Patent ID: 7381692

Claim:
A cleansing article, comprising: a. a fibrous layer composed of a continuous network of bonded fibers, said layer having a porosity of greater than about 0.95 and a percent energy loss of less than about 30; b. a solid or semi-solid foamable composition, said layer being partially encompassed by said composition, the foamable composition to the layer being in the weight ratio range of about 30 to 1 to about 2000 to 1; c. wherein the layer prior to impregnation with the foamable composition is characterized by a non-woven or woven fibrous network selected from one or a combination of the following: 1. a corrugated bulky fabric having attached pleats oriented substantially perpendicularly to the x-y plane of the cleansing article, 2. a bulky fabric having a plurality of discrete peaks forming a 3 dimensional pattern where the z axis of the fabric is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the x-y plane of the cleansing article, 3. a bulky fabric having a polygonal regular or irregular 3 dimensional honeycomb-like structure where the z axis of the honeycomb-like fabric is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the x-y plane of the cleansing article, or 4. a bulky fabric having a plurality of attached layers oriented substantially perpendicularly to the x-y plane of the cleansing article and arranged in a pattern composed of one or more of spiral, wavy or folded arrangement(s); d. wherein the layer prior to impregnation with the foamable composition is characterized by fibers selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, rayon or cotton fibers or blends thereof; and e. wherein said article is a toilet bar.