EP1676947A1 - Dispositif portatif de lavage manuel - Google Patents

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EP1676947A1
EP1676947A1 EP05100001A EP05100001A EP1676947A1 EP 1676947 A1 EP1676947 A1 EP 1676947A1 EP 05100001 A EP05100001 A EP 05100001A EP 05100001 A EP05100001 A EP 05100001A EP 1676947 A1 EP1676947 A1 EP 1676947A1
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Efthimios Angelopoulos
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F5/00—Hand implements for washing purposes, e.g. sticks 
    • D06F5/005—Receptacles for washing articles, e.g. hosiery, by shaking or squeezing

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  • This invention is about a portable laundry device containing the cleaning agent ready to wash fabric articles, at any location.
  • Prior art with publication number GB 460424 is a hand washing apparatus for cleaning clothes.
  • WO 02/09117 is a portable pouch that can be used for cleaning fabric articles.
  • the problem of prior art is that the pouch can not be closed water tight. The user has to use it in connection with other washing apparatus.
  • WO 98/58113 is a washing apparatus for cleaning fabric articles. It can not accommodate a lot of fabric articles at the same time, and is not designed to soak the fabrics inside a water / detergent mixture due to their water detergent absorbing material placed inside the apparatus.
  • the device has no scrubbing means that can increase the efficiency of the detergent. Is not suitable for the every day use.
  • GB460424 is a hand washing apparatus for cleaning clothes. Said apparatus has no scrubbing means were they can increase the efficiency of the device. Also the cleaning operation was done by a stamping movement of the feet. As a result not effective friction between the fabrics was created since the force acting to the clothes is compressive and not shear, which gives the best results. Also detergent has to be supplied separately.
  • the portable, manual laundry device It is a container that can enclose detergent, water and fabric articles inside said container water tight. Since the device is made of flexible material, it is expandable and contains friction means for the improvement of the efficiency of the cleaning agent. Also a detergent dispensing mechanism is part of the device having as a result the device to be a one stop solution. The user purchasing one device witch has all it is required for laundry.
  • the scrubbing means in the interior, in connection with the repeatedly rolling of the device can perform the required scrubbing for the fabrics to be cleaned.
  • the device may be provided as a kit, including the cleaning agent. By doing so, the user is purchasing and afterwards caring during travelling one device witch is a complete solution for his laundry.
  • Portable manual laundry device consisting of a cylindrical container (1) made of flexible water tight material. Preferably by a transparent soft plastic membrane (some possible materials: polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polystyrene film, polyacrylonitrile, PE film).
  • the device has an opening where it can be closed water tight with a closing device (2).
  • the inner surface of the device is fitted with scrubbing means (3) in order to create friction between the fabrics and the inner surface of the device.
  • Means of dispensing detergent (4) where the detergent can be stored and released in to the bag when required.
  • a simple valve mechanism (5) that will keep the detergent in the dispensing apparatus until the user will release it to the device.
  • the drawings describe a simple peel of membrane but it can be also a mechanical tab or a mesh pouch (5b).
  • Fig 1 describes the device completely expanded, deployed, and ready to accommodate the fabric articles, water and cleaning agent.
  • Fig 2 describes the device at folded position, when it is not used were it can easily be transported in a suitcase.
  • Fig 3 describes the device at folded position also but the access opening is in deferent position.
  • Fig 4 and 5 describe other possible shapes of the device and closing arrangement.
  • Fig 6 describes the device with attached pair of gloves suitable for scrubbing the fabrics in the device. The device is described at a completely expanded position ready to use.
  • Fig 7 describes a meshed pouch working as a detergent dispensing mechanism. This pouch to be attached inside flexible container.
  • Fig 8 describes the device wherein the closing means are made of stiff material.
  • the rounded edge (9) seals water tight the device when is firmly positioned inside the groove (8) witch is part of the stiff water tight closer (7).
  • Fig 8a and 8b describe the device with a deferent closing arrangement.
  • Fig 8a uses a ring of flexible, elastic, material permanently attached to the flexible container.
  • Fig 8b uses a ring (10) made of stiffer material than the one used in flexible container, preferably same as closure (7), witch is attached to the flexible container.
  • the rounded edge (9) is attached to this stiff ring (10).
