Patent ID: 7959686
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: C11D,D06L

Abstract:
1. A method for cleaning garments, the method comprising: dispensing, from an internal chamber of a dispenser, a dry-cleaning composition onto a garment to be cleaned in a drying machine, wherein the garment to be cleaned is not suitable for laundering in a household washing machine, wherein the dispenser is adapted to selectively dispense the dry-cleaning composition directly onto the garment to be cleaned, wherein the dispenser is selected from the group consisting of an aerosol spray vessel, a pump-actuated spray vessel, and a pressurized spray vessel, wherein the dry-cleaning composition comprises active components that comprise at least one organic solvent, water, and at least one emulsifier; placing into the drying machine the garment to be cleaned that contains the dry-cleaning composition dispensed from the dispenser, wherein the drying machine is a household-type, non-pressurized drying machine normally adapted to dry wet garments from a washing machine; and tumbling the garment to be cleaned that contains the dry-cleaning composition from the dispenser with heated air in the drying machine to clean the garment with the dry-cleaning composition, wherein the tumbling includes permitting the heated air in the drying machine to contact the garment to be cleaned as the garment to be cleaned is tumbled with the heated air in the drying machine.