Toilet – Toilet kit – Having flexible carrying case
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-15
2001-12-04
Philogene, Pedro (Department: 3732)
Toilet
Toilet kit
Having flexible carrying case
C132S316000, C132S314000, C206S581000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06325077
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of contact lens accessories and more particularly to a novel carrying pouch for holding a variety of contact lens accessories such as lens solutions, cleaning solutions, lens holders or the like which may be stored in the pouch along with a mirror and flap closures.
2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
In the past, it has been the conventional practice to store contact lens accessories into a box having a lift-off lid. The box has an interior storage compartment which is not partitioned and the contact accessories are placed in the box in a random manner. The separate containers for such items as liquid solution, contact lenses themselves and other holders are not of a uniform shape and size and therefore randomly placing the accessories into the storage compartment of the box provides a cluttered and unorganized appearance. Also, such disorganization does not assist the user in locating and selecting a desired accessory at the time of use. Also, no provision is made for assisting the user in either installing the contact lens or in removal of the lens and no provision is made for preventing a lens from falling into the drain of a sink while a lens is being manipulated for insertion or removal.
Therefore, a long standing need has existed to provide a pouch or kit for contact lens accessories that will readily assist the user during the procedure of installation or removal of the lens, such as by incorporating a mirror and a drain catch disk into a pouch assembly so that the accessory items can be stored in an organized manner. The pouch should have proper closures so that the user can readily gain access to the storage compartment and the mirror and drain catcher must be accommodated so that not to interfere with the organization of the contact lens components or accessories within the pouch.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the above problems and difficulties are avoided by the present invention which provides a novel contact lens kit or pouch organizer for accommodating the storage of a plurality of accessories in separate containers such as lens solutions, contact lenses themselves, a drain catcher and a mirror. The accessory organizer takes the form of a pouch having a box-like container properly sized to accommodate the shape and size of the contact lens accessories intended to be placed therein. A pouch closure means takes the form of an upper flap intended to fold over an opening leading into the interior of a storage compartment and which closes with a snap fastener with a bottom flap that folds across the bottom of the container and folds upwardly to receive the snap fastener on the upper flap. A mirror carried on the external surface of the container is covered by the lower flap or the mirror can be mounted on the inside of the bottom flap so as to bear against the outside of the container when the bottom flap is folded. In other forms of the invention, the shape or configuration may be circular, square, rectangular and, preferably, the storage compartment divided by a system of partitions so that individual receptacles are defined for receiving specific articles selected from the contact lens accessories. A drain catcher disk is included for storage in the storage compartment so that upon removal, the drain catcher disk can be placed over the drain in the sink to prevent the loss of a lens through the plumbing system.
Therefore, it is among the primary objects of the present invention to provide a novel lens kit and pouch organizer for removably storing and holding accessories such as contact lens solution bottles, cleansing solution bottles, drain stop or catcher means and contact lens holders so that the accessories are arranged in an organized manner for user visual selection and removal.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel contact lens kit or pouch which includes means for assisting the user during the procedure of installation or removal of lenses which may include a mirror and/or a drain stop or catch.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel contact lens accessory organizer which includes a central storage compartment, having flaps which not only close the entrance leading into the compartment but which folds about the container so as to include or protect a mirror useful in the procedure of installing or removal of contact lenses.
A further object resides in having a see through pouch with a mirror on a foldable flap such that the interior of the pouch can be seen and the contents identified without opening the pouch flaps.
A further objects resides in providing a contact lens pouch having a mirror on the inside of a flap with an eyelet and carrying hook for attachment to a carrying strap or the like.
Yet another object resides in providing a novel contact lens accessory pouch which will readily accommodate at least three bottles in a storage compartment, a cleaning cloth and a set of contact lens in a holder, whereby the items are organized in a particular manner so as to assist the user in locating and removal of the items.
A feature further resides in providing a flexible drainage block disk or drain catch disk that catches a contact lens that may inadvertently drop into a sink or basin.
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Marrs Roger A.
Philogene Pedro
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