Global Patent Index - EP 1656850 A1

EP 1656850 A1 20060517 - Contact lens case having a lid with soft gripping surface

Title (en)

Contact lens case having a lid with soft gripping surface

Title (de)

Kontaktlinsenbehälter mit einer weichen Grifffläche auf dem Deckel

Title (fr)

Boitier pour lentilles de contact avec couvercle à surface souple

Publication

EP 1656850 A1 20060517 (EN)

Application

EP 05110612 A 20051110

Priority

US 98846104 A 20041112

Abstract (en)

A contact case (2) is provided with a lid (4) that allows for easy gripping and opening of a contact lens case. The lid includes two surfaces, a soft gripping outer surface (10) and an inner surface. The soft gripping outer surface provides friction between the user's fingers and the lid, thus allowing a contact lens case to be easily grasped and opened. Preferably, the inner surface is a hard polypropylene and the soft gripping outer surface is a thermoplastic elastomer that covers the entire inner surface. The invention also provides a method of making the above described lid.

IPC 8 full level

A45C 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45C 11/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1656850 A1 20060517; TW 200631520 A 20060916; US 2006102496 A1 20060518; WO 2006053282 A2 20060518; WO 2006053282 A3 20061221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05110612 A 20051110; TW 94139654 A 20051111; US 2005041130 W 20051110; US 98846104 A 20041112