  • Scrubbing means (3) can be a brash, a surface with increased friction coefficient attached to the device, a surface with a series of uneven exaggerated surfaces like raffles, spikes with rounded ages so they do not penetrate the device's main body.
  • the inner surface of the device could be manufactured in such a way that instead of been flat and smooth, exaggerated anomalies can be created. Preferably as a wavy pattern or round lumps.
  • Closing means (2) could be any broadly available to industry water tight closers.
  • the drawings describe a water tight zip, also known as clip n seal, used in plastic water tight bags that can enclose and protect food, electronic consumer accessories or other sensitive products, from air and water.
  • the edges of the access opening can be folded (some manufacturers call it roll top closure) secured by a scrunching tape making the flexible container water tight.
  • Fig 4 and 5 describe a folded water tight mechanism that can be secured folded by a scratching tape or an elastic string able to apply the required pressure in order to maintain the edges folded.
  • laundry device (1) open it using the opening means (2) and insert the fabrics you want to wash.
  • the water - detergent mixture can be removed from the device by opening it. You can rinse the fabrics by adding fresh water to the said laundry device.
  • the portable laundry device can be of any geometrical shape like square, trapezium, sphere, diamond, parallelogram, triangle, cone, bag, etc. If other shapes than cylindrical is used rolling the device might not possible.
  • a square or other shapes mentioned above the user can create friction between the scrubbing means and the fabric articles by having the base of the square stationary and move back and forward or rotational the upper surface. Scrubbing means have to be fitted on those surfaces.
  • the device can be a combination of surfaces with flexible and inflexible material.
  • the base of the cone can be made of inflexible, stiff, material. So this part can act as a stationary part of the device during operation.
  • the inflexible part can work as the water tight closer of the opening at the flexible part, in our example the cylindrical bag or cone base.
  • Scrubbing means can also be objects that can move freely inside the device. They can be of any shape and the surface can have some anomalies like ruffles or spikes with rounded ages in order to create the required friction between the fabrics for an improved efficiency of the detergent. These scrubbing means can work as detergent dispensing means at the same time.
  • the detergent can be contained in a dispensing apparatus attached to the main body (4) of the bag.
  • the dispensing apparatus that contains the cleaning agent can either be built in to the bag, part of the main structure made of the same material, or foreign body attached in the interior of the bag or move freely inside the device.
  • the dispensing apparatus can either be of a meshed material (5b) for solid and powder or capsule type for liquid.
  • 5b meshed material
  • several pockets can be available so it can be used multiple times. The pockets can release the detergent either by removing a disposable sealing (5) or by tearing the side of the pocket that is in facing the inside of the device at a predetermined point where structure of the pocket is intentionally weaker.
  • the opening (2) that allows access to the interior can be any were on the surface of the device, for example on the side, in figure 1 or can be positioned on the end of circular side as described in figure 3 and on the top in figure 6.
  • the "clip n seal" mechanism can be align with the surface of the flexible container or it can be slightly exaggerated, specially if the sealing mechanism is of zip stile using a sliding part in a such a way that it slides way from the closing seal when totally closed.
  • small surface anomalies can be installed in the outer surface of the cylinder in order to perform a foot massage or just to create a better grip for the user during operation.
  • a set of gloves (6) can be permanently fitted (See Fig 6).
  • the gloves made of flexible material, most probable the same as the main body, are part of the device's main body, were inside the fabrics and water detergent mixture is contained. See figure 6. So the user after placing fabric articles, water, detergent and close the device water tight can scrub the fabrics using the gloves keeping the device stationary. The user can scrub the fabrics as they wish using their hands protected by the gloves. After the user is satisfied with the scrubbing, cleaning, of the fabric articles the water mixture can be removed from the device by opening it. The user can rinse the fabrics by adding fresh water to the device.
  • the access means (2) By applying pressure to the device and placing the access means (2) open at a lower position the water drains from the fabrics outside of the device. The user has to make sure that water inside the gloves attached to the device is removed also, if trapped. After the clothes has been drained the user can dry the fabrics by blowing hot air in to the device using a hand held hair blower or just placing device on top of a heat source.

