Dosing and dispensing device

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2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Stinson, Frankie L (Department: 1711)

Textiles: fluid treating apparatus

Machines

Combined

C068S213000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07971455

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a dosing and dispensing device (1) comprising a double wall structure having an inner wall (10) and an outer wall (20), wherein the inner wall (10) defines a dosing chamber (12) with an opening (14) for filling and dispensing, and the outer wall (20) circumscribes the inner wall (10) at a line of intersection (30) so that an upper part of the dosing chamber lies on one side of the line of intersection (30), within the outer wall (20), and a lower part of the dosing chamber lies on the other side of the line of intersection (30), outside of the outer wall (20).The present invention further relates to a method dosing and dispensing a laundry product, preferably a liquid or gel detergent product, into a washing machine, comprising the steps of:a) providing the dosing and dispensing device (1);b) transferring a measured dose of a laundry product into the filling opening (14) of the dosing chamber (12) to fill, or partly fill, the dosing chamber (12);c) placing the dosing and dispensing device (1) containing the laundry product into the drum of an automatic laundry washing machine;d) running a washing cycle of the automatic laundry washing machine so that the laundry product is dispensed into the drum through the dispensing opening (14) of the dosing and dispensing device (1);e) recovering the empty dosing and dispensing device (1) for re-use after the end of the wash cycle.

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