Package for a liquid laundry detergent

Abstract

A package for a liquid laundry detergent composition. The package includes a container; a liquid laundry detergent composition contained in the container; and a cap removably attached to the container. The cap has a base having a base interior and a base exterior opposing the base interior, the base interior having a periphery. The cap has a vessel wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface opposing the interior surface, the vessel wall extending from the periphery to a rim and the interior surface and the base interior defining a pour volume. The base interior forms a closed end of the pour volume. The cap has an in-mold label affixed to at least a portion of the exterior surface.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]Package for a liquid laundry detergent.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Laundering clothing presents many sensorial rewards to people who do laundry. They experience the scent of the laundry detergent as it is dosed into the washing machine, the blooming of perfume during the wash cycle, the release of perfume when they transfer wet laundry from the washing machine to a dryer, the blooming of the perfume during drying, the release of perfume during folding, the soft feel of retrieving clean and dried clothing from the dryer, and the delight of wearing fresh smelling clothing. Over the course of doing the laundry, the scent experience is an enjoyable and rewarding part of the process. However, the tactile experience of doing the laundry is sometimes perceived negatively.[0003]One reason for the negative perception of the tactile experience of doing the laundry is the nature of detergents that are used to wash clothing. In particular, liquid laundry deterge...

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Benefits of technology

This patent is for a package for liquid laundry detergent containing a container, a detergent composition, and a cap. The cap has a base with a periphery and a vessel wall that extends from the periphery to a rim, which forms a poult volume. An in-mold label is attached to the outer surface of the cap. The cap can also have surface irregularities, such as rims or rough spots. The technical effect is to provide a convenient and easy-to-use package for liquid laundry detergent that helps to prevent leakage and facilitates storage and transportation.

Problems solved by technology

However, the tactile experience of doing the laundry is sometimes perceived negatively.

In particular, liquid laundry detergents, while providing for exceptional cleaning and stain removal, tend to have somewhat of a slippery or slimy feel.

This process can result in some residual amount of slippery liquid laundry detergent being left on the outer surface of the cap.

When there is some liquid detergent composition on the exterior surface of a cap, consumers can have a hard time handling the cap or attaching the cap to the package, for instance by screwing the cap into the container, or attaching the cap to the container in some other manner.

For instance, her grip may slip as she screws the cap into the container or unscrews or removes the cap during her next use of the detergent.

Further, if the cap also functions as a stain pretreatment device, the slipperiness of the cap being used as a pretreatment device can make it difficult for the consumer to handle as she pretreats a stain.

If the consumer applies considerable force on the cap during pretreatment, her grip may slip on the slick surface of the cap as she vigorously rubs the stain with the cap.

This can result in spillage of any detergent left in the cap after applying some detergent to the stain.

With these limitations in mind, there is a continuing unaddressed need for caps for liquid laundry detergent packages that provide for a secure grip when opening and closing the package as well as secure handling of the cap when the cap is used to pretreat a stained article of clothing.

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