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A contact lens case for use with a contact lens disinfecting system employing one or more disinfecting tablets or catalysts and which comprises a cup having a bottom portion and a basket assembly for releasably holding contact lenses insertable into the cup. The cup is of dimentions sufficient for h

A contact lens case for use with a contact lens disinfecting system employing one or more disinfecting tablets or catalysts and which comprises a cup having a bottom portion and a basket assembly for releasably holding contact lenses insertable into the cup. The cup is of dimentions sufficient for holding a predetermined amount of disinfecting fluid in disinfecting contact with the lenses when the basket assembly is inserted into the cup. A reaction chamber of predetermined dimensions for retaining the disinfecting tablets in close proximity within the cup for permitting occurrence of disinfecting solution-producing reactions depends from the bottom portion of said cup. There is also provided a novel, one-piece basket assembly including a cap, stem, base plate, hingedly connected baskets and latching extensions.

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A contact lens case for use with a single or multi-tablet lens disinfecting or cleaning system, a contact lens case comprising: a cup including a cylindrical main body portion and a bottom surface portion, and lens retaining means for releaseably holding a pair of contact lenses for disposition with

A contact lens case for use with a single or multi-tablet lens disinfecting or cleaning system, a contact lens case comprising: a cup including a cylindrical main body portion and a bottom surface portion, and lens retaining means for releaseably holding a pair of contact lenses for disposition within the cup; the cup being of dimensions sufficient for holding a predetermined amount of a disinfecting or cleaning solution such that when the lens retaining means is inserted into the cup, said retaining means may be immersed in a solution; and a reaction chamber formed in and depending from the bottom surface portion of the cup, said reaction chamber being of substantially reduced dimensions with respect to said cylindrical main body portion such that said reaction chamber is adapted to retain disinfecting or cleaning tablets in close proximity within said chamber for permitting occurrence of a disinfecting or cleaning solution producing reactions, and said lens retaining means including structure such that when assembled to said cup, said structure is being disposed in close proximity to the reaction chamber to prevent a disinfecting or cleaning tablet from migrating out of said reaction chamber. A contact lens case comprising: a cup adapted to receive a quantity of disinfecting or cleaning solution; a lens supporting basket assembly mountable to said cup for disposing a pair of lenses in a disinfecting or cleaning solution contained within said cup; said basket assembly comprising an integral molded component including a cap, a stem portion joined to the cap, a base plate joined to the stem portion for supporting one of a pair of lenses on each side thereof and basket means hingedly connected to the base plate at diametrically opposed locations by integral hinges such that the basket means can overlie said base plate on opposite sides in an overlying position thereof to maintain a pair of contact lenses within said basket assembly, and latch means for maintaining said basket means in said overlying position, said latch means comprising a flexible, integral extension formed on each basket means and extending upwardly therefrom and including a tab member on the end therewith which is engageable with said stem portion to maintain the basket means in said overlying position with respect to said base plate, and said stem portion including a notch for receiving said tab member.