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a contact lens case. It is a perspective view which shows a prior art example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Washing liquid bottle 1a ... Neck part 2 ... Hanging wheel removal part 2a ... Rib 2b ... Ring body edge 3 ... Clamping part 3a ... Lower clamping piece 3b ... Upper clamping piece 3c ... Protrusion 3d ... Groove 4 ... Cap body holding part 4a ... Inner peripheral upper edge 4b ... Ring body end 5 ... Holder 6 ... Ring body 7 ... Opening part 8 ... Flat plate knob 8a ... Recess 8b ... Projection 9 ... Ring body 10 ... Contact lens case 11 ... Case body 12 ... Cap body 12a ... End face 12b ... Female screw 12c ... Left and right display 13 ... Bottomed cylindrical part 13a ... Male screw 13b ... End face 14 ... Flange 20 ... Holder 21 ... Flat plate substrate 22 ... Drop-off preventing protrusion 23 ... Tapered leg part 24 ... Tapered leg part 25 ... Suction cup 26 ... Coupling part 27 ... Opening part 28 ... Locking protrusion 29 ... Punching hole

Claims (6)

A case body having an independent pair of bottomed cylindrical portions for separately putting the cleaning liquid and the left and right contact lenses;
A holder for holding a contact lens case having a pair of flat reverse-bottomed cylindrical caps that can be attached to and detached from the open ends of the pair of bottomed cylindrical portions, and is open to a part of the ring body A hook and detachment part fitted into the neck of the cleaning liquid bottle using elasticity,
A sandwiched portion by upper and lower two crotch pieces sandwiching a flange portion that joins the bottomed cylindrical portion of the case body;
A pair of cap body holding portions by a ring body that holds the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion with the open end of the cap body having a flat reverse bottomed cylindrical shape facing downward,
A contact lens case holder characterized in that the holding part and the cap body holding part are integrally formed on either the left or right side of the hooking / removing part.   The contact lens case holder according to claim 1, wherein a flat tab portion is provided on an opposite side of the opening portion of the hooking / removing wheel portion.   3. The contact lens case holder according to claim 1, wherein the cap body holding portion has an open portion in a part of the ring body, and a locking projection is provided inwardly on the inner peripheral lower edge of the ring body. .   The contact lens case holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ring body serving as the cap body holding portion has an inner peripheral upper edge that has a tapered shape and is expanded in diameter.   The contact lens case holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a ring body end forming an open part in a part of the ring body is widened outward.   The contact lens case holder according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sandwiched portion by the two-forked piece is formed such that the lower sandwich piece is larger than the upper sandwich piece.

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