Flexible Contact Lens Travel Kit with Mirror Support

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Solution Overview

Problem

Contact lens users face challenges in transporting and storing their lenses and contact lens solution, particularly when traveling, as existing cases are small and easily lost, and there is a lack of a convenient mirror for insertion and removal, especially in non-home locations.

Innovation Solution

A contact lens transport and travel device that encircles an eyeglass case to keep lenses and solution proximate, featuring a flexible body with storage for lenses and solution, and a configurable mirror support for use in various locations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Weight of moving object

If contact lens soaking cases are made small for portability, then they are easier to carry, but they become easily misplaced or lost

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveportabilityVSAvoidloss prevention

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The contact lens case is nested within the eyeglass case, creating a hierarchical storage structure where the smaller case is contained within the larger case, ensuring both items remain together and preventing loss

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention combines the contact lens case and eyeglass case into a single integrated unit, merging two previously separate items into one cohesive structure that cannot be easily separated or lost

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of manufacture

If contact lens case and eyeglasses are stored separately, then each item can be optimized for its function, but users must locate both items during transition

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefunctional optimizationVSAvoidtransition convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The contact lens case and eyeglass case are merged into a single integrated unit with separate compartments, allowing both items to be stored together while maintaining individual functional optimization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a mirror is added to the contact lens case, then users can perform lens manipulation anywhere, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelocation independenceVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mirror is designed to be movable and reconfigurable within the case, allowing it to be positioned as needed for lens manipulation while maintaining a compact form when not in use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The mirror serves multiple functions: it provides illumination for lens insertion/removal, acts as a reflective surface for visibility, and can be repositioned for different user needs, maximizing utility while minimizing added complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10441043B2Contact lens travel kit

Publication Date: 2019.10.15 BENNETT RYAN

AI summary

A contact lens travel device having a flexible body is provided. The body of the device is configurable to a circular configuration wherein fasteners engaged with opposing ends of the body compressively engage the body encircled around an eyeglass case. So engaged, the device is positionable as a stand for a mirror at multiple angles above a support surface for a user to employ for contact lens insertion or removal from their eyes. A fluid container is engageable within a pocket of the body with a cap end of the container extending from the perimeter to allow for dispensing of eye drops therefrom without removal of the container from the pocket.