Bottled particulate detergent

Claim 1

A method for washing soiled laundry, which comprises: pouring into a container an effective amount of a bottled, free flowing particulate laundry detergent from a transparent bottle having a neck portion for dispensing detergent from the bottle; adding the effective amount of the particulate laundry detergent in the container to wash water containing the soiled laundry thereby forming a washing mixture; agitating the washing mixture until the soiled laundry is cleaned; the transparent bottle being made of a thin-walled synthetic organic polymeric plastic which is essentially moisture proof, the neck being located at the top of the bottle and having a passageway therethrough with a cross-sectional area of less than 40% of the average cross-sectional area of the bottle, wherein the neck passageway has a cross-sectional area of about from 2 to 40 sq. cm., the bottle being provided further with an integral hollow handle located on the side of the bottle, wherein the interior of the handle communicates with other interior portions of the bottle, and the handle has an internal cross-sectional area in the range of about 1 to 10 sq. cm., the neck being located nearer the side of the bottle opposite that of the handle; and the free-flowing particulate detergent in said bottle being pourable through the neck and handle and having a composition comprising from about 2 to 50% by weight of a synthetic organic detergent selected from the group consisting of nonionic detergents and mixtures of the nonionic detergents with anionic detergents, wherein said nonionic detergent is a normally tacky ethoxylated detergent, and from about 50 to 90% by weight of builders for the detergent, wherein the builders are selected from the group consisting of ion exchanging clays, organic builders and sodium salts of at least one of bicarbonates, borates, carbonates, phosphates, and silicates; the particles being sized such that at least 90% thereof pass through an 8 mesh screen and are retained on a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), are of a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/cc., are of a flowability sufficiently high so that the particulate detergent flows through the neck and handle of the bottle, and are substantially dust-free so that after pouring some of the composition from said bottle, the bottle and the contained volume above the level of the particulate detergent return to a transparent condition, and resealable cap for the neck portion.

Claim 2

A method for washing soiled laundry, which comprises: pouring into a container an effective amount of a bottled, free flowing particulate laundry detergent from a transparent bottle having a neck portion for dispensing detergent from the bottle; adding the effective amount of the particulate laundry detergent in the container to wash water containing the soiled laundry thereby forming a washing mixture; agitating the washing mixture until the soiled laundry is cleaned; the transparent bottle being made of a thin-walled synthetic organic polymeric plastic which is essentially moisture proof, the neck being located at the top of the bottle and having a passageway therethrough with a cross-sectional area of less than 40% of the average cross-sectional area of the bottle, wherein the neck passageway has a cross-sectional area of about from 2 to 40 sq. cm., the bottle being provided further with an integral hollow handle located on the side of the bottle, wherein the interior of the handle communicates with other interior portions of the bottle, and the handle has an internal cross-sectional area in the range of about 1 to 10 sq. cm., the neck being located nearer the side of the bottle opposite that of the handle; and the free-flowing particulate detergent in said bottle being pourable through the neck and handle and having a composition comprising from about 2 to 50% by weight of a synthetic organic detergent selected from the group consisting of nonionic detergents and mixtures of the nonionic detergents with anionic detergents, wherein said nonionic detergent is a normally tacky ethoxylated detergent, and from about 50 to 90% by weight of builders for the detergent, wherein the builders are selected from the group consisting of ion exchanging clays, organic builders and sodium salts of at least one of bicarbonates, borates, carbonates, phosphates, and silicates; the particles being sized such that at least 90% thereof pass through an 8 mesh screen and are retained on a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), are of a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/cc., are of a flowability sufficiently high so that the particulate detergent flows through the neck and handle of the bottle, and are substantially dust-free so that after pouring some of the composition from said bottle, the bottle and the contained volume above the level of the particulate detergent return to a transparent condition, and resealable cap for the neck portion.

Claim 13

A method for washing soiled laundry, which comprises: pouring into a container an effective amount of a bottled, free-flowing particulate laundry detergent from a transparent bottle having a neck portion for dispensing detergent from the bottle; adding the effective amount of the particulate laundry detergent in the container to wash water containing the soiled laundry thereby forming a washing mixture; agitating the washing mixture until the soiled laundry is cleaned; the transparent bottle being made of a thin-walled synthetic organic polymeric plastic which is essentially moisture proof, the neck being located at the top of the bottle and having a passageway therethrough with a cross-sectional area of less than 40% of the average cross-sectional area of the bottle, wherein the neck passageway has a cross-sectional area of about from 2 to 40 sq. cm., the bottle being provided further with an integral hollow handle located on the side of the bottle, wherein the interior of the handle communicates with other interior portions of the bottle, and the handle has an internal cross-sectional area in the range of about 1 to 10 sq. cm., the free-flowing particulate detergent in the bottle being pourable through the neck and handle and having a composition which comprises from about 2 to 50% by weight of a synthetic organic detergent selected from the group consisting of nonionic detergents and mixtures of said nonionic detergents with anionic detergents, wherein the nonionic detergent is a normally tacky ethoxylated detergent, and from about 50 to 90% by weight of builders for the detergent, wherein the builders are selected from the group consisting of ion exchanging clays, organic builders and sodium salts of at least one of bicarbonates, borates, carbonates, phosphates, and silicates, said particles being sized such that at least 90% thereof pass through an 8 mesh screen and are retained on a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), are of a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/cc., are of a flowability sufficiently high so that the particulate detergent flows through the neck and handle of the bottle and are substantially dust-free so that after pouring some of the composition from said bottle the bottle and the contained volume above the level of the particulate detergent return to a transparent condition, and a resealable cap for the neck portion.

