Pouched compositions

• US 6,995,126 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2002
• Issued: 02/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Somerville Roberts, Nigel Patrick, Gressel, Gregory Martin, Perkis, Kristin Nicole, Manion, Mark Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Douyon, Lorna M.
• Application Number:
  US10/279,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20030050209A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 510/296, 510/439
• US Class Current: 510/296
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 11/50 Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins apparatus or devices for forming pockets in or from sheets, blanks or webs B65B47/00
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3261 Flexible containers having several compartments
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/043 Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 17/045 Multi-compartment

Abstract

A multi-compartment pouch is obtainable by a process of closing an open compartment with a pre-sealed compartment. The multi-compartment pouch comprises a detergent composition and is for use in automatic-washing or hand-washing applications.

Claims

1. A multi-compartment pouch containing a detergent composition, said pouch being made from a water-soluble film and having at least two compartments, wherein said multi-compartment pouch comprises a first, pre-sealed compartment containing a detergent component, said pre-sealed compartment having a first seal, with a rim of said film extending in an outwardly direction from said seal away from the center of said pre-sealed compartment, said first seal and rim forming a second seal on a second compartment containing a detergent component, which second seal is in a different position to said first seal of the pre-sealed compartment, wherein the diameter of said second seal is longer than the diameter of said first seal.

2. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 1, whereby said pre-sealed compartment comprises a liquid component.

3. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 2, whereby the liquid component comprises at least 50%, by weight of the liquid component, of a surfactant.

4. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 3, whereby the surfactant is a nonionic surfactant.

5. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 2, whereby said pre-sealed compartment comprises an air bubble.

6. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 1 wherein a liquid component is contained within a first compartment;

a solid component is contained within a second compartment;

the liquid component comprises at least one surfactant; and

the solid component comprises at least one detergent ingredient.

7. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 6 wherein less than 60%, by weight, of the solid component comprises free-flowable pre-granulated granules.

8. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 6 wherein the surfactant is a nonionic surfactant.

9. A multi-compartment pouch according to claim 6 wherein the water-soluble film is comprised of polyvinyl alcohol.