EP3234269A1

EP3234269A1 - Post-flush dispenser for a hygiene composition

Info

Publication number: EP3234269A1
Application number: EP15802068.5A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Manu George; Srilaxmi Venkata Medepalli; Ramasubramaniam Rajagopal; Jayashree Anantharam Vadhyar; Morris Waskar
Original assignee: Unilever PLC; Unilever NV
Current assignee: Unilever PLC; Unilever NV
Priority date: 2014-12-15
Filing date: 2015-11-27
Publication date: 2017-10-25
Also published as: WO2016096369A1; EA201791323A1

Abstract

Disclosed is a dispenser (200) attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl comprising - an upper compartment (201) for holding plurality of unit doses (202) of a hygiene composition; - a lower compartment (203) comprising inlet (204) and outlet (205) for a portion of flush water and a float member comprising a float (208) wherein said float member comprises two levers, a first lever (209) longer than a second lever (213) which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member (214) present therebetween and also extending inside said conduit (206) and wherein the movement of said levers (209, 213) is synchronous); and - a conduit (206) forming a channel between upper and lower compartments and comprising an orifice (207) for dispensing a unit dose, wherein said inlet (204) and outlet (205) is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit and where said levers (209, 213) extend partly inside said conduit (206), wherein said float (208) is movable within said lower compartment (203) from a base position to a raised position and vice versa in response to quantity of water (212) in said lower compartment (203), wherein when said lower compartment is filled, said float (208) moves to said raised position thereby causing the levers (209, 213) to move further upwards inside said conduit (206) simultaneously admitting therein a unit dose (202), and when said lower compartment (203) gets substantially emptied, said float (208) moves back to said base position, thereby causing the levers (209, 213) to move downwards to align said unit dose (202) with said orifice (207).

Description

POST-FLUSH DISPENSER FOR A HYGIENE COMPOSITION Field of the invention The invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing a toilet rim-block product, especially for dispensing a unit dose of a hygiene composition towards the end of every flush cycle to provide post-flush hygiene.

Background of the invention

Currently available rim block products either contain a large solid tablet or a gel enclosed in a cage-like dispenser. When the toilet is flushed, a portion of the flush water enters the dispenser and dissolves a part of the tablet or the gel to deliver it as a hygiene product or disinfectant into the toilet bowl.

Such dispensers are usually suspended within the toilet bowl by a hook or any other equivalent means. Here they contact the flush water and infuse the water standing in the bowl with a dissolved hygiene product after flush. . Usually such hygiene products are deodorants, disinfectants or bleach. Sometimes a dye or a colorant is included in the product to produce a pleasing effect. Such devices generally work on the principle of pre-contact of a part of the flush water with the rim-block hygiene product.

In conventional dispensers, the product is generally held within a cage supported under the rim of the toilet which exposes the product to flush water as it flows from the cistern to the bowl. However, such a cage allows the product to be dissolved throughout the flush and therefore leads to significant wastage of the product with each flush.

Moreover, since the product is in contact with a forceful flow of water, the useable life of the product is unnecessarily shortened. As the hygiene product dissolves/leaches each and every time, the size and surface area of the product reduces which leads to reduction in the dosage in subsequent flushes. In the case of gel based products, the gel mixes with water through a series of capillary channels. However, these channels may get clogged with salt and materials from the hygiene composition and it often leads to inconsistent delivery. Some attempts towards improvement in the dosing mechanism are found in literature. Nevertheless, each attempt has some drawback, disadvantage or limitation. Major part of the product goes into the drain with the flush and a little of the actual dosed product remains in the bowl.

US4777670B1 (SC Johnson, 1988) discloses a dispenser in which there is a tablet of hygiene product inside the cage. Flowing water is admitted and later released in such a way that a part of the tablet dissolves in the admitted portion of flush water and this water is retained till the end of the flush. Thereafter, the solution containing leachate of the product is dosed inside the toilet bowl. Therefore, even though the device provides post-flush hygiene to some extent, there is still a pre-contact of water with the product. As the hygiene product dissolves/leaches each and every time, the size and surface area of the product reduces which leads to reduction in the dosage in subsequent flushes.

US2006/0053538 A1 (IFF) discloses a different mechanism but also relying on pre- contact of the active product with flush water. This is a two-compartment device in which one compartment serves as a reservoir of the leachate. Reference has been made to the use of floats to admit/let off water from the device. The leachate drips gradually into the post-flush water standing inside the toilet bowl so that the bowl remains hygienic between flushes. Dripping might cause some mark on the bowl after prolonged usage.

