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US3993722A
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Process for making variegated soap bars or cakes
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1975-01-31
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Granted: 1976-11-23
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Expires: 1995-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A process for making variegated soap bars or cakes. Such bars are prepared by co-plodding differently colored commingled sets of soap noodles having particular diameters wherein at least one set of the soap noodles have diameters of about 1/8 inch or less.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A. Borcher
- 👤 John R. Knochel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 21:29
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D13/00; C11D13/08; C11D13/14; C11D13/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A process for making variegated soap bars, said process comprising: a. providing at least two colored soap masses at a temperature and consistency suitable for plodding, there being soap masses of at least two different colors; b. plodding and extruding the soap masses to form, i. at least one stream of small diameter noodles of one color, the small diameter noodles having diameters of about 1/8 inch or less, and ii. at least one stream of larger diameter noodles of a second color, the larger diameter noodles having diameters at least about twice as great as those of the small diameter noodles; c. introducing the streams of the small and larger diameter noodles into a vacuum chamber at respective rates such that the weight rate of the small diameter noodles is from about 2 to about 6 times that of the larger diameter noodles; d. directing together the streams of small and larger diameter noodles so as to achieve commingling of the noodles before they exit from the vaccum chamber; e. introducing the commingled noodles into a final flodder; f. plodding the commingled noodles in the final plodder into a variegated soap log; and g. forming the log into variegated soap bars.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A process for making variegated soap bars, said process comprising: a. providing at least two colored soap masses at a temperature and consistency suitable for plodding, there being soap masses of at least two different colors; b. plodding and extruding the soap masses to form, i. at least one stream of small diameter noodles of one color, the small diameter noodles having diameters of about 1/8 inch or less, and ii. at least one stream of larger diameter noodles of a second color, the larger diameter noodles having diameters at least about twice as great as those of the small diameter noodles; c. introducing the streams of the small and larger diameter noodles into a vacuum chamber at respective rates such that the weight rate of the small diameter noodles is from about 2 to about 6 times that of the larger diameter noodles; d. directing together the streams of small and larger diameter noodles so as to achieve commingling of the noodles before they exit from the vaccum chamber; e. introducing the commingled noodles into a final flodder; f. plodding the commingled noodles in the final plodder into a variegated soap log; and g. forming the log into variegated soap bars.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the small diameter noodles are introduced into the vacuum chamber at a rate by weight of from about 3 to about 5 times the rate by weight at which larger diameter noodles are introduced into the vacuum chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the small diameter noodles are extruded to lengths of from about 2 inches to about 5 inches and the larger diameter noodles are extruded to lengths of from about 1/4 inch to about 5 inches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein the small diameter noodles are all of substantially equal lengths and the larger diameter noodles are all of substantially equal length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the streams of smaller and larger diameter noodles are directed together into a substantially confluent stream of commingled noodles within the vacuum chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the commingled noodles are introduced into the plodder by choke feeding.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the soap masses comprise from about 40% to about 90% by weight of tallow fatty acid soaps.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the formation of the soap log into variegated bars comprises the steps of: a. cutting the variegated soap log into billets; b. aligning each billet with a die box cavity; c. forcing a portion of the aligned billet into the die box cavity to form a variegated bar within the cavity; and d. releasing the bar from the die box cavity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 8 wherein each soap billet is aligned with a substantially rectangular die box cavity so as to have a longitudinal axis not coincident with the longitudinal axis of the die box cavity.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-11-23 | 1980-05-24 | 1980-11-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-11-23 | 1984-05-24 | 1984-11-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-11-23 | 1988-05-24 | 1988-11-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |