Method and apparatus for preventing soiled clothes from becoming permanently stained

• US 5,548,859 A
• Filed: 05/30/1995
• Issued: 08/27/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lorri Oberg, Pamela R. Weiss
• Original Assignee: Lorri Oberg, Pamela R. Weiss
• Inventors: Oberg, Lorri, Weiss, Pamela R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coe, Philip R.
• Application Number:
  US08/454,544
• Time in Patent Office: 455 Days
• Field of Search: 8/150, 8/158, 68/196, 68/213, 252/92, 252/93, 206/205, 206/213, 206/219, 206/221, 206/278
• US Class Current: 8/150
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 43/00 Dry-cleaning apparatus or methods using volatile solvents D06F9/00 - D06F41/00 take precedence

Abstract

An apparatus for saving soiled clothes from being permanently stained is disclosed. The apparatus includes a resealable bag having an inside portion and an outside portion. A rupturable container is fastened to the inside portion of the resealable bag, and a stain-removing solution is contained inside the rupturable container. The soiled clothes are placed inside the resealable bag, the resealable bag is sealed, and the rupturable container is manually ruptured through the bag. This releases the stain-removing solution onto the soiled clothes, thereby preventing the clothes from being permanently stained.

Claims

1. An apparatus for saving soiled clothes from being permanently stained comprising:

a) a resealable flexible container suitable for holding clothing articles; and

b) a rupturable container within the resealable flexible container, wherein the rupturable container contains a presoak formula.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the presoak formula is a stain-removing solution.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the resealable flexible container is plastic bag.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the rupturable container is plastic.

5. An apparatus for saving soiled clothes from being permanently stained comprising:

a) a resealable waterproof bag having an inside portion and an outside portion;

b) a rupturable container fastened to the inside portion; and

c) a stain-removing solution disposed inside the rupturable container,

whereby soiled clothes inside the resealable waterproof bag are exposed to the stain-removing solution upon rupturing the rupturable container.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the rupturable container comprises:

a) a capsule retaining the stain-removing solution;

b) a first plastic cover surrounding the capsule; and

c) a second plastic cover surrounding the first plastic cover.

7. A method of saving soiled clothes from being permanently stained, the method comprising the steps of:

a) placing the soiled clothes in a resealable flexible container having stain-removing solution inside a sealed but rupturable container disposed within the flexible container;

b) sealing the resealable flexible container; and

c) rupturing the rupturable container to release the stain-removing solution onto the soiled clothes.