Patent ID: 8616375

Claim:
A dishwasher treating packet for use in a dishwasher having a treating chamber for receiving utensils for treatment and configured to automatically execute a cleaning cycle of operation to treat the utensils within the treating chamber, the dishwasher treating packet comprising: a body defining a reservoir and having at least a portion made from a dissolvable material, wherein the body includes a peripheral edge; a treating chemistry in the reservoir; a manual dispenser in fluid communication with the reservoir and disposed within a cutout and selectively operable to dispense at least a portion of the treating chemistry from the reservoir; and an applicator spaced from the manual dispenser by the cutout and extending from the body, wherein the applicator is in the form of a spreading element, and the spreading element has a thickened cross-sectional area compared to the peripheral edge of the body; wherein a user may use the dispensed treating chemistry to spot treat a utensil to be treated in the dishwasher and then place the body within the treating chamber where it will dissolve during the cleaning cycle of operation to dispense any treating chemistry remaining in the reservoir.