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Toilet cleansing block

US5990061A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateMay 17, 1996
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D1/143
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A toilet cleansing block contains anionic surfactant such as a sulfonate, linear primary alcohol such as Neodol 23, and binder such as hydroxy ethyl cellulose. The block erodes very slowly, yet at essentially identical rates in hard or soft water. The block is for immersion in toilet tanks.

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