Patent ID: 8729005

Claim:
An aqueous liquid acidic hard surface cleaning composition having a pH of about 2-4, which necessarily comprises: 0.1-7% wt., of an organic acid constituent which consists solely of acetic acid; 0.5-5% wt., of at least one nonionic surfactant derived from Guerbet alcohols; 0.1-7% wt., of an organic solvent constituent which comprises at least one glycol ether solvent; 0.01-5% wt., of a sequestering polymer constituent selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate-polyethylene glycol graft copolymers, and poly(acrylic acid/2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid); 0-5% wt. of a cosurfactant constituent selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; 0-5% wt. of one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of coloring agents, fragrances and fragrance solubilizers, viscosity modifying agents thickeners, pH adjusting agents and pH buffers, optical brighteners, opacifying agents, hydrotropes, abrasives, and preservatives; and the balance, water, wherein water comprises at least 80% wt. of the composition and the acetic acid is the sole acid present in the composition.