Dissolvable Textile Package Enclosing Wash Enabled Self-Unfolding Textiles and Corresponding Methods

Abstract

A kit includes a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack and a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items. The textile items can be washcloths, bath blankets, flat sheets, or other types of textile items. For larger textile items, a wash enabled self-unfolding fold can be applied to each textile item so that it automatically unfolds into wash water when the dissolvable package dissolves.

1 . A kit, comprising:
 a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold; and   a water dissolvable film situated around the stack.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the wash enabled self-unfolding fold comprises an accordion fold. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein the accordion fold comprises one of a quad accordion fold or a sept accordion fold. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of textile items comprises one of a plurality of bath blankets, a plurality of washcloths, or a plurality of flat sheets, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the wash enabled self-unfolding fold comprises a book fold. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the dissolvable film is a string. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of textile items is further manufactured from elastomeric materials. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the water dissolvable film comprises one or more of polypropylene, polyvinyl alcohol, glycerin, polylactic acid, and/or starch. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the water dissolvable film comprises at least one of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol and carboxymethyl cellulose, or polylactic-co-glycolic acid. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein water dissolvable film is at least 0.1 millimeters in thickness. 
     
     
         11 . A kit, comprising:
 a plurality of textile items folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold; and   a dissolvable film layer sealed around the stack.   
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the dissolvable film layer is adhesively sealed around the plurality of textile items. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 11 , the plurality of textile items comprising a plurality of bath blankets. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 11 , the plurality of textile items comprising a plurality of washcloths. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 11 , the plurality of textile items comprising a plurality of flat sheets. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 11 , further comprising a bale bag positioned around the kit. 
     
     
         17 . A kit, comprising:
 a plurality of textile items folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold; and   a dissolvable film situated around the plurality of textile items.   
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of textile items comprises soiled textile items. 
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 17 , further comprising at least one other kit comprising at least one other plurality of textile items folded with at least one other wash enabled self-unfolding fold and another dissolvable film situated around the at least one other plurality of textile items. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 19 , further comprising a dissolvable package situated around the kit and the at least one other kit.