Patent ID: 6040286
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: C11D,D06F

Abstract:
A through-the-washer-dryer detergent bag comprising;a pair of containers each having an inner panel and an outer panel; each of said panels being made of air and water permeable material and each of said panels having a left edge, a right edge, a top edge and a bottom edge; said respective top edges and left edges of said respective sets of inner and outer panels being sealed together adjacent their respective edges to form two containers each having an interior chamber therein having a total volume V.sub.T ; said chambers each having a length L2, a height H5, and a width W2; L2 is in the range of 2.5""-6"", H5 is in the range of 2.5""-6"", and W2 is in the range of 0.5""-2.5""; a granular detergent particulate in each of said chambers; the size of said detergent particulate being in the range of 5-250 microns and the total weight of said detergent particulate being in the range of 1-8 ounces; the volume of said particulate being in the range of 0.40 V.sub.T -0.70 V.sub.T, and the remaining air volume in each of said containers having a volume in the range of 0.30 V.sub.T -0.60 V.sub.T ; andthe top edges of said respective containers being sealed together and a web of material having a top surface and a bottom surface connects the respective bottom edges of said respective containers together thus forming an air and water passageway between the inner panels of said respective containers and said top surface of said web of material.