Article comprising a water soluble bag containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional material and methods of its use
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture that can be dispensed to a use location from a dispenser by the action of an aqueous liquid, wherein said article comprises:
- (a) a sealed water soluble container; and
(b) an institutional multiple use amount of greater than 200 grams of a pelletized water soluble or dispersible functional composition contained within said water soluble container, wherein each pellet has a mass of about to 2 to 30 grams, said water soluble container fits within said dispenser, and said pelletized functional composition comprises;
(i) about 5-90 wt-% of an alkali metal silicate; and
(ii) about 1-90 wt-% of a sequestering agent.
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Abstract
An article comprising a water soluble container containing a multiple use amount of a pelletized functional composition such as a fabric treatment composition, a warewashing composition, a laundry composition, a pot and pan presoak composition, a silverware presoak composition, a floor cleaner composition, a rinse additive composition, a disinfectant composition, a sanitizer composition, a general purpose cleaner composition, etc. The article may be optionally enclosed in a water impervious outerwrap.
A method for using the article by placing the article inside a dispenser wherein the article is contacted with water having a sufficient temperature and pressure to dissolve the water soluble bag and the pelletized functional material contained therein in order to form a solution.
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45 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture that can be dispensed to a use location from a dispenser by the action of an aqueous liquid, wherein said article comprises:
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(a) a sealed water soluble container; and (b) an institutional multiple use amount of greater than 200 grams of a pelletized water soluble or dispersible functional composition contained within said water soluble container, wherein each pellet has a mass of about to 2 to 30 grams, said water soluble container fits within said dispenser, and said pelletized functional composition comprises; (i) about 5-90 wt-% of an alkali metal silicate; and (ii) about 1-90 wt-% of a sequestering agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27)
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14. An article of manufacture that can be dispensed to a use location from a dispenser by the action of an aqueous liquid, wherein said article comprises:
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(a) a sealed water soluble container; and (b) an institutional multiple use amount of greater than 200 grams of a pelletized water soluble or dispersible functional composition contained within said water soluble container;
wherein each pellet has a mass of about to 2 to 30 grams, said water soluble container fits within said dispenser, and said pelletized functional composition comprises;(i) about 10-70 wt-% of a sequestering agent; (ii) about 10-70 wt-% of an alkali metal silicate; and (iii) about 0.1-10 wt-% of a bleaching source. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. An article of manufacture that can be dispensed to a use location from a dispenser by the action of an aqueous liquid, wherein said article comprises:
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(a) a sealed water soluble container; and (b) an institutional multiple use amount of greater than 200 grams of a pelletized water soluble or dispersible functional composition contained within said water soluble container, wherein the pelletized functional composition is of a size of that will not pass through a grate having openings of 5 mm by 5 mm, said water soluble container fits within said dispenser, sand said pelletized functional composition comprises; (i) about 5-90 wt-% of an alkali metal silicate; and (ii) about 1-90 wt-% of a sequestering agent. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An article of manufacture that can be dispensed to a use location from a dispenser by the action of an aqueous liquid, wherein said article comprises:
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(a) a sealed water soluble container; and (b) an institutional multiple use amount of greater than 200 grams of a pelletized water soluble or dispersible functional composition contained within said water soluble container;
wherein the pelletized functional composition is of a size that will not pass through a grate having openings of 5 mm by 5 mm, said water soluble container fits within said dispenser, and said pelletized functional composition comprises;(i) about 10-70 wt-% of a sequestering agent; (ii) about 10-70 wt-% of an alkali metal silicate; and (iii) about 0.1-10 wt-% of a bleaching source. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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