Patent ID: 7696143

Claim:
A hard surface treatment composition which provides a cleaning and disinfecting benefit consisting of: an acidic constituent which comprises an acid selected from the group consisting of: citric acid, sorbic acid, acetic acid, boric acid, formic acid, maleic acid, adipic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, malonic acid, glycolic acid, and mixtures thereof; at least one anionic surfactant constituent; at least one nonionic surfactant constituent; at least one organic solvent constituent wherein the organic solvent constituent consists solely of ethanol to the exclusion of other organic solvents; optionally one or more further constituents selected from coloring agents, fragrances and fragrance solubilizers, viscosity modifying agents, pH adjusting agents and pH buffers including organic and inorganic salts, opacifying agents, hydrotropes, antifoaming agents, enzymes, anti-spotting agents, anti-oxidants, preservatives, and anti-corrosion agents; and the balance, water characterized in that: cationic quaternary ammonium compounds known to be effective against gram positive and/or gram negative type pathogenic bacteria, other known-art antimicrobial constituents selected from non-cationic phenolic based antimicrobials; para-chloro-meta-xylenol; resorcinol and derivatives thereof; bisphenolic compounds; halogenated carbanilides; 2-hydroxydiphenyl compounds; pyrithiones; hydantoin compounds; iodophors and bleach are excluded.