Multi-Dosing Detergent Delivery Device
First Claim
1. A multi-dosing detergent delivery device, the device comprising:
- a housing for receiving therein, in use, a cartridge having a plurality X of chambers each accommodating a detergent composition;
a water/wash liquor collection area for receiving and collecting water/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 manually 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 an end stop mechanism for preventing actuation of said manual indexing mechanism subsequent to an Xth washing cycle and wherein said manually operated indexing means comprises a push button, wherein following an Xth washing cycle said push button is blocked by action of said end stop mechanism to prevent it from being pushed.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a multi-dosing detergent delivery device. The device comprises a housing (20) for receiving, in use, therein a cartridge (50) having a plurality X of chambers (52) each accommodating a detergent composition; a water/wash liquor collection area 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) to contact the detergent composition therein; and an outlet to allow the detergent loaded wash liquor to exit the device. The device further comprises manually operated indexing means for causing movement of said directing means (350) relative to said cartridge (50) so as to cause sequential movement of said directing means (350) from directing water/wash liquor from one chamber to directing it to a neighbouring chamber and an end stop mechanism for preventing actuation of the manual indexing mechanism subsequent to an Xth washing cycle. In a most preferred embodiment the end stop mechanism prevents the button from being depressed following the Xth washing cycle.
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28 Claims
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1. A multi-dosing detergent delivery device, the device comprising:
- a housing for receiving therein, in use, a cartridge having a plurality X of chambers each accommodating a detergent composition;
a water/wash liquor collection area for receiving and collecting water/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 manually 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 an end stop mechanism for preventing actuation of said manual indexing mechanism subsequent to an Xth washing cycle and wherein said manually operated indexing means comprises a push button, wherein following an Xth washing cycle said push button is blocked by action of said end stop mechanism to prevent it from being pushed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
- a housing for receiving therein, in use, a cartridge having a plurality X of chambers each accommodating a detergent composition;
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