Patent ID: 7186675

Claim:
A method of cleaning a hard surface comprising the steps of providing a composition comprising: (a) one or more alkyl ether sulfates; (b) at least one quaternary ammonium compound corresponding to formula I: in which EO is ethylene oxide, R and R′ are the same or different and represent alkyl groups, n 1 is 0–30, n 2 is 0–30, and A is a counterion; (c) 0 to 50% of one or more alkyl and/or aryl sulfonates; (d) 0 to 15% of one or more alkyl sulfates; (e) 0.1 to 20% of one or more amphoteric surfactants; and (f) water, wherein the composition has a pH of 6 to 7 and is free of enzymes and magnesium ions and applying a cleaning-effective amount of said composition to the hard surface to effect cleaning thereof, improved rate of drying of the surface and improved rate of drainage of water from the surface.