Patent ID: 6749066
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A method for packaging single use amounts of any of a liquid detergent or liquid fabric softener in a non-closable, non-reusable, non-storable container, comprising the steps of:a) forming a self-standing container with an open well, of a size sufficient to contain enough liquid detergent or fabric softener sufficient for a single average wash load, with said well having an opening, completely peripherally bounded with a peripheral outwardly extending short ledge; b) filling the container with an amount of the liquid detergent or fabric softener, sufficient only for about a single average wash load; c) placing a cover sheet of a sealable material on the ledge around the opening of the well and enclosingly across the opening of the well and fully sealing the cover sheet to sealingly enclose the liquid within said container, wherein said cover sheet is congruently sized to the surface having the area dimension comprising the opening of the well and the ledge therearound, and wherein a portion of the cover sheet is manually accessible for gripping in peeling off the cover sheet from the container when the detergent or fabric softener is to be used; wherein the seal is of sufficient tensile strength to resist accidental opening of the container but wherein the seal has a low peel strength for facilitated peeling removal of the cover sheet without jerking or the leaving of a remaining residue.