Yet another mechanism is disclosed in US8122522B2 (Symrise, 2012) and also in EP1505215A1 (Burette Lucien, 2005). In these publications, a tablet of the active product is dropped into the water by the user's intervention i.e., it is triggered by the movement of the lid of the bowl or by an additional actuator which works like a switch. Although there is no pre-contact with the hygiene product, the mechanism of dosage is different from the ones discussed earlier. A drawback is that even inadvertent opening of the lid will cause a tablet to be dispensed. If the lid is not used while using the toilet this mechanism will not work. WO 2004/010833 A2 (Afa Polytek BV) discloses method for cleaning and/or freshening a toilet bowl, by flushing the toilet bowl with flushing water and at the end of the flushing adding a cleaning agent to the flushing water from a container. Before the flushing a dosage of cleaning agent may be transferred from the container to a dosing element, and during flushing this dosing element may be brought into contact with the flushing water. A part of the cleaning agent may remain in contact with the ambient air between successive flushes.

WO 03/104086 A2 (Kariri, Aviv) discloses a dispensing device adapted to dispense a predetermined amount of cleaning agent into a toilet tank. The dispensing device comprises a container, which is positioned externally of the toilet tank. The container is fluidically connected to an inner dosing mechanism that is governed by movements of a float that floats on the water in the toilet tank. The float moves between an upper most position in which the container is fluidically connected to a dozer, and a lower position in which the dozer is fluidically connected to the toilet tank. In the upper most position, a portion of the cleaning agent is received in the dozer, and in the lower position, the portion dispenses into the toilet tank so that when water enters the toilet tank, it mixes with cleaning agent, ready to be flushes into the toilet bowl. The container can be disposable. There are other mechanisms discussed at length in several publications. Some patents disclose the dispensing of tablets inside the flush tank, also known as cistern.

In view of the limitations of the state of the art, there is an unmet need for a dispenser which is attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl for providing post-flush dispensing of a unit dose of a hygiene composition by a simple non-contact mechanism which is faciltated by the flow of flush water through the dispenser.

Summary of the invention We have determined that at least some of the problems can be solved by a dispenser in accordance with the first aspect of the invention.

In accordance with a first aspect is disclosed a dispenser in accordance with claim 1. The Dispenser:

The disclosed dispenser is attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl. This attachment could be any known means such as by way of a hanger or a hook or by use of a suitable adhesive or any other equivalent means. It is preferred that the attachment is not permanent. This will facilitate periodic removal of the device so that a user may replenish the unit doses with fresh supplies. The material chosen for the attachment will be selected to provide sufficient strength, flexibility and resilience to accommodate this function. The dispenser needs to be disposed below the top of the rim of the toilet, and partially underneath the lower edge of the rim such that a portion of flush water enters the lower compartment.

The dispenser is meant for periodically dispensing a unit dose of a hygiene

composition into in the toilet bowl. The hygiene composition may be a disinfectant, an air freshener, a fizzing agent, a foaming agent or an active antimicrobicial composition or rim-block product. It is preferred that the unit dose is a tablet, or pill or capsule. It is further preferred that each tablet, pill or capsule is spherical having diameter of 3.5 mm to 5.0 mm. However, the tablet, or other unit dose, may of any shape, regular or irregular and of any preferred size which is suitable to be called a unit dose. The capsules, for example, may also contain encapsulated liquid hygiene composition. Depending on the nature of the composition it may also include other ingredients like colour and perfume, binder, enzymes and disintegration-inducing agents. The tablet is preferably soluble in water or at least dispersible. The device provides a system wherein the composition remains substantially in the water which remains inside the toilet bowl after a flush cycle is over.

The dispenser has an upper compartment for holding plurality of unit doses of a hygiene composition. It also has a lower compartment having inlet and outlet for a portion of flush water and a float member having a float with at least one lever. There is a conduit forming a channel between upper and lower compartments and an orifice for dispensing a unit dose. When a unit dose, such as a tablet, leaves the orifice, it falls inside the toilet bowl in the post-flush water. In the lower compartment, the inlet and outlet is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit. This may be achieved, for example, by ensuring that the inlet is in the form of a larger hole as compared to the outlet. Alternatively, the inlet may have more holes/openings as compared to the outlet so that the purpose is achieved. The inlet is preferably provided with flaps to adapt the device to toilet bowls of varied shapes.

It is preferred that the lower compartment is provided with an overflow port. Its function is to regulate the quantity of water accumulated in the lower compartment so that there is no excess water which could otherwise enter the conduit.

