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Abstract

A lens-carrying device is adapted to receive and contain a plurality of optical lenses in side-by-side non-contacting relation. The device is constructed of a first tray and a second tray, adapted to be releasably engaged, with either tray serving as the base or cover of the device. Each tray contains at least one row of longitudinally-spaced side-by-side annular cavities. When the trays are engaged with each other, the annular cavities of each tray are juxtaposed in mirror relation to each other to form a plurality of side-by-side lens-carrying annular chambers for receiving and supporting optical lenses therein. Each chamber has a central peripheral slot for receiving and holding a lens having a thickness up to a first predetermined value, lateral step members adjacent the central peripheral slot for supporting above the central slot a lens having a thickness greater than the first predetermined value and up to a maximum predetermined value, and divider ribs adjacent the lateral step members for interconnecting adjacent chambers but preventing lenses in adjacent chambers from contacting each other. A large number of optical lenses of varying lens powers can thus be transported in a single lens carrier while preventing any damage to the center area of any of the optical lenses.

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