Multi-Dosing Detergent Delivery Device
First Claim
1. A multi-dosing detergent delivery device, the device comprising:
- a housing for receiving therein a cartridge having a plurality X of chambers each accommodating a detergent composition;
a water/wash liquor collection area for receiving and collecting water or wash liquor falling upon it;
directing means for directing said water/wash liquor selectively into an inlet hole of a chamber of the cartridge to contact the detergent composition therein; and
an outlet to allow the detergent loaded wash liquor to exit the device, the device further comprising push button operated indexing means for causing movement of said directing means relative to said cartridge so as to cause sequential movement of said directing means from directing water/wash liquor from one chamber to directing it to a neighbouring chamber and wherein means are provided for maintaining said push button in a “
Down”
state once it has been depressed and a return means for restoring said push button to an “
Up”
state after a washing cycle has been commenced.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a multi-dosing detergent delivery device. The device comprises a housing (20) for receiving therein a cartridge (50, 5000) having a plurality X of chambers (52) each accommodating a detergent composition; a water/wash liquor collection area (360) for receiving and collecting water/wash liquor falling upon it; directing means (350) for directing said water/wash liquor selectively into an inlet hole of a chamber (52) of the cartridge (50, 5000) to contact the detergent composition therein; and an (220) outlet to allow the detergent loaded wash liquor to exit the device. The device further comprises manually operated indexing means (380) for causing movement of said directing means relative to said cartridge (50, 5000) so as to cause sequential movement of said directing means from directing water/wash liquor from one chamber (52) to directing it to a neighbouring chamber (52) and wherein means are provided for maintaining said push button in a “Down” state once it has been depressed and a return means for restoring said push button to an “up” state after a washing cycle has been commenced.
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15 Claims
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1. A multi-dosing detergent delivery device, the device comprising:
- a housing for receiving therein a cartridge having a plurality X of chambers each accommodating a detergent composition;
a water/wash liquor collection area for receiving and collecting water or wash liquor falling upon it;
directing means for directing said water/wash liquor selectively into an inlet hole of a chamber of the cartridge to contact the detergent composition therein; and
an outlet to allow the detergent loaded wash liquor to exit the device, the device further comprising push button operated indexing means for causing movement of said directing means relative to said cartridge so as to cause sequential movement of said directing means from directing water/wash liquor from one chamber to directing it to a neighbouring chamber and wherein means are provided for maintaining said push button in a “
Down”
state once it has been depressed and a return means for restoring said push button to an “
Up”
state after a washing cycle has been commenced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a housing for receiving therein a cartridge having a plurality X of chambers each accommodating a detergent composition;
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15. (canceled)
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