Eyeglass Cleaning and Sanitizing Case

***New Product For Licensing, Manufacturing, and/or Investors***

U.S. Patent : # 6,338,350

Inventor : Paul Ewen

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As attorney for the inventor of the innovative Eyeglass Cleaning and Sanitizing Case we are currently seeking manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention.

The Eyeglass Cleaning and Sanitizing Case is a small device having a tank of cleaning solution which can be selectively removed and replaced. The portable Eyeglass Cleaning device has a compartment for the glasses. A switch turns on a pump which sprays the Glasses with cleaning solution. The pump returns the cleaning solution to the tank, while heated air dries the glasses.

Now for the first time this simple and easy to use Eyeglass Cleaning and Sanitizing Case is being made available to millions of potential users. The low manufacturing cost of the product is also of major importance.

Objects of the present invention:

The following pictures are meant to display possible physical characteristics of the present invention and are not to be taken in a limiting sense. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.


LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
10 present invention 40 wall
12 transparent walls42 water tight seal
13 bottom 44 refill drain
14 enclosure46 aperture
15 front side 48 cap
16 eyeglasses50 valve
17 rear side 52 start button
18 cleaning chamber54 on light
19 left side 56 battery
20 top58 microchip
21 right side 60 floor apertures
22 latch62 floor
24 intake louvers 64 spray of cleaning solution
26 fan intake assembly66 direction arrow
28 exhaust vent 68 hinges
30 cleaning solution chamber70 interior louvers
31 cleaning solution 72 fan
32 conduit74 heating coil
34 pump chamber 76 DC charger sockets
36 pump78 AC adapter
38 hole 80 power source

PATENT DRAWINGS
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FIGURE 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention ready for use. The interior chambers are visible through the transparent walls. The eyeglasses are placed inside the cleansing chamber and the top is fastened shut by the latch. The interior louvers for the fan intake assembly located on the left side of the present invention and the exhaust vent on the right side are locked shut so the entire unit is now hermetically sealed. The cleaning solution reservoir is in the lower left chamber and has been filled with an antibacterial solution through the refill drain recess that is capped off. A conduit leads from the reservoir to the pump chamber via a recess in the dividing wall.

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FIGURE 2

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the present invention. The reservoir needs to be filled and the eyeglasses inserted in order to be ready for operation.

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FIGURE 3

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the present invention in use. The start button was depressed as indicated to activate operation and signaled the microprocessor to send power from the battery to the pump. The light above the start button informs the user that the unit is now active and will not turn off until the entire cleaning cycle is completed. The cleaning solution is being pulled from the reservoir and forced through the apertures located in the floor of the cleansing chamber emitting a spray of cleaning solution throughout the entire chamber for 10 seconds.

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FIGURE 4

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the present invention in use. The microprocessor reversed the pump into vaccuum mode to drain the solution from the cleansing chamber via the floor apertures. The cleaning solution is then returned to the reservoir where it is stored until the next use.

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FIGURE 4a

Figure 4a is a perspective view of the present invention showing the cleaning solution chamber to be a removable/changeable tank.

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FIGURE 5

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the present invention in use during the drying phase. The microprocessor has unlocked the louvers on the fan intake assembly and the exhaust vent and activated the electric fan and heating coils. The warm air is forces through the chamber and dries the eyeglasses. After 10 seconds the microprocessor shuts down the system and resumes stand-by.

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FIGURE 6

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the present invention after operation. The eyeglasses have been removed and the cleansing chamber is now empty. The refill drain on the side wall of the reservoir chamber could now be used to change the cleaning solution if deemed necessary.

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FIGURE 7

Figure 7 is a cross sectional side view of the fan assembly showing the fan and the heating coils in the idle position. The stationary exterior louvers on the left serve to protect the fan assembly. The locking interior louvers are shown in dotted line in the locked position and form a watertight seal as do the locking louvers in the exhaust vent (not shown in this figure). Both sets of locking louvers are released by the microprocessor upon activation of the drying cycle and the fan and heating coils initiate operation propelling warmed air into the cleansing chamber to dry the eyeglasses. Once the drying cycle is completed the microprocessor shuts down the fan and heating coils and locks the louvers down to seal the unit.

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FIGURE 8

Figure 8 is a rear perspective of the present invention showing the hinge assembly of the cover and the adapter/charger sockets. The 12 volt adapter/charger would enable the present invention to run or charge off of a standard car cigarette lighter.

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FIGURE 9

Figure 9 is a flow chart of the components of the present invention where a power supply comprising batteries having means for recharging the batteries energizes an electrical circuit having switch means for starting and stopping the device. Once the device is started a control device will illuminate a visual indicator that the device is on and will close both the heater louver and the exhaust louver. The control device will actuate a pump which will pump the cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid compartment through conduit into the glasses cleaning compartment where it will be ejected as a spray through a plurality of holes contained within the floor plate member. Once the wash cycle has been completed the pump will reverse therein removing the glasses cleaning fluid and returning it to its compartment. The control unit will then open the heater louvers and the exhaust louvers. The control unit will energize the fan and the heater. The fan will draw atmospheric air into the device and eject said air across the heating element into the glasses cleaning compartment where it will cause the drying of the glasses before exiting through the exhaust louvers.

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FIGURE 10

Figure 10 is a flow chart of the components of the present invention where a power supply comprising a conventional AC source energizes an electrical circuit having switch means for starting and stopping the device otherwise similar to Figure 9.

If you are interested in licensing, purchasing the rights to the above invention or entering into a royalty agreement please contact the office of Michael I. Kroll as follows:

Michael I. Kroll
171 Stillwell Lane
Syosset, New York 11791
Tel. #: 800-367-7774
Tel. #: 516-367-7777
Fax #: 800-367-7704
Fax #: 516-692-2787
E-Mail patent@invention.net

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