US2010230000A1PendingUtilityA1

Fabric Care Products

Assignee: PROCTER & GAMBLEPriority: Mar 16, 2009Filed: May 4, 2009Published: Sep 16, 2010
Est. expiryMar 16, 2029(~2.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B65D 47/32
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Abstract

Laundry care products comprising a plastic container containing a laundry care composition, wherein the container comprises a self venting tap functionally attached to the container, provides for a product that is free of a venting chimney and/or the container's fill volume to be maximized.

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1 . A laundry care product comprising: a plastic container containing a laundry care composition, wherein the container comprises a self venting press tap functionally attached to the container that is capable of dispensing the contained laundry care composition from the container, and wherein the container is free of a venting chimney. 
   
   
       2 . The product of  claim 1 , where the product is free of a venting closure releasably attached to the venting chimney. 
   
   
       3 . The product of  claim 2 , wherein the laundry care composition comprises a volume of from about 4 liters to about 6 liters. 
   
   
       4 . The product of  claim 3 , wherein the composition is a laundry detergent composition. 
   
   
       5 . The product of  claim 3 , wherein the composition is a fabric softening composition. 
   
   
       6 . A laundry care product comprising a plastic container containing a contained volume, wherein the contained volume is: (i) a void volume and; (ii) a fluid volume of a liquid laundry care composition; wherein the void volume comprises about 8% or less by volume of the contained volume and wherein the fluid volume comprises about 92% or more by volume of the contained volume; and wherein the plastic container is free of a venting chimney; and wherein the container further comprises a self venting press tap functionally attached to the container which is capable of dispensing the laundry care composition contained by the container. 
   
   
       7 . The product of  claim 6 , wherein the container is free of a venting chimney and free of a venting closure releasably attached to the venting chimney. 
   
   
       8 . The product of  claim 7 , wherein the liquid laundry care composition is a liquid laundry detergent composition. 
   
   
       9 . A method of manufacturing a laundry care product comprising the steps:
 (i) providing a plastic container containing a contained volume and single opening accessing the contained volume   (ii) filling the plastic container with a liquid laundry care composition through the single opening until the composition occupies at least 92% of the contained volume;   (iii) functionally attaching a self venting press tap to the single opening of the container;   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the step of functionally attaching a measuring cup to the self venting press tap.

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