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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Axel Masschelein, Brussels, BE;
Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Destelbergen, BE;
Lucresse Gemma Van Wonterghem, Temse, BE;
Terence Graham Curtis, Bucks, GB;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/704 ; D06F 3/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/704 ; D06F 3/902 ;
Abstract
A laundry device for use with a washing machine is provided. The laundry device includes a bag storing a water-insoluble DTI compound. The bag includes a plurality of apertures allowing wash water to flow through the bag but which substantially prevent the water-insoluble DTI compound from exiting the bag during use. The laundry device can further include a container having a compartment for receiving and dispensing a dosed amount of detergent during use.