Flexible water-soluble articles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016017264-A1
Application number	US-201514802084-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 17, 2015
Priority date	Jul 21, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Cleaning products comprising flexible water-soluble articles and flexible water-insoluble films.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cleaning product comprising;
a. an external flexible water-insoluble film defining an internal chamber; b. at least one flexible water-soluble article contained within the internal chamber, wherein the article comprises a cleaning composition;
wherein, the volume of the internal chamber is no greater than about 15% larger than the volume of the article.

2 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the external film is sealed so that the article cannot be removed from the internal chamber without rupturing the external film.

3 . The product according to claim 2 , wherein the external film is sealed via heat sealing, pressure sealing, cold adhesive, heat activated adhesive, pressure activated adhesive, ultrasonic sealing or a combination thereof.

4 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning composition is a solid, a liquid, a dispersion, a gel, a paste, a slurry or a mixture thereof.

5 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the article comprises a water-soluble film defining at least one internal compartment, wherein the cleaning composition is contained within said compartment.

6 . The product according to claim 5 , wherein the article comprises at least two compartments.

7 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning composition is selected from a fabric cleaning composition, an automatic dishwashing composition, a hard surface cleaning composition or a mixture thereof.

8 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the internal chamber is no greater than about 10% larger than the volume of the article.

9 . The product according to claim 8 , wherein the internal chamber is no greater than about 5% larger than the volume of the article.

10 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the external film is made from non-woven materials, woven materials or mixtures thereof.

11 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the external film comprises holes or gaps.

12 . The product according to claim 11 , wherein the external film is in the form of a net or web.

13 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the external film comprises a plastic material, a metallic material or a combination thereof.

14 . The product according to claim 13 , wherein the external film comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, aliphatic polyamides, aluminium, paper or a combination thereof.

15 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the external film is a monolayer film or a laminate film.

16 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the external film comprises an area of print.

17 . The product according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble film comprises an area of print.

18 . A process for making a packaged product according to claim 1 , comprising the step of packaging the article in the external film via horizontal flow wrapping, vertical form fill sealing, horizontal form fill sealing or a combination thereof.

19 . The process according to claim 18 comprising the steps of forming a preformed or shaped external film comprising an opening, placing the article into the preformed or shaped film though the opening via dropping by gravity or mechanical insertion, and sealing the film opening closed, or comprising the step of forming the external film around the article and sealing the film closed.

20 . A package comprising at least one product according to claim 1 , wherein the package is rigid, flexible, or a combination thereof and comprises a resealable opening.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Cumming David Xavante
• Brandt Sanz Miguel
• Haikal Atef Mohammed Bahay Eldin
• Fagg Andrew John

Classifications

• C11D17/046 Primary

  Insoluble free body dispenser · CPC title

• C11D17/044

  Solid compositions · CPC title

• C11D17/045

  Multi-compartment · CPC title

• B65D75/58

  Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture {(B65D75/36, B65D85/1027 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B65D85/70

  for materials not otherwise provided for · CPC title