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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Rodney Mahlon Wise, late of Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Charles Hortel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
George Carl Kinstedt, West Chester, OH (US);
Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A vapor-venting containment bag having at least three flexible side walls and a VVE rating of at least about 40 and less than about 90, as measured in the Vapor Venting Evaluation Test. When the bag is in its closed configuration a three dimensional interior void space is formed whereby the bag resists collapsing. Also, a fabric cleaning and refreshment process that is conducted in a hot air clothes dryer using the vapor-releasing containment bag. The bag is constructed using heat resistant polymers, such as nylon. The bag retains its integrity and can be re-used in subsequent dry cleaning operations. Vapor is vented from the bag during use, thereby minimizing wrinkling in the clothes being cleaned and removing malodors therefrom.