Global Patent Index - EP 2097575 B1

EP 2097575 B1 20110914 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING LIQUID FABRIC TREATING COMPOSITIONS IN WASHING MACHINES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING LIQUID FABRIC TREATING COMPOSITIONS IN WASHING MACHINES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSGABE FLÜSSIGER FASERBEARBEITUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN IN WASCHMASCHINEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR DISTRIBUER DES COMPOSITIONS LIQUIDES DE TRAITEMENT DE TISSU DANS DES MACHINES A LAVER

Publication

EP 2097575 B1 20110914 (EN)

Application

EP 07869701 A 20071221

Priority

  • US 2007088481 W 20071221
  • US 88268506 P 20061229
  • US 95878107 A 20071218

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2008155756A1] A method and apparatus for delivering and transferring a liquid fabric treating composition to saturated clothing within a clothes washing machine during the course of a laundering operation comprises operating the washing machine in the conventional fashion to perform a washing cycle and a rinse cycle. A liquid fabric treating composition is introduced into the washing machine with the saturated clothing after completion of the rinse cycle but in advance of the spin cycle. The liquid fabric treating composition and the saturated clothing are tumbled together so that an effective amount of the liquid fabric treating composition may be transferred to the clothing as a result of contact of the liquid fabric treating composition with water that is contained in the clothing after completion of the rinse cycle. The spin cycle in then initiated, after which time the clothing may be removed from the washing machine for drying.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 35/006 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2008155756 A1 20080703; AT E524592 T1 20110915; CN 101631906 A 20100120; EP 2097575 A1 20090909; EP 2097575 B1 20110914; JP 2010514510 A 20100506; WO 2008083051 A1 20080710

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 95878107 A 20071218; AT 07869701 T 20071221; CN 200780048583 A 20071221; EP 07869701 A 20071221; JP 2009544213 A 20071221; US 2007088481 W 20071221