Claims
- 1. A cleaning sheet comprising a material, the chemical composition of which is such that the material resists folding.
- 2. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the material comprises a polymer.
- 3. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the material comprises a hydrophilic material and/or a hydrophobic material.
- 4. The cleaning sheet according to claim 3 wherein the hydrophilic material comprises a cellulosic material.
- 5. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the material is prepared by solid state post formation technology.
- 6. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the material is prepared by differential elongation composite technology.
- 7. A cleaning sheet comprising apertures such that the cleaning sheet resists folding.
- 8. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the cleaning sheet further comprises a liquid cleaning/refreshment composition releasably absorbed in the material.
- 9. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the material is wholly or partially covered by a coversheet.
- 10. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet substantially encases the material.
- 11. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet has a minimum thickness of at least about 8 mils.
- 12. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the material is in the form of a sheet.
- 13. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the material is bonded to the coversheet at discrete areas, whereby, in-use, the material is maintained in its original configuration relative to the coversheet.
- 14. The cleaning sheet according to claim 8 wherein the liquid cleaning/refreshment composition comprises water and a member selected from the group consisting of organic solvents, organic surfactants, auxiliary cleaning agents, perfumes and mixture thereof.
- 15. The cleaning sheet according to claim 8 wherein the liquid cleaning/refreshment composition comprises water and a surfactant.
- 16. The cleaning sheet according to claim 15 wherein the surfactant comprises a nonionic surfactant.
- 17. The cleaning sheet according to claim 16 wherein the liquid cleaning/refreshment composition comprises a mixture of water and a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated alkyl phenols and mixtures thereof.
- 18. The cleaning sheet according to claim 8 wherein the material is wholly or partially covered by a coversheet which is permeable to the liquid cleaning/refreshment composition.
- 19. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet comprises a hydrophobic material.
- 20. The cleaning sheet according to claim 19 wherein the coversheet comprises a hydrophobic ink.
- 21. The cleaning sheet according to claim 19 wherein the coversheet comprises a paint.
- 22. The cleaning sheet according to claim 19 wherein the coversheet comprises a cellulosic material.
- 23. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet comprises apertures.
- 24. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet comprises crepe.
- 25. The cleaning sheet according to claim 19 wherein the cellulosic material comprises crepe.
- 26. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet comprises polyethylene.
- 27. The cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the coversheet comprises nylon.
- 28. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the cleaning sheet is a dryer sheet.
- 29. An overall non-immerion cleaning/refreshment process for treating a fabric, which optionally comprises a prespotting operation, comprising the overall steps of:
a) placing the fabric together with the cleaning sheet according to claim 1 in a tumbling apparatus; and b) operating the tumbling apparatus.
- 30. The process according to claim 29 wherein the tumbling apparatus is a hot air clothes dryer.
- 31. The process according to claim 29 wherein the process further comprises placing the fabric together with the cleaning sheet according to claim 1 into a containment bag prior to placing into the tumbling apparatus.
- 32. The process according to claim 31 wherein vapors are vented from the containment bag during step b).
- 33. A kit comprising a plurality of cleaning sheets according to claim 1.
- 34. A kit comprising:
a) one or more cleaning sheets according to claim 1; and b) a re-usable containment bag.
- 35. A kit comprising:
a) one or more cleaning sheets in accordance with the present invention; and b) a stain remover system.
- 36. A product comprising one or more cleaning sheets according to claim 8, the product further comprising instructions for using one or more cleaning sheets to clean/refresh a fabric in need of treatment.
- 37. An article of manufacture which is specifically adapted to clean/refresh fabrics in a hot air clothes dryer comprising a cleaning sheet according to claim 8 wherein the material comprises from about 10 grams to about 30 grams of the liquid cleaning/refreshment composition comprising at least about 95% by weight of water.
- 38. An article of manufacture which is specifically adapted to clean/refresh fabrics in a hot air clothes dryer comprising a cleaning sheet according to claim 9 wherein the material comprises from about 10 grams to about 30 grams of the liquid cleaning/refreshment composition comprising at least about 95% by weight of water.
- 39. A fabric treated by the process according to claim 29.
- 40. The cleaning sheet according to claim 1 wherein the cleaning sheet further comprises a consumer signal component.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 37 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/226,424, filed Aug. 18, 2000 (Attorney Docket No. 8206P) and to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/237,835, filed Oct. 3, 2000 (Attorney Docket No. 8206P2).
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60226424 |
Aug 2000 |
US |
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60237835 |
Oct 2000 |
US |