Dosing cap comprising a brush device

Abstract

A dosing cap ( 1 ) is proposed for a cleaning agent container ( 20 ), having a cup-shaped cap body ( 3 ) with an open end part ( 4 ) and a closed end part ( 5 ) and a brush device ( 2 ) for the pre-treatment of objects to be cleaned, the brush device ( 2 ) being configured detachable from the brush attachment arranged on the cap body, wherein the brush attachment is configured to be pluggable in such a way that the brush attachment ( 2 ) may optionally be either plugged onto the closed end part ( 5 ) or onto the open end part ( 4 ). Further, a cleaning agent container ( 20 ) having such a dosing cap ( 1 ) and a use of such a dosing cap ( 1 ) for the pre-treatment of laundry to be cleaned is proposed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A dosing cap for a cleaning agent container, comprising a cup-shaped cap body having an open end part and a closed end part, and comprising a brush device for pre-treating items to be cleaned, characterized in that the brush device is designed as a brush attachment that is detachably arranged on the cap body, the brush attachment being designed to be interchangeable such that the brush attachment can be placed onto the closed end part or the open end part as desired. 
     
     
         2 . The dosing cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the brush attachment comprises a plurality of bristles having a length of from 4 mm to 20 mm. 
     
     
         3 . The dosing cap according to  claim 2 , wherein the bristles have a diameter of from 0.3 mm to 3.0 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The dosing cap according to  claim 2 , wherein the degree of hardness of the bristles is in the range of from 30 to 110 Shore A. 
     
     
         5 . The dosing cap according to  claim 2 , wherein the brush attachment comprises an annular brush attachment body designed such that the brush attachment body can be placed onto the cap body by its lower part and the plurality of bristles are arranged on its upper part. 
     
     
         6 . The dosing cap according to  claim 5 , wherein the brush attachment comprises a fillet on which the plurality of bristles are arranged, the fillet being arranged on the upper part of the brush attachment body. 
     
     
         7 . The dosing cap according to  claim 6 , wherein the fillet is arranged in parallel with the cross-sectional plane of the brush attachment body. 
     
     
         8 . The dosing cap according to  claim 7 , wherein the fillet is approximately semicircular and covers approximately 40% to 50% of the cross-sectional area of the brush attachment body so that an approximately semicircular upper opening is formed. 
     
     
         9 . The dosing cap according to  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of bristles are surrounded by a circumferential collar that is arranged on the fillet. 
     
     
         10 . The dosing cap according to  claim 9 , wherein the collar is 2 mm to 10 mm high. 
     
     
         11 . The dosing cap according to  claim 5 , wherein the brush attachment comprises ribbing arranged laterally on the outer wall of the brush attachment body, the ribbing comprising notches having a depth of from 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm. 
     
     
         12 . The dosing cap according to  claim 11 , wherein the ribbing on the outer wall of the brush attachment body comprises two spaced-apart ribbed regions, which are opposite one another relative to the longitudinal axis of the brush attachment body. 
     
     
         13 . A cleaning agent container, comprising a dosing cap according to  claim 1 , wherein the brush attachment is either on the closed end part of the dosing cap in a presentation state of the cleaning agent container or on the open end part of the dosing cap in a use state of the cleaning agent container.