Claim 14

A method for washing soiled laundry, which comprises: pouring into a container an effective amount of a bottled, free-flowing particulate laundry detergent from a transparent bottle having a neck portion for dispensing detergent from the bottle; adding the effective amount of the particulate laundry detergent in the container to wash water containing the soiled laundry thereby forming a washing mixture; agitating the washing mixture until the soiled laundry is cleaned; the transparent bottle being made of a thin-walled synthetic organic polymeric plastic which is essentially moisture proof, the neck being located at the top of the bottle and having a passageway therethrough with a cross-sectional area of less than 40% of the average cross-sectional area of the bottle, wherein the neck passageway has a cross-sectional area of about from 2 to 40 sq. cm., the bottle being provided further with an integral hollow handle located on the side of the bottle, wherein the interior of the handle communicates with other interior portions of the bottle, and the handle has an internal cross-sectional area in the range of about 1 to 10 sq. cm., the free-flowing particulate detergent in the bottle being pourable through the neck and handle and having a composition which comprises from about 2 to 50% by weight of a synthetic organic detergent selected from the group consisting of nonionic detergents and mixtures of said nonionic detergents with anionic detergents, wherein the nonionic detergent is a normally tacky ethoxylated detergent, and from about 50 to 90% by weight of builders for the detergent, wherein the builders are selected from the group consisting of ion exchanging clays, organic builders and sodium salts of at least one of bicarbonates, borates, carbonates, phosphates, and silicates, said particles being sized such that at least 90% thereof pass through an 8 mesh screen and are retained on a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), are of a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/cc., are of a flowability sufficiently high so that the particulate detergent flows through the neck and handle of the bottle and are substantially dust-free so that after pouring some of the composition from said bottle the bottle and the contained volume above the level of the particulate detergent return to a transparent condition, and a resealable cap for the neck portion.

Claim 15

A method for washing soiled laundry, which comprises: pouring into a container an effective amount of a bottled, free-flowing particulate laundry detergent from a transparent bottle having a neck portion for dispensing detergent from the bottle; adding the effective amount of the particulate, free flowing laundry detergent in the container to wash water containing the soiled laundry thereby forming a washing mixture; agitating the washing mixture until the soiled laundry is cleaned; the bottle being made of a thin-walled synthetic organic polymeric plastic which is essentially moisture proof, the neck being located at the top of the bottle and having a passageway therethrough with a cross-sectional area of less than 40% of the average cross-sectional area of the bottle, wherein the neck passageway has a cross-sectional area of about from 2 to 40 sq. cm., the bottle being provided further with an integral hollow handle located on the side of the bottle, wherein the interior of said handle communicates with other interior portions of the bottle, and the handle has an internal cross-sectional area in the range of about 1 to 10 sq. cm., the free-flowing particulate detergent in the bottle being pourable through the neck and handle and having a composition which comprises from about 2 to 50% by weight of a synthetic organic nonionic detergent wherein the nonionic detergent is a normally tacky ethoxylated detergent, and from about 50 to 90% by weight of builders for the detergent, wherein said builders are selected from the group consisting of ion exchanging clays, organic builders and sodium salts of at least one of bicarbonates, borates, inorganic carbonates, phosphates, and silicates, the particles sized such that at least 90% thereof pass through an 8 mesh screen and are retained on a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), are of a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/cc., are of a flowability sufficiently high so that the particulate detergent flows through the neck and handle of the bottle and are substantially dust-free so that after pouring some of the composition from the bottle the bottle and the contained volume above the level of the particulate detergent return to a transparent condition, and a resealable cap for the neck portion.

Claim 16

A method for washing soiled laundry, which comprises: pouring into a container an effective amount of a bottled, free-flowing particulate laundry detergent from a transparent bottle having a neck portion for dispensing detergent from the bottle; adding the effective amount of the particulate, free flowing laundry detergent in the container to wash water containing the soiled laundry thereby forming a washing mixture; agitating the washing mixture until the soiled laundry is cleaned; the bottle being made of a thin-walled synthetic organic polymeric plastic which is essentially moisture proof, the neck being located at the top of the bottle and having a passageway therethrough with a cross-sectional area of less than 40% of the average cross-sectional area of the bottle, wherein the neck passageway has a cross-sectional area of about from 2 to 40 sq. cm., the bottle being provided further with an integral hollow handle located on the side of the bottle, wherein the interior of said handle communicates with other interior portions of the bottle, and the handle has an internal cross-sectional area in the range of about 1 to 10 sq. cm., the free-flowing particulate detergent in the bottle being pourable through the neck and handle and having a composition which comprises from about 2 to 50% by weight of a synthetic organic nonionic detergent wherein the nonionic detergent is a normally tacky ethoxylated detergent, and from about 50 to 90% by weight of builders for the detergent, wherein said builders are selected from the group consisting of ion exchanging clays, organic builders and sodium salts of at least one of bicarbonates, borates, inorganic carbonates, phosphates, and silicates, the particles sized such that at least 90% thereof pass through an 8 mesh screen and are retained on a 200 mesh screen (U.S. Sieve Series), are of a bulk density of at least 0.5 g/cc., are of a flowability sufficiently high so that the particulate detergent flows through the neck and handle of the bottle and are substantially dust-free so that after pouring some of the composition from the bottle the bottle and the contained volume above the level of the particulate detergent return to a transparent condition, and a resealable cap for the neck portion.