Dry cleaning apparatus

Claim 1

A DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE FOR USE WITH DRY CLEANING SOLVENT COMPRISING (A) A PERFORATED OUTER SHELL ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SOLVENT TO BE FILTERED AND CONDITIONED, (B) A PERFORATED INNER TUBE INSIDE OF SAID OUTER SHELL AND HAVING ONE END OPEN FOR DISPENDING CONDITIONED SOLVENT THERETHROUGH, (C) A PERFORATED SUPPORT TUBE INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID OUTER SHELL AND SAID INNER TUBE, (D) AN IMPERFORATE END PLATE AT EACH END OF SAID CARTRIDGE CONNECTING SAID OUTER SHELL AND SAID SUPPORT TUBE IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP RESPECTIVELY ALONG THE OUTER AND INNER PERIPHERAL EDGES OF SAID END PLATES TO DEFINE A SOLVENT FILTERING CHAMBER AND A CENTER CAVITY, (E) A FIRST COVER ENGAGING THE INNER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF ONE OF SAID END PLATES FOR PARTIALLY CLOSING ONE END OF SAID CENTER CAVITY AND HAVING SOLVENT OUTLET MEANS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID ONE END OF SAID INNER TUBE, SAID INNER TUBE FASTENED AT SAID ONE END TO SAID FIRST COVER IN A MANNER TO SUPPORT SAID INNER TUBE IN SAID CENTER CAVITY THEREBY TO DEFINE WITH SAID SUPPORT TUBE A SOLVENT CONDITIONING CHAMBER, (F) A TUBE OF LONGITUDINALLY FOLDED FILTER PAPER IN SAID FILTERING CHAMBER FOR REMOVING PARTICULATE MATTER FROM SOLVENT FLOWING THERETHROUGH, (G) REACTIVE GRANULES IN GRANULAR FORM IN SAID CONDITIONING CHAMBER FOR REMOVING NONPARTICULATE MATTER FROM SOLVENT FLOWING THERETHROUGH.