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Device for the machine washing of clothes and the method of utilizing said device

US5388298A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 1993
Grant dateFeb 14, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F39/024
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The measuring and dispensing device of the reusable type for the machine washing of clothes comprises a hollow body intended to receive the amount of a liquid detergent prescribed for a wash and provided with at least one filling opening (3) and with outlets (8) for distribution in the machine, as well as means (2, 2a; 10, 10a) enabling the user to effect, once the device has been filled, an easy and controlled application of detergent to selected areas of a garment before the latter is washed in the machine, in order to effect a pre-treatment of the areas before the washing cycle, the measuring and dispensing device, still containing the amount of product remaining after the pre-treatment, being introduced together with the clothes into the machine. The pretreatment means (2, 2a; 10, 10a) form an integral part of the device.

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