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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Ken Chiang, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael J. Petrin, Oakland, CA (US);
Timothy M. Soto, Oakland, CA (US);
Frank M. Knafelc, Oakland, CA (US);
Ken Chiang, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael J. Petrin, Oakland, CA (US);
Timothy M. Soto, Oakland, CA (US);
Frank M. Knafelc, Oakland, CA (US);
The Clorox Co., Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A lightweight, free-body and buoyant dispenser that is centrifugally actuated for releasing a laundry product following the spin cycle includes a housing that has one or more covered apertures one of which is exposed during the spin cycle. The laundry product, which is a liquid, solid, gel powder, or mixture thereof, however, does not exit the dispenser until the spinning has subsided. Disc-shaped dispensers having two apertures that are covered by biased-doors are especially suited for delivering laundry agents for post-spin cycle treatment.