Patent ID: 8398721

Claim:
A method for cleaning dry garments, the method comprising: dispensing, from an internal chamber of a dispenser, a dry-cleaning composition onto a garment to be cleaned in a drying machine, wherein the garment to be cleaned is a dry garment that is not suitable for laundering in a household washing machine, wherein the dispenser is adapted to selectively dispense the dry-cleaning composition directly onto the garment to be cleaned, wherein the dispenser is selected from the group consisting of an aerosol spray vessel, a pump-actuated spray vessel, and a pressurized spray vessel, wherein the dry-cleaning composition comprises at least one organic solvent, water, and at least one of a pet-odor removing substance, a smoke-odor removing substance, and a urine-odor removing substance; placing into the drying machine the garment to be cleaned that contains the dry-cleaning composition dispensed from the dispenser, wherein the drying machine is a household type drying machine normally adapted to dry wet garments from a washing machine; and tumbling the garment to be cleaned that contains the dry-cleaning composition from the dispenser with heated air in the drying machine to clean the garment with the dry-cleaning composition, wherein the placing and the tumbling do not include placing the garment to be cleaned in a bag.