Claims
- 1. A non-immersion method for cleaning fabrics in a hot air clothes dryer comprising placing said fabrics in a containment bag together with an article which is in an unfolded configuration, closing said containment bag, and tumbling said fabrics together with said unfolded article, wherein said article comprises a flexible nonwoven fiber sheet substrate carrying a cleaning composition removable to fabrics by contact therewith, said cleaning composition comprising 0.05% to 0.20% by weight of a polyacrylate emulsifier; 1.2-octanediol; and at least 60% by weight of water, said sheet substrate having fold lines and perforations sufficient in size and number to substantially diminish or prevent the tendency of said sheet substrate when in-use in an open configuration to close by refolding said fold lines and said perforations are distributed uniformly in said sheet substrate.
- 2. A dry cleaning composition in kit form, comprising the following components:
- (a) multiple, folded fabric cleaning articles comprising flexible nonwoven fiber sheet substrates carrying a cleaning composition removable to fabrics by contact therewith, said cleaning composition comprising 0.05% to 0.20% by weight of a polyacrylate emulsifier; 1,2-octanediol; and at least 60% by weight of water, said sheet substrates having fold lines and perforations sufficient in size and number to substantially diminish or prevent the tendency of said sheet substrates when in-use in an open configuration to close by refolding said fold lines and said perforations are distributed uniformly in said sheet substrates.
- (b) a reusable container suitable for use in a hot air clothes dryer; and
- (c) an outer package containing said components (a) and (b).
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/545,441, filed Oct. 17, 1995; now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/413,332, filed Mar. 30, 1995, now abandoned.
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