US4652389A
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Carpet cleaner
Assignee: Clorox Co
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Filing: 1984-12-14
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Granted: 1987-03-24
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Expires: 2004-12-14
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a carpet cleaning composition and dispensing means which use foam producing surfactants, solvents, propellants, builders and water. Other adjuncts may be added, such as fragrances, dyes, and fabric softeners. The invention also provides a method for cleaning soiled fabrics having fibers containing soiling particles which comprises: (a) applying to said fibers an aqueous, solvent/surfactant admixture having a solvent with consistent evaporation rate in ambient air; (b) collapsing without abrasion said mixture into said fibers and emulsifying and segregating said soiling particles during a controlled residence time; and (c) evaporating said solvent so as to form said admixture into a foam, elevating said soiling particles substantially to the surface of said fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Moll
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:53
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0094; C11D17/00; C11D17/0043; C11D3/0031
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A dispensable composition for cleaning soiled fabrics, comprising: (a) about 0.1% to 30.0% by weight of a foam forming surfactant; (b) about 0.5% to 20.0% by weight of a volatile organic solvent having a consistent evaporation rate in ambient air, said solvent having, a vapor pressure of 760 mm of mercury at a temperature of no greater than 175° C.; (c) about 10.0% to 50.0% by weight of a propellant wherein if said propellant is a hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons, said propellant will not exceed about 4 carbon atoms in length; (d) about 0.5% to 20.0% by weight of a builder; and (e) the remainder as water; said surfactant and solvent admixing and interacting with said propellant so as to form an initial foam upon dispensing, to collapse without abrasion into a fabric surface and to refoam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A dispensable composition for cleaning soiled fabrics, comprising: (a) about 0.1% to 30.0% by weight of a foam forming surfactant; (b) about 0.5% to 20.0% by weight of a volatile organic solvent having a consistent evaporation rate in ambient air, said solvent having, a vapor pressure of 760 mm of mercury at a temperature of no greater than 175° C.; (c) about 10.0% to 50.0% by weight of a propellant wherein if said propellant is a hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons, said propellant will not exceed about 4 carbon atoms in length; (d) about 0.5% to 20.0% by weight of a builder; and (e) the remainder as water; said surfactant and solvent admixing and interacting with said propellant so as to form an initial foam upon dispensing, to collapse without abrasion into a fabric surface and to refoam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting essentially of anionic, nonionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting essentially of saturated, substituted, or halogenated alkanes of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said propellant is a liquefiable, or compressed gas propellant, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said builder is selected from the group consisting essentially of alkali metal salts of silicates, phosphates, and carbonates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein said surfactant is an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting essentially of: (a) alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl sulfates; (b) alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl sulfonates; (c) alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl sarcosinates; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein said propellant is a compressible propellant selected from the group consisting essentially of saturated hydrocarbons consisting of methane, ethane, iso-propane, n-propane, iso-butane, n-butane, and mixtures thereof.
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