Multi-Dosing Detergent Delivery Device

• US 20100065084A1
• Filed: 01/19/2007
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser N.V. (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser N.V. (Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC)
• Inventors: Housmekerides, Chris Efstathios, Gibis, Karl Ludwig
• Application Number:
  US12/160,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20100065084A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/18
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4445 Detachable devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4463 Multi-dose dispensing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4472 Blister packaging or refill cartridges

Abstract

The invention concerns a multi-dosing detergent delivery device that is removably insertable into an automatic dishwashing machine. The device comprises a cartridge capable of receiving therein a rack of dosage elements of a cleaning composition, a collection area formed in a lid area of said device suitable to collect water/wash liquor in a main wash cycle of a dishwasher and a directing means to direct water or wash liquor from said collection area selectively to an interior part of said device. In particular, the device of the present invention includes a sieve arrangement located in the lid area to prevent or impede particles from blocking water/wash liquor flow into said interior part of the device.

Claims

1. A multi-dosing detergent delivery device removably adapted to be insertable into an automatic dishwashing machine, the device comprising a cartridge adapted for receiving therein a rack of dosage elements of a cleaning composition, a collection area formed in a lid area of said device adapted to collect water/wash liquor in a main wash cycle of a dishwasher, a directing means to direct water or wash liquor from said collection area selectively to an interior part of said device, wherein the device further includes a sieve adapted to prevent or impede particles from blocking water/wash liquor flow into said interior part of the device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said sieve is located in a lid area of said device.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein said sieve extends substantially fully across the full available water collection area of said lid.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said sieve comprises a non-hydrophobic material.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein said sieve comprises a non-plastics material.

6. The device according to 5, wherein said sieve comprises a metallic mesh.

7. The device according to 6, wherein said sieve comprises a stainless steel mesh.

8. The device according to claim 6, wherein said mesh has a mesh size of between 3.5 mm and 0.2 mm.

9. The device according to claim 6, wherein said mesh has a mesh size of between 1 mm and 0.4 mm.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein said sieve comprises market grade, plain square weave, 304 stainless steel.

11. The device according to claim 6, wherein said mesh has an aperture size in the range of 0.4 mm to 0.42 mm.

12. The device according to claim 6, wherein said mesh comprises wire having a diameter in the range of 0.2 to 0.24.

13. A method of using a machine dishwasher for washing wares, comprising the steps of:

placing the device according to claim 1 within a wire basket/rack of a dishwasher, and, operating the machine dishwasher through at least one machine dishwasher cycle.

14. (canceled)