Device for incorporating an active laundry ingredient into a fabric

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016010256-A1
Application number	US-201414330475-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 14, 2014
Priority date	Jul 14, 2014
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Devices and systems are provided for incorporating an active laundry ingredient into a fabric. The device includes a sleeve that is removably attached to a container closure. The sleeve includes an exterior surface, a number of irregularities extending outward from the exterior surface to incorporate the active laundry ingredient into the fabric, and an opening to removably attach the device to a container closure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device for incorporating an active laundry ingredient into a fabric, the device comprising:
a sleeve that is removably attached to a container closure, the sleeve comprising;
an exterior surface;
a number of irregularities extending outward from the exterior surface to incorporate the active laundry ingredient into the fabric; and
an opening to removably attach the device to a container closure.

2 . The device of claim 1 , in which the number of irregularities extend outward from a top portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve.

3 . The device of claim 1 , in which the number of irregularities extend outward from a side portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve.

4 . The device of claim 1 , in which the sleeve is cylindrical in shape.

5 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising an ergonomic feature to allow proper alignment of the number of irregularities with the fabric.

6 . The device of claim 1 , in which the sleeve is made from a single material.

7 . The device of claim 1 , in which a durometer of the number of irregularities are selected based on a fabric type, a treatment level, or combinations thereof.

8 . The device of claim 1 , in which a profile of the number of irregularities is selected based on a fabric type, a treatment level, or combinations thereof.

9 . The device of claim 1 , in which a quantity of the number of irregularities is selected based on a fabric type, a treatment level, or combinations thereof.

10 . A system for incorporating an active laundry ingredient into a fabric, the system comprising:
a container to hold an amount of the active laundry ingredient; a closure to removably seal the container; and a device to incorporate the active laundry ingredient into the fabric, the device comprising:
a number of irregularities extending outward from an exterior surface of the device; and
an opening to removably attach the device to the closure.

11 . The system of claim 10 , in which the number of irregularities extend outward from a top portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve.

12 . The system of claim 10 , in which the number of irregularities extend outward from a side portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve.

13 . The system of claim 10 , in which the sleeve is made from a different material than the closure.

14 . The system of claim 13 , in which the sleeve is made from a material having a lower durometer than a material used to make the closure.

15 . The system of claim 10 , in which the sleeve further comprises an attachment mechanism to removably attach the device to the closure.

16 . A device for incorporating an active laundry ingredient into a fabric, the device comprising:
a cylindrical sleeve that is removably attached to a container closure, the sleeve comprising;
an exterior surface;
a number of uniform irregularities extending outward from the exterior surface to incorporate the active laundry ingredient into the fabric; and
an opening to removably attach the device to a container closure.

17 . The device of claim 16 , in which the number of uniform irregularities extend outward at an angle relative to the exterior surface of the sleeve.

18 . The device of claim 16 , in which the number of uniform irregularities extend perpendicular to the exterior surface of the sleeve.

19 . The device of claim 16 , in which the number of irregularities extend outward from a top portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve.

20 . The device of claim 16 , in which the number of irregularities extend outward from a side portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve.

Assignees

• Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Cardinal Keith Anthony
• Gerhards Katja
• Breisinger Julia

Classifications

• D06F3/04 Primary

  Hand rubbers, e.g. gloves with corrugated surfaces · CPC title

• C11D17/041

  Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means · CPC title

• B65D51/32

  with brushes or rods for applying or stirring contents (droppers B65D47/18; {eating utensils or spatulas B65D51/246}) · CPC title

• A47L25/08

  Pads or the like for cleaning clothes {(using adhesive surfaces A47L25/005)} · CPC title

• D06F39/024

  mounted on the agitator or the rotating drum; Free body dispensers · CPC title