Multi-functional laundry product and employment of same during fabric laundering
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1. In the method of laundering fabric, the steps that include:
- (a) providing a first volume of detergent a portion of which is to be added to fabric laundry wash water,(b) providing a second and smaller volume of a prespotter composition in close transported association with said first volume of detergent for presentation at the time of laundering,(c) and separating some of said prespotter composition from said close association with the detergent volume and applying same to a soiled portion or portions of fabric that is thereafter laundered in said wash water containing said added portion of detergent,(d) said first volume of detergent being provided in a relatively large container, provided with a neck,(e) said prespotter composition being provided in a fitment substantially smaller than said relatively large container,(f) said (b) step including locating the fitment in the relatively large container, via said neck,(g) and gaining access to the fitment in the large container and via said neck so that prespotter composition may be dispensed, and at the time of also gaining access to the detergent in the large container, via said neck prior to said step (c) application.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to products useful for home laundering, and more particularly to a product which incorporates a prespotter with a detergent and having one or more of the following separate functions: detergency, fabric softening, stain removal, bleaching, and bluing; with the advantage being that both the detergent and the prespotter are uniquely packaged together as one product, negating the need to purchase and store separate products for each end use function, and also, unavoidably providing presentation of the pre-spotter to the detergent user at the time of laundering. The invention also concerns methods of use of such products during laundering.
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1. In the method of laundering fabric, the steps that include:
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(a) providing a first volume of detergent a portion of which is to be added to fabric laundry wash water, (b) providing a second and smaller volume of a prespotter composition in close transported association with said first volume of detergent for presentation at the time of laundering, (c) and separating some of said prespotter composition from said close association with the detergent volume and applying same to a soiled portion or portions of fabric that is thereafter laundered in said wash water containing said added portion of detergent, (d) said first volume of detergent being provided in a relatively large container, provided with a neck, (e) said prespotter composition being provided in a fitment substantially smaller than said relatively large container, (f) said (b) step including locating the fitment in the relatively large container, via said neck, (g) and gaining access to the fitment in the large container and via said neck so that prespotter composition may be dispensed, and at the time of also gaining access to the detergent in the large container, via said neck prior to said step (c) application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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