Patent ID: 7273841

Claim:
A water soluble container containing a composition comprising: (a) 1-40% wt. of at least one cationic surfactant having germicidal properties according to the general structural formula: where at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is an alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl substituent of from 6 to 26 carbon atoms, the remaining substituents on the nitrogen atoms are hydrocarbons containing no more than 12 carbon atoms and optionally the R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 substituents may include one or more amide, ester or ether linkages, with the entire cation portion of the molecule has a molecular weight of at least 165, and X is salt-forming anion which permits water solubility of the quaternary ammonium complex; (b) at least one non-ionic surfactant having from six to eleven carbon atoms in the non-polar hydrophobic portion of the surfactant; (c) 39-about 87% wt. of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight from about 100 to about 1000; (d) optionally, up to about 10% wt. of one or more conventional additives selected from coloring agents, fragrances and fragrance solubilizers, viscosity modifying agents, other non-short chain non-ionic surfactants, other antimicrobial/germicidal agents, pH adjusting agents and pH buffers including organic and inorganic salts, non-aqueous solvents, optical brighteners, opacifying agents, hydrotropes, antifoaming agents, enzymes, anti-spotting agents, anti-oxidants, and anti-corrosion agents; wherein said composition contains at least 2.6 percent by weight of water, and less than 25 percent by weight of water.