Patent ID: 7744654

Claim:
A method for cleaning dry objects, the method comprising: dispensing, from an internal chamber of a dispenser, a dry-cleaning composition onto a dry object to be cleaned in a drying machine, wherein the object to be cleaned 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 object 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 active components, and further wherein the active components comprise at least one organic solvent that forms at least 50 wt % of the active components in the dry-cleaning composition; placing into the drying machine the object to be cleaned that contains the dry-cleaning composition dispensed from the dispenser, wherein the drying machine is a household-type, non-pressurized drying machine normally adapted to dry wet garments from a washing machine; and tumbling the object to be cleaned that contains the dry-cleaning composition from the dispenser with heated air in the drying machine to clean the object with the dry-cleaning composition, wherein the tumbling includes permitting the heated air in the drying machine to contact the object to be cleaned as the object to be cleaned is tumbled with the heated air in the drying machine.