KR102308617B1 - Contact lens case for hygienic use of preservatives - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a contact lens case for hygienic use of a preservation solution. More specifically, the present invention relates to the contact lens case for hygienic use of the preservation solution comprising: at least one case part divided into a first space wherein the preservation solution is stored and a second space located on an upper part of the first space; a cover part that opens/closes an upper part of the case part; and a support part provided in the second space and supporting a rear surface of the contact lens, wherein the support part is formed of a mesh net in which a plurality of holes are perforated. Therefore, the present invention is capable of having an effect of allowing the contact lens to be worn easily.

Description

Contact lens case for hygienic use of preservatives

The present invention relates to a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative solution, and more particularly, by providing a support part formed of a mesh network to support the inner circumferential surface of the contact lens, preventing contamination of the preservative solution and making it easy to wear contact lenses It relates to a contact lens case for the hygienic use of

In general, the process of cleaning, managing, and wearing contact lenses repeats the process of immersing the contact lenses in a preservative solution for a certain period of time and replacing the contaminated preservative solution from time to time. It consists of a pair of circular hemispherical storage cases whose diameter is larger than the lens with a focus on them.

In order to wear a contact lens, the user's finger is put into the lens preservative solution stored in the lens case, and the contact lens is taken out and inserted into the eye.

At this time, when the user's hands are not thoroughly washed and contacted with the fresh water lens preservative solution, the lens preservative solution is contaminated, and the bacteria and microorganisms parasitic in the preservative solution penetrate into the user's eyes and cause eye diseases, and the contaminated lens preservative solution There was a cumbersome problem that had to be replaced frequently.

There is a risk of loss or damage such as dropping the contact lenses to the floor during the process of wearing the contact lenses or replacing the preservative solution, or taking the contact lenses out of the hand or moving them to another storage case.

In addition, if the contact lens is not seated correctly inside the lens case, the contact lens is caught between the lens case and the lid, causing the contact lens to tear.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0070570

The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a support part formed of a mesh network to support the inner circumferential surface of the contact lens, thereby preventing contamination of the preservative solution and providing a preservative solution for easy wearing of the contact lens. To provide a contact lens case for hygienic use.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent the preservative solution from leaking to the outside by maintaining the state in which the preservative solution stored inside the case portion is in contact with the preservative solution without contact with the air while the upper surface of the cover is positioned to face the ground. An object of the present invention is to provide a contact lens case for hygienic use of a preservative to prevent contamination by air exposure.

The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned purpose, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. .

According to a feature for achieving the above object, the present invention, at least one case portion divided into a first space in which the preservative is stored, and a second space located in the upper portion of the first space;

a cover part for opening and closing the upper part of the case part;

A support portion provided in the second space and supporting the rear surface of the contact lens; including,

The support may be provided with a contact lens case for the sanitary use of a preservative solution formed of a mesh network perforated with a plurality of holes.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the cross-section of the support portion may be provided with a contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative having a curved surface.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the preservative solution stored in the first space is moved to the second space, a contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative solution in which the contact lenses are immersed in the preservative solution can be provided. .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the preservative solution is located in the first space, a contact lens case for hygienic use of the preservative solution in which the contact lens is spaced apart from the preservative solution may be provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the upper surface of the cover part is positioned to face downward, a spaced space is formed between the support part and the rear surface of the contact lens for sanitary use of the preservative solution. may be provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a coupling protrusion is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the support part, and a coupling groove is formed in the longitudinal direction of the inner circumferential surface of the case part, so that the coupling protrusion is rotated along the coupling groove and is fastened at the same time. A contact lens case for hygienic use may be provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the preservative solution stored inside the case part may be provided with a contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative solution stored under the lower end of the support part.

According to the contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative according to the present invention, by providing the support part formed of a mesh network to support the inner circumferential surface of the contact lens, contamination of the preservative solution is prevented and the contact lens is easily worn.

In addition, the upper surface of the cover is positioned to face the ground and at the same time, the preservative solution stored inside the case unit is kept in contact with the preservative solution without contact with air, thereby preventing the preservative solution from leaking to the outside and at the same time It is effective in preventing contamination.

