Dissolvable textile package enclosing wash enabled self-unfolding textiles and corresponding methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12330850-B2
Application number	US-202418626123-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2024
Priority date	Jan 16, 2023
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

A kit includes a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack and a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items. The textile items can be washcloths, bath blankets, flat sheets, or other types of textile items. For larger textile items, a wash enabled self-unfolding fold can be applied to each textile item so that it automatically unfolds into wash water when the dissolvable package dissolves.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kit, comprising:
a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold;
a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items; and
at least one additional item situated within the dissolvable package.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one additional item comprises one or more of a package of fabric softener, a package of water softener, anti-static additives, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, or combinations thereof.

3. The kit of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of textile items comprises one of a plurality of bath blankets, a plurality of washcloths, or a plurality of flat sheets.

4. The kit of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of textile items comprises a plurality of bath blankets.

5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile items is manufactured from warps and wefts of one of synthetic threads, organic threads, or combinations thereof.

6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of textile items is further manufactured from elastomeric materials.

7. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable package is manufactured from a film that includes one or more of polypropylene, polyvinyl alcohol, glycerin, and/or starch.

8. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable package is manufactured from a film comprising one of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol and carboxymethyl cellulose, or polylactic-co-glycolic acid.

9. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable package is manufactured from a film that is at least 0.1 millimeters in thickness.

10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable package comprises multiple layers.

11. A kit, comprising:
a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold; and
a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items;
wherein each textile item of the plurality of textile items comprises stitching defining one or more cross bars upon the each textile item.

12. The kit of claim 11 , wherein the one or more cross bars define one or more panels.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the one or more cross bars further define one or more corner squares.

14. The kit of claim 11 , wherein the one or more cross bars comprise scrubbing materials.

15. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the scrubbing materials comprise one or more of loofah scrubbers or plastic scrubbers.

16. The kit of claim 11 , wherein the one or more cross bars comprise soap retaining pockets.

17. The kit of claim 11 , wherein the one or more cross bars comprise a plurality of cross bars, with at least a first cross bar of the plurality of cross bars having a different hand from at least a second cross bar of the plurality of cross bars.

18. A kit, comprising:
a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold;
a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items; and
another package situated within the dissolvable package with the plurality of textile items.

19. The kit of claim 18 , wherein the another package comprises one or more of dye neutralizers, fabric expanders, antimicrobial agents, optical brighteners, delinters, moisture wickers, absorbency enhancers, wrinkle reducers, or combinations thereof.

20. The kit of claim 19 , wherein the another package is dissolvable.

Assignees

• Medline Industries Lp

Inventors

• Piazzi John
• Parey Hannah
• Sinde Rachel
• Pajak Andrew

Classifications

• B65D85/07

  for compressible or flexible articles (for wearing apparel B65D85/18) · CPC title

• B65D2565/381

  Details of packaging materials of special type or form · CPC title

• B65D2565/382

  made of special paper · CPC title

• B65D65/46 Primary

  Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials · CPC title