Reduced risk dispensing of petroleum distillate based household products
First Claim
1. A method for dispensing a petroleum distillate based household product, comprising dispensing said product from a container having a reduced volume spray mechanism and a removal resistant neck closure, wherein the improvement comprises adding to said product a shear-thinning thixotropic thickener.
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Abstract
A dispenser for petroleum distillate based household products, such as furniture oil, baby oil, or the like, comprises a non-pressurized spray bottle comprising a reduced volume spray apparatus which dispenses less than about 0.8 ml per actuation, and a removal resistant neck closure which does not permit closure removal or easy opening of the container. Lower risk is also obtained by addition of a thixotropic thickener to the petroleum distillate based product, to provide a product having a viscosity of greater than 100 SUS at rest at 100° F., but which exhibits shear-thinning, so as to be capable of being dispensed as a spray or fine mist by a non-pressurized spray dispenser or pump. Still further risk lowering may be attained by the addition of an effective amount of a bittering or aversion agent so as to substantially discourage voluntary ingestion of the petroleum distillate based product.
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- 1. A method for dispensing a petroleum distillate based household product, comprising dispensing said product from a container having a reduced volume spray mechanism and a removal resistant neck closure, wherein the improvement comprises adding to said product a shear-thinning thixotropic thickener.
- 13. A method for the dispensing of a petroleum distillate product selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, mineral spirits, naphthenic oils, silicone oils, isoparaffinic hydrocarbon solvents, and mixtures thereof, said method comprising applying said product to a surface by means of a reduced volume spray mechanism having a removal resistant neck closure, wherein said mechanism dispenses less than about 0.8 ml of liquid per actuation.
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