1 is a perspective view showing a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a plan view showing a locking part of a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservation solution according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views showing a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view showing a part of the support according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a plan view showing a coupling relationship between the case part and the support part according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of using a contact lens according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood through the following preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms.

Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed subject matter may be thorough and complete, and that the spirit of the present invention may be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art.

The embodiments described and illustrated herein also include complementary embodiments thereof.

As used herein, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, the terms 'comprise' and/or 'comprising' do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific contents have been prepared to more specifically explain and help the understanding of the invention. However, a reader having enough knowledge in this field to understand the present invention can recognize that it can be used without these various specific details. In some cases, it is mentioned in advance that parts which are commonly known and not largely related to the invention in describing the invention are not described in order to avoid confusion in describing the invention.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative solution according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a locking contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative solution according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views illustrating a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partially enlarged view showing a part of the support part according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the coupling relationship between the case part and the support part according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a contact lens according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a cross-sectional view showing how to use it.

1 to 6 , the contact lens case for the sanitary use of the preservation solution according to the present invention is largely configured to include a case part 100 , a cover part 200 , and a support part 300 .

First, the case unit 100 is divided into a first space 101 in which a preservative liquid is stored, and a second space 102 located above the first space 101, and includes at least one is formed

Preferably, it is preferably installed so as to be extended by the extension part 120 on one side and the other side of the case part 100 in order to be inserted into the user's left and right eyes.

The extension part 120 is formed to be curved inwardly around the center so that a user can easily grip it, and a plurality of protrusions or grooves are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the extension part 120 to improve gripping force. .

At this time, a step is formed on the upper outer peripheral surface of the case part 100 , and a male screw part 201 for coupling with the cover part 200 to be described below is formed on the stepped outer peripheral surface.

Here, a female screw part 202 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cover part 200 to correspond to the male screw part 201 so that the male screw part 201 and the female screw part 202 can be opened and closed by mutual rotation.

In addition, it should be noted that the opening and closing methods of the case part 100 and the cover part 200 are not limited to the above-described rotational opening and closing method, but can be opened and closed in various opening and closing methods such as a fitting method.

In addition, an inner space of a certain depth divided into the first space 101 and the second space 102 is formed inside the case part 100, and the contact lens C, the preservation liquid ( W) and the support part 300 to be described below may be accommodated therein.

Here, when the preservation solution (W) stored in the first space (101) is moved to the second space (102), that is, when the case part (100) is turned over, the contact lens (C) is transferred to the preservation solution (W). ) and the preservative solution (W) is located in the first space 101, the contact lens (C) is spaced apart from the preservative solution (W) and the preservative solution (W) adsorbed to the contact lens (C) ) is separated from

The cover part 200 is formed of at least one or more, and the cover part 200 is coupled to the upper one side and the other side of the case part 100, respectively, so that the contact lens (C) and the preservative (W) are discharged to the outside. It is possible to prevent leakage and prevent the inflow of external contaminants.

As such, the cover part 200 may be provided with a plurality of protrusions or grooves on the outer circumferential surface so that the user can easily grip it, thereby improving the gripping force.

As shown in FIG. 2 , a separate locking part 210 is installed on one side of the outer periphery of the cover part 200 , and the locking part 210 is manufactured in a rectangular or streamlined shape on one side.

When rotating clockwise to lock each cover part 200 provided on one side and the other side, the locking part 210 is formed on one side and the other side while further applying a rotational force after the locking parts 210 come into contact with each other. are interlocked and can no longer rotate counterclockwise.

At this time, it is preferable that the thread of the female screw part 202 formed on the one side cover part 200 extends longer than the screw thread of the female screw part 202 formed on the other side cover part 200 .

Through this, the cover part 200 on the other side rotates more than the cover part 200 on the one side, so that the lock parts 210 engage each other, so that the cover part 200 is released by the lock part 210 . can prevent

In addition, when the locking part 210 is unlocked and the cover part 200 is rotated counterclockwise, the locking parts 210 come into contact with each other and then a rotational force is further applied and the locks formed on one side and the other side. The engaging action of the part 210 is released, so that the cover part 200 can be released.

Accordingly, the cover part 200 prevents rotation of the case part 100 by an external force, thereby preventing the contact lenses C and the preservative solution W from leaking to the outside, and external contaminants ingress can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the support part 300 is provided in the second space 102 and supports the rear surface of the contact lens C. As shown in FIG.

