Solid state detergent in a transparent container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9512388-B2
Application number	US-201514625412-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2015
Priority date	Feb 18, 2015
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for containing and dispensing a particulate detergent composition. The apparatus includes a transparent container. The transparent container holds a solid state particulate detergent composition. The apparatus also includes a solid state particulate detergent composition. The solid state particulate detergent composition includes a number of surfactants.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A consumer product for containing and dispensing a particulate detergent composition, comprising:
A. a transparent plastic container; and
B. a particulate detergent composition, in which the particulate detergent composition:
contains less than 5% by weight of particles with a diameter of less than 0.2 millimeters (mm); and
contains less than 5% by weight of particles with a diameter of greater than 1.8 mm;
all weights being relative to the total weight of the particulate detergent composition.

2. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the particulate detergent composition comprises a number of anionic surfactants.

3. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the particulate detergent composition comprises a number of nonionic surfactants.

4. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the particulate detergent composition comprises extruded particles.

5. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which at least 60% of the particles are convex.

6. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the particulate detergent composition contains less than 2% by weight of particles with a diameter of less than 0.2 mm, relative to the total weight of the composition.

7. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which at least 80% of the particles of the particulate detergent composition have a diameter between 0.4 mm and 1.6 mm.

8. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the solid state laundry detergent composition has a dispensability in water of less than or equal to 15% residues by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

9. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the transparent container is made from a material that has a degree of light transmission of at least 60%.

10. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the transparent container comprises plastic.

11. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the transparent container is a bottle.

12. The consumer product of claim 1 , in which the transparent container is a tub.

13. The consumer product of claim 1 , further comprising a cap that acts as a measurement tool for the particulate detergent composition.

14. The consumer product of claim 13 , in which the cap comprises a number of markings.

15. The consumer product of claim 14 , in which a marking designates an amount of a detergent to be used for a single washing cycle.

16. A cleansing product for use as a laundry detergent, comprising:
a transparent container to hold a solid state laundry detergent composition; and
a solid state laundry detergent composition that comprises:
a number of surfactants; and
extruded particles;

wherein the solid state laundry detergent composition contains at least 60% by weight of convex particles.

17. The cleansing product of claim 16 , in which the solid state laundry detergent composition is in particulate form and contains at least 50% by weight, relative to the total weight of the solid state laundry detergent composition, of extruded particles.

18. The cleansing product of claim 17 , in which the solid state laundry detergent composition in particulate form contains less than or equal to 5% by weight of particles less than 0.2 millimeters (mm) in diameter, relative to the total weight of the composition.

19. The cleansing product of claim 18 , in which the solid state laundry detergent composition in particulate form contains less than or equal to 5% by weight of particles greater than 1.8 mm in diameter, relative to the total weight of the composition.

20. A consumer product for containing and dispensing a particulate laundry detergent, comprising:
(a) a transparent plastic container that is made from a material that has a degree of light transmission of at least 60%; and
(b) a particulate laundry detergent composition, comprising extruded particles, wherein the extruded particles comprise:
(i) from 10% to 40% by weight of a number of anionic surfactants; and
(ii) from 1% to 30% by weight of a number of nonionic surfactants;
all weights being relative to the total weight of the particulate laundry detergent composition.

21. The consumer product of claim 20 , in which the particulate laundry detergent composition further comprises an aluminosilicate.

22. The consumer product of claim 20 , in which the particulate laundry detergent composition further comprises a solid source of oxidizing agent.

23. The consumer product of claim 22 , in which the solid source of oxidizing agent comprises a percarbonate salt.

24. The consumer product of claim 22 , in which the particulate laundry detergent composition further comprises a solid bleach activator.

25. The consumer product of claim 24 , in which the solid bleach activator is tetraacetylethylenediamine.

Assignees

• Dial Corp
• Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Meier Frank
• Bode Nicole
• Geberzahn Rainer
• Nickel Dieter
• Schnepp-Hentrich Kathrin
• Lin Bin
• Maslanka Marc
• Lam Pamela
• Mikol Mark C
• Zethoff Martin

Classifications

• C11D17/046

  Insoluble free body dispenser · CPC title

• C11D17/06 Primary

  Powder; Flakes; Free-flowing mixtures; Sheets · CPC title

• B65D83/06

  for dispensing powdered or granular material · CPC title

• C11D1/83

  Mixtures of non-ionic with anionic compounds · CPC title