Prepackaged disposable cleaning and neutralizing towelette

• US 6,082,534 A
• Filed: 07/30/1999
• Issued: 07/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Richard Scott Dotson
• Original Assignee: Richard Scott Dotson
• Inventors: Dotson, Richard Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Gehman, Bryon P.
• Application Number:
  US09/365,073
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 206/205, 206/209, 206/210, 206/494, 206/812, 206/223, 206/5.1, 206/581, 15/104.92, 15/104.93, 134/901, 424/401-405, 424/665
• US Class Current: 206/210
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/5805 for tearing a side strip parallel and next to the edge, e.g. by means of a line of weakness
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/22 in moist conditions or immersed in liquids
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/049 Cleaning or scouring pads; Wipes
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0078 Compositions for cleaning contact lenses, spectacles or lenses
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 13/008 Devices specially adapted for cleaning contact lenses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/812 Packaged towel

Abstract

A prepackaged disposable towelette and saline solution each separably held within separate sealed chambers or compartments of a disposable sealed package. The towelette is presaturated with a neutralizing solution so that, as finger residue is rubbed off and absorbed into the fabric of the towelette, the finger skin pH is also substantially neutralized which minimizes eye irritation each time a contact lens user reinstalls each contact lens. The saline solution rewets each contact lens before contact lens installation to further reduce eye irritation.

Claims

1. A prepackaged disposable cleaning and neutralizing towelette and contact lens rewetting solution comprising:

a disposable absorbent, hand wiping sheet suitable in size and strength for single-use wiping of the fingers of a user, said sheet holding a liquid solution which facilitates cleaning of the fingers as whereby a contact lens being reinstalled onto the user'"'"'s eye will not become contaminated with the residue when handled by the user during contact lens reinstallation;

a sealed package containing said sheet;

a quantity of saline contact lens rewetting solution contained in a separate chamber of said package isolated from said sheet whereby the contact lens may be rinsed and rewetted prior to being installed onto the user'"'"'s eye.

2. A prepackaged disposable cleaning and neutralizing towelette and contact lens rewetting solution as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

a reflective mirror surface disposed on one surface of said package of sufficient size to facilitate reinstallation of each contact lens by the user.

3. A disposable cleaning and neutralizing towelette and contact lens rewetting solution comprising:

a prepackaged disposable absorbent, hand wiping sheet suitable in size and strength for single-use wiping of the fingers of a user, said sheet being substantially saturated with a liquid solution which will neutralize the pH level of the fingers as residue there is rubbed off and absorbed into said sheet whereby a contact lens being reinstalled onto the user'"'"'s eye will not become contaminated with the residue or become surface-acidified or alkalinized when handled by the user during contact lens reinstallation;

quantity of saline contact lens rewetting solution also prepackaged with said sheet whereby the contact lens may be rinsed and rewetted prior to being installed onto the user'"'"'s eye.