The cross-section of the support part 300 is formed to have a curved surface, so that it can be firmly supported so that it does not flow when in contact with the back surface of the contact lens (C).

Here, the curvature of the curved surface of the support part 300 is formed to be smaller than the curvature of the contact lens (C), so that the contact area between the upper surface of the support part 300 and the back surface of the contact lens (C) is reduced to reduce the contact lens. (C) It has the effect of being able to easily hold and wear it.

In this case, the support part 300 is formed of a mesh network 310 , in which a plurality of holes 311 are perforated in the front surface of the mesh network 310 .

In addition, it is preferable that the plurality of holes 311 are drilled in the vertical direction to the ground to quickly discharge the preservation solution W, and more preferably, as shown in FIG. 4 , the plurality of holes 311 are The upper part is narrow and the lower part is manufactured in a wide orifice shape to prevent a bottleneck, and it is possible to quickly discharge the preservative solution (W) discharged by gravity by speeding up the flow rate.

Due to this, while the contact lens (C) is positioned on the support part (300), a certain amount of the preservative (W) adsorbed to the contact lens (C) falls to the lower inner side of the case part 100 by gravity. do.

That is, as the preservative solution (W) falls from the contact lens (C), the user's finger prevents direct contact with the preservative solution (W) to prevent contamination of the preservative solution (W), and the preservative solution ( Since W) is removed, it is possible to easily hold the contact lens (C).

In addition, since the front side of the contact lens (C), that is, the convex part faces upward, it is possible to quickly wear the contact lens (C) by holding the front side of the contact lens (C) that is not turned over.

Here, the preservative solution (W) stored in the case part 100 is freshened under the lower end of the support part 300 to prevent the preservative solution (W) from contacting with the user's finger to prevent the preservative solution (W) from being in contact with the user's finger. contamination can be prevented.

In addition, a coupling protrusion 320 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the support part 300 , and a coupling groove 110 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the inner circumferential surface of the case part 100 .

At this time, as shown in FIG. 5 , by implementing a structure in which the coupling protrusion 320 is rotated and fastened simultaneously along the coupling groove 110 , it supports the support unit 300 and at the same time cleaning during maintenance. It is easy to reduce the contamination of the contact lens (C) and the preservative (W).

On the other hand, it is preferable that the upper surface of the cover part 200 faces downward when the contact lens (C) is stored.

Through this, the contact lens (C) is positioned below the support part (300) and at the same time the contact lens (C) is in contact with the air by the preservation solution (W) stored in the inner space of the case part (100). It can be preserved in a state in contact with the preservative.

In addition, when the upper surface of the cover part 200 is positioned to face downward, it is preferable that a spaced space 330 of a predetermined distance is formed between the support part 300 and the rear surface of the contact lens (C).

At this time, the separation space 330 is preferably maintained at a distance between 2 ~ 5 mm.

When the separation space 330 is less than 2 mm, if the contact lens C is not seated in the correct position on the support part 300, the space between the support part 300 and the contact lens C is narrow. The contact lens (C) is torn when the cover part 200 is coupled, and the contact lens (C) and the cover part 200 are in contact, so that the contact lens (C) is in contact with the preservation solution (W) There is a problem that the contact lens (C) may be deformed due to a narrow area.

In addition, when the separation space 330 exceeds 5 mm, the contact lens (C) flows between the cover part 200 and the support part 300 to increase so that the contact lens (C) is moved to the support part 300 . ) is not positioned on the upper side and is turned over when the user wears the contact lens (C), the contact lens (C) must be turned over using the user's finger, thereby contaminating the contact lens (C) and causing eye disease There are problems that cause it.

Therefore, the separation space 330 is preferably maintained at a distance between 2 ~ 5 mm.

It is possible to prevent damage such as scratches due to friction between the inner circumferential surface of the contact lens C and the upper surface of the support 300 through the separation space 330, and through the separation space 330, the The preservation solution (W) is in contact with the contact lens (C), so that it can always be stored.