The lower compartment has a float member. This member has a float and two levers which extend partly inside the conduit. The float is movable within the lower compartment from a base position to a raised position and vice versa in response to quantity of water in the lower compartment. When the lower compartment is filled, the float moves to the raised position thereby causing the levers to move further upwards inside the conduit simultaneously admitting therein a unit dose. When the lower compartment gets substantially emptied, the float moves back to the base position, thereby causing the levers to move downwards to align the unit dose with the orifice. A unit dose is then dispensed inside the toilet bowl.

The float member has two levers, a first lever longer than a second lever which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member present therebetween and also extending inside the conduit and wherein the movement of the levers is synchronous. In this case, when the float moves from base position to the raised position and vice versa, both the levers move simultaneously while abutting the height of the dividing member; in other words, along the height of the dividing member.

The levers preferably has/have additional features to facilitate dispensing of the unit dose. As the float member has two levers, the first lever is proximate the upper compartment and the second lever is proximate the orifice of the conduit. In this case, as the lower compartment gets emptied, the float moves from the raised position to the base position. Once the float has moved downwards to the maximum extent, a unit dose gets admitted onto the free end of the first lever which is proximate the upper compartment which holds the units doses. However, due to the presence of the dividing member against which the unit dose rests and which barricades the unit dose, the unit dose does not get dispensed into the toilet bowl. After the toilet is flushed and as the water in the lower compartment gradually gets filled, the float, and the levers, gradually also move upwards which raises the unit dose over the dividing member. When this happens, the unit dose now topples over the free end of the first lever and places itself on the free end of the second lever which is proximate the orifice of the conduit. However as the unit dose, at this stage, is misaligned with respect to the orifice, the unit dose is not dispensed into the bowl. It gets dispensed subsequently when the float moves down again. At this time the free end of the second lever is aligned with respect to the orifice, thereby the unit dose gets easily dispensed into the toilet bowl. In this case also it is preferred that the free end of each lever is sloped in the direction of said orifice. This is to facilitate dispensing. It is preferred that the inlet and outlet are individually configured such that the float moves from raised position to the base position after at least 90% of the lower compartment gets emptied. This will help ensure that the tablet is not dispensed early enough during the flush cycle. It is further preferred that volume of the lower compartment is 20 cm³ to 100 cm³. More preferably it is 30 cm³ to 80 cm³ and most preferably 35 cm³ to 60 cm³. It is preferred that the upper compartment is configured to hold 100 to 400 of said unit doses. This will depend on the total size (volume) of the upper compartment and the shape and size of unit doses, such as tablets. Packaged product

In accordance with a second aspect is disclosed a packaged product having a dispenser attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl for dispensing a unit dose of a hygiene product therein, the dispenser having:

(i) an upper compartment for holding plurality of unit doses of a hygiene

composition;

(ii) a lower compartment having inlet and outlet for a portion of flush

water and a float member having a float wherein said float member comprises two levers, a first lever longer than a second lever which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member present therebetween and also extending inside said conduit and wherein the movement of said levers is synchronous; and,

(iii) a conduit forming a channel between upper and lower compartments and

having an orifice for dispensing a unit dose,

where the inlet and outlet is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit and where the levers extend partly inside the conduit,

wherein

the float is movable within the lower compartment from a base position to a raised position and vice versa in response to quantity of water in the lower compartment, where when the lower compartment is filled, the float moves to the raised position thereby causing the levers to move further upwards inside the conduit simultaneously admitting therein a unit dose, and when the lower compartment gets substantially emptied, the float moves back to the base position, thereby causing the levers to move downwards to align the unit dose with the orifice.

In the case of packaged product, it is preferred that each unit dose is a tablet, or pill or capsule. The packaged product contains a dispenser as already described earlier. It is preferred that each tablet, pill or capsule is spherical having diameter of 3.5 mm to 5.0 mm. However, the unit doses, such as tablets, may of any shape, regular or irregular and of any preferred size which is suitable to be called a unit dose. The packaged product is provided in a form ready for use. Kit-of-parts In accordance with a third aspect is disclosed a kit-of-parts having:

(i) a dispenser attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl for dispensing a unit dose of a hygiene product therein;

(ii) a pack having plurality of unit doses; and,

(iii) instructions for use of the dispenser, where the dispenser has:

(i) an upper compartment for holding plurality of unit doses of a hygiene

composition;

(ii) a lower compartment having inlet and outlet for a portion of flush

water and a float member having a float wherein said float member comprises two levers, a first lever (209) longer than a second lever (213) which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member (214) present therebetween and also extending inside said conduit (206) and wherein the movement of said levers (209, 213) is synchronous; and,

(iii) a conduit forming a channel between upper and lower compartments and

having an orifice for dispensing a unit dose,

where the inlet and outlet is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit and where the at least one lever extends partly inside the conduit,

wherein

the float is movable within the lower compartment from a base position to a raised position and vice versa in response to quantity of water in the lower compartment, where when the lower compartment is filled, the float moves to the raised position thereby causing the levers to move further upward inside the conduit simultaneously admitting therein a unit dose, and when the lower compartment gets substantially emptied, the float moves back to the base position, thereby causing the levers to move downwards to align the unit dose with the orifice.