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Cited By (8)

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GB2452477A (en) * 2007-08-16 2009-03-11 Matthew Samuel Grey Hand laundry system
WO2011146965A1 (fr) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-01 Innovigor8 Pty Ltd Dispositif pour linge
GB2493575A (en) * 2011-11-22 2013-02-13 Chappell Solutions Ltd Collapsible watertight assembly
WO2013142895A1 (fr) * 2012-03-26 2013-10-03 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Procédé de création d'une surface de lavage par frottement
CN104894797A (zh) * 2015-05-28 2015-09-09 上海寿源健身器材有限公司 一种带有嵌入式手套的便携式家居洗衣袋
EP3212834A1 (fr) * 2014-10-27 2017-09-06 Unilever PLC Dispositif et procédé de lavage de substrat
US20190003096A1 (en) * 2017-06-28 2019-01-03 Hannah England Clothing treatment bags
DE102019117285B4 (de) * 2018-07-02 2021-06-10 Livia Csonková Handbetriebene Waschmaschine; Verfahren zum Waschen von Wäsche mittels einer Waschmaschine

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GB460424A (en) * 1936-07-27 1937-01-27 Valentin Lorentz Improvements in cleaning clothes
DE847742C (de) * 1950-12-12 1952-08-28 Albert Dipl-Ing Meilbeck Waschverfahren und Beutel zur Durchfuehrung dieses Verfahrens
WO1998058113A2 (fr) * 1997-06-16 1998-12-23 Unilever N.V. Dispositif et methode de lavage
WO2002095117A1 (fr) * 2001-05-18 2002-11-28 Unilever Plc Dispositif de lavage
DE10161050A1 (de) * 2001-12-12 2003-06-26 Guido Lawenstein Wasserdicht verschließbarer Sack aus flexiblem Kunststoff mit innenseitig wellenförmiger Struktur zum Reinigen von Textilien

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB460424A (en) * 1936-07-27 1937-01-27 Valentin Lorentz Improvements in cleaning clothes
DE847742C (de) * 1950-12-12 1952-08-28 Albert Dipl-Ing Meilbeck Waschverfahren und Beutel zur Durchfuehrung dieses Verfahrens
WO1998058113A2 (fr) * 1997-06-16 1998-12-23 Unilever N.V. Dispositif et methode de lavage
WO2002095117A1 (fr) * 2001-05-18 2002-11-28 Unilever Plc Dispositif de lavage
DE10161050A1 (de) * 2001-12-12 2003-06-26 Guido Lawenstein Wasserdicht verschließbarer Sack aus flexiblem Kunststoff mit innenseitig wellenförmiger Struktur zum Reinigen von Textilien

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2452477A (en) * 2007-08-16 2009-03-11 Matthew Samuel Grey Hand laundry system
US9534327B2 (en) 2010-05-26 2017-01-03 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Flexible and waterproof laundry device having a frictional washing surface
AU2011202235B2 (en) * 2010-05-26 2012-01-19 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Laundry device
AU2011257948B2 (en) * 2010-05-26 2014-10-30 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Laundry device
US10501879B2 (en) 2010-05-26 2019-12-10 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Flexible and waterproof laundry device having a frictional washing surface
WO2011146965A1 (fr) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-01 Innovigor8 Pty Ltd Dispositif pour linge
AU2011202235A1 (en) * 2010-05-26 2011-12-15 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Laundry device
JP2013534434A (ja) * 2010-05-26 2013-09-05 イノヴィガー８ ピーティーワイ エルティーディー 洗濯デバイス
CN102918194A (zh) * 2010-05-26 2013-02-06 伊诺维格8私人有限公司 洗衣装置
GB2493575B (en) * 2011-11-22 2013-08-21 Chappell Solutions Ltd Collapsible watertight assembly
GB2493575A (en) * 2011-11-22 2013-02-13 Chappell Solutions Ltd Collapsible watertight assembly
US9797079B2 (en) 2011-11-22 2017-10-24 Chappell Solutions Limited Collapsible watertight assembly
WO2013142895A1 (fr) * 2012-03-26 2013-10-03 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Procédé de création d'une surface de lavage par frottement
US9611576B2 (en) 2012-03-26 2017-04-04 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Method of creating a frictional washing surface
EP2831329A4 (fr) * 2012-03-26 2015-08-26 Calibre8 Pty Ltd Procédé de création d'une surface de lavage par frottement
EP3212834A1 (fr) * 2014-10-27 2017-09-06 Unilever PLC Dispositif et procédé de lavage de substrat
CN104894797A (zh) * 2015-05-28 2015-09-09 上海寿源健身器材有限公司 一种带有嵌入式手套的便携式家居洗衣袋
US20190003096A1 (en) * 2017-06-28 2019-01-03 Hannah England Clothing treatment bags
DE102019117285B4 (de) * 2018-07-02 2021-06-10 Livia Csonková Handbetriebene Waschmaschine; Verfahren zum Waschen von Wäsche mittels einer Waschmaschine

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