Therefore, according to the contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative according to the present invention, by providing the support part formed of a mesh network to support the inner circumferential surface of the contact lens, there is an effect of preventing contamination of the preservative solution and easily wearing the contact lens, The upper surface of the cover part is positioned to face the ground and at the same time, the preservative solution stored inside the case part is kept in contact with the preservative solution without contact with air, thereby preventing the preservative solution from leaking to the outside and contamination due to exposure to the air. has the effect of preventing

Referring to FIG. 6 , a method for storing and wearing a contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative according to the present invention will be described below.

1. How to store contact lenses

① Rotate the cover part 200 to detach the cover part 200 from the case part 100 .

② The preserving solution (W) is stored in the inner space of the case unit 100, and the preserving solution (W) is stored under the lower end of the support unit (300).

③ Remove the contact lens (C) from the user's eye.

③ The detached contact lens (C) is seated on the upper surface of the support part (300).

④ The cover part 200 is rotated to couple the cover part 200 with the case part 100 .

⑤ The upper surface of the cover part 200 is placed and stored so that it faces downward.

That is, when the upper surface of the cover part 200 is positioned to face down, the fresh water (W) passes through the mesh network 310 of the support part 300 by gravity and moves toward the contact lens (C) side. Moving, the contact lens (C) is stored in a state of being in contact with the preservation solution (W) without contact with air.

2. How to wear contact lenses

① When the upper surface of the cover part 200 is positioned so that it faces upward, the preservative solution W is separated from the surface of the contact lens C and at the same time the preservative solution W is transferred to the support part 300 by gravity. It falls into the inner space of the case part 100 through the mesh network 310 of the.

② The contact lens (C) is separated from the preservation solution (W) and is seated on the upper surface of the support part (300).

③ Rotate the cover part 200 to detach the cover part 200 from the case part 100 .

④ Pick up the upper surface of the contact lens (C) seated on the upper surface of the support part 300 and wear it on the user's eye.

That is, when picking up the contact lens C seated on the upper surface of the support unit 300 , the preservative solution W is not present around the contact lens C, that is, around the upper surface of the support unit 300 . ), only the contact lens (C) is picked up and worn on the user's eyeballs cleanly and quickly.

The embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, so various equivalents that can be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be variations and examples.

100: case part 110: coupling groove
120: extension 200: cover part
210: locking part 300: support part
310: mesh network 320: coupling projection
330: separation space C: contact lens
W: preservative

Claims (7)

At least one case unit 100 divided into a first space 101 in which the preservative solution (W) is stored, and a second space 102 positioned above the first space 101;
at least one cover part 200 for opening and closing the upper part of the case part 100;
It is provided in the second space 102, the support part 300 for supporting the rear surface of the contact lens (C); including,
The support part 300 is formed of a mesh network 310 in which a plurality of holes 311 are perforated,
A coupling protrusion 320 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the support part 300 , and a coupling groove 110 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the inner circumferential surface of the case part 100 , so that the coupling protrusion 320 moves along the coupling recess 110 . It is fastened simultaneously with rotation,
Lock parts 210 are respectively installed on one side of the outer peripheral surface of the cover part 200, and the lock parts 210 are interlocked or released by rotation of the cover part 200,
The hole 311 is perforated in a direction perpendicular to the ground, and the hole 311 is a contact lens case for sanitary use of a preservative, characterized in that it is manufactured in an orifice shape in which the upper part is narrow and the lower part is wide.
The method according to claim 1,
A contact lens case for the hygienic use of a preservation solution, characterized in that the cross-section of the support part 300 has a curved surface.
The method according to claim 1,
When the preservative solution (W) stored in the first space (101) is moved to the second space (102), the contact lens (C) is immersed in the preservative solution (W) for sanitary use of the preservative solution. contact lens case.
4. The method according to claim 1 or 3,
A contact lens case for hygienic use of the preservative solution, characterized in that when the preservative solution (W) is located in the first space (101), the contact lens (C) is spaced apart from the preservative solution (W).
The method according to claim 1,
When the upper surface of the cover part 200 is positioned to face downward, a separation space 330 is formed between the support part 300 and the rear surface of the contact lens (C). contact lens case for
delete The method according to claim 1,
Preservative solution (W) stored in the inside of the case part (100) is a contact lens case for sanitary use of the preservative solution, characterized in that the water is freshened under the lower end of the support part (300).

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