The Procter Gamble Company

The Proctor 'gamble Company

Jacky Pierre Duquet

Henri Cornette

Jean Wevers

Jose Luis Vega

Joseph Fernand Deflander

Kirk Wallace Lake

John Bailey

Gregory B Huntington

Gerard Bocquet

Philippa J Rutter

Gilbert Laurenty

Greet Renée Els Francine Notele

Bernard Cossec

Francis Wanwanscappel

Aude G Bouraoui-Karoui

Jos&eacute; Arnau-Munoz

Packages which comprise a substrate and one or more fabric treatment chemicals, wherein the fabric treatment chemicals are released from the substrate through the action of temperature, friction and/or contact with water. Methods for treating fabrics, the methods comprising the step of opening a package, the package containing at least one unit dose of detergent, and subsequently dissolving and/or dispersing the detergent composition to provide a wash liquor, and wherein the package comprises an insoluble substrate and one or more fabric treatment chemicals, the chemical-containing substrate being used to directly or indirectly apply the fabric treatment chemicals to the fabrics.

Packaged unit dose of detergent and method of treating fabrics

A process for washing laundry using a hand-held container having a mixing volume, friction means and dispensing means, the process comprising a first step of preparing a mixture by inserting a detergent composition and water in the mixing volume, a second step of cleaning the laundry by dispensing at least part of the mixture onto the laundry and by scrubbing the laundry with the friction means, the process being characterized in that the second step is directly followed by a rinsing step.

Hand-held container

A carton and a die cut for such a carton comprise two parallel lines of weakness corresponding to two edges of a side of the carton. This allows the side to be fully opened by tearing open the lines of weakness, thus giving access along the full width of the opened side. The cartons provide maximized and facilitated access to the contents of the carton.

Easy access carton

The combination of packaging system comprising re-closing means with a stack of tablets (1) containing a bleaching agent unstable in a moisture environment, characterized in that the packaging device has a Moisture Vapor Transfer Rate of less than 20 g/m,/day measured at 40&deg; C. and 75% eRH for avoiding ingress of water is disclosed. The packaging system may also have a micro-hole to allow gas release.

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Herbeville, France

Jacky Pierre Duquet