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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1997
Tiziano Joseph Bellon, Northville, MI (US);
James Wesley Livingston, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Patricia Anne Anderson, Mason, OH (US);
Donald Wright, Mississauga, CA;
Charles Alan Messamer, San Jose, CA (US);
Clifford Francis Mc Namara, Capitola, CA (US);
DiverseyLever, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
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.