US 11,684,131 B2
Tessellating blister packages for contact lenses
Sarah Almond, Southampton (GB); Carlos Ortiz, Pittsford, NY (US); Stephen English, Havant (GB); Gary Hunt, Bristol (GB); Mike Nelson, Bristol (GB); Russell Beard, Bristol (GB); Thomas Harkin, Bristol (GB); and Pauline Gavelle, Toulouse (FR)
Assigned to COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Fareham (GB)
Filed by CooperVision International Limited, Fareham (GB)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/548,614.
Application 17/548,614 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,942, filed on Jan. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,229,266.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/795,309, filed on Jan. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0095757 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45C 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 75/36 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 11/005 (2013.01) [B65D 21/0209 (2013.01); B65D 75/366 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blister package for a contact lens, the blister package comprising:
a body comprising a handle and a body dome, the body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the body dome having an outer sidewall that intersects with the top surface at an intersection, the handle having a through-hole, and the through-hole having a through-hole diameter or other maximum dimension; and
a flexible seal comprising a seal dome, the flexible seal having a top surface and a bottom surface, the seal dome having an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the inner sidewall of the seal dome intersects with the bottom surface of the flexible seal at an intersection, wherein
the bottom surface of the flexible seal is connected to the top surface of the body such that the outer sidewall of the body dome is nested within the inner sidewall of the seal dome, and
the through-hole diameter or other maximum dimension of the through-hole is sized to at least partially accommodate the outer sidewall of the seal dome.