Injection molded container for detergents

US6007788A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Diversey Lever, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Tiziano Joseph Bellon · Northville, US
• James W. Livingston · Manton, US
• Patricia Anne Anderson · Mason, US
• Donald Wright · Grosse Ile Township, US
• Charles Alan Messamer · San Jose, US
• Clifford Francis Mc Namara · Capitola, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 17, 1997
• Grant date: Dec 28, 1999
• Expiry date: Oct 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01F21/22
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A container for dispensing detergent for an automatic washing apparatus includes a straight, inwardly tapered side wall which has an open top and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes an integral screen which includes a water inlet. Detergent is placed in the container and snap-on covers are positioned over the top and bottom of the container. To dispense detergent from the container, the bottom cover is removed and the container placed in a dispensing unit which sprays water through the bottom. Dissolved detergent is collected and flows to the washing apparatus. The container is easy to manufacture, easy to fill, easy to ship and use.