Patent ID: 6403032
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A01N,A61L,E03C

Abstract:
An assembly for dispensing sanitary agents into drains comprising:a quantity of sanitizing agent which is initially in granular or powdered form when unwetted; and a retaining member defining a volume and substantially surrounding the sanitizing agent therein, said retaining member including a wall of flexible mesh fabric material having a plurality of openings sized to permit the passage of liquid therethrough and to permit gradual erosion of the sanitizing agent from the retaining member while inhibiting the passage of said sanitizing agent therefrom in an initial, unwetted condition, said granular or powdered sanitizing agent characterized by the property of becoming a gel upon wetting thereof with said fabric material conforming to the sanitizing agent during gradual release of the sanitizing agent through the fabric material.