Therefore, in summary, the kit of parts has a dispenser of the first aspect, a pack of plurality of unit doses, such as tablets, and a set of instructions for use of the dispenser. The instructions may be provided as back-of-pack information or in the form of a pamphlet included in the pack.

The dispenser may be made of any suitable material which is fit for the purpose. Such materials include molded polymers, plastics, metals, fiber composite materials and ceramics. Plastic is the preferred material. The upper and lower compartments may also be of any shape but preferably are bulbous. In preferred embodiments the dispenser is made of transparent material. Brief description of the figures

Fig.1 is a sectional view of a prior art dispenser showing the lower compartment empty.

Fig.2 is a sectional view of the dispenser of Fig.1 showing the lower compartment filled with water.

Fig.3 is a sectional view of the dispenser of Fig.1 showing the lower compartment in the emptied state and a unit dose (tablet) being dispensed. Fig.4 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of a dispenser according to the invention, showing the lower compartment empty.

Fig.5 is a sectional view of the dispenser of Fig.4 showing the lower compartment filled with water.

Fig.6 is a sectional view of the dispenser of Fig.4 showing the lower compartment in the emptied state and a unit dose (tablet) being dispensed.

Detailed description of the figures

Like features have been denoted by like numerals in the detailed description of the figures. The numeral series 100 onwards is used in respect of the prior art dispenser and numeral series 200 onwards is used in respect of the embodiment of the invention. Fig.1 is a sectional view of a prior art dispenser showing the lower compartment empty.

Seen here is a dispenser 100 which is attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl for dispensing a tablet of a hygiene composition therein. The mechanism for attaching the dispenser 100 to the rim of the toilet bowl is not shown in this figure.

The dispenser 100 has an upper compartment 101 for holding multiple tablets (the unit does) of the hygiene composition (all represented by the common numeral 102). All tablets 102 are spherical in shape.

The dispenser also has a lower compartment 103. The lower compartment is provided with an inlet 104 for a portion of the flush water and an outlet 105 for the same. It can be seen how the inlet and outlet is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit. In this embodiment, this has been done by providing a larger inlet 104 and a comparatively smaller outlet 105.

There is an elongated conduit 106 forming a channel between the upper 101 and lower compartments 103. The conduit has an orifice 107 for dispensing a tablet. The lower compartment 103 also has a float member having a float 108 and one (single) lever 109. The lever, which is like an arm, extends partly inside the conduit 106.

The float is movable within the lower compartment from a base position, i.e., from the position seen in this Fig.1 , to a raised position (shown elsewhere) and vice versa. This movement is in response to the quantity of water in the lower compartment 103, which is caused by the flow of part of the flush water through the lower compartment 103; in particular, meaning thereby, its entry into and exit out of the lower compartment 103. As indicated earlier, the rate of entry of water is designed to be more than the rate of exit of water. The lever 109 has a cavity 1 10 which is meant for receiving one tablet 102 for dispensing. The cavity 1 10 is configured to align with the outlet 107 when the float is at base position. This is done by ensuring that the cavity comes in an abutting relationship with the orifice when the float, and thereby the lever, is at base position. The lower compartment is provided with an overflow port 1 1 1 .

Referring now to Fig.2 which is a sectional view of the dispenser of Fig.1 showing the lower compartment filled with water 1 12, it can be seen that, when the lower compartment 103 is filled {with water}, the float 108, being buoyant, moves to a raised position. When the float 108 is raised, it causes the lever 109, i.e., the arm, to move further inside the conduit 106. This upward movement of the float and the lever, simultaneous causes a tablet to be admitted inside the conduit. In this embodiment, when the tablet is admitted, it is not dispensed instantaneously because in view of the placement of the lever 109 and its cavity 1 10, the tablet is misaligned with respect to the orifice 107.

Referring now to Fig.3 the lower compartment 103 is now substantially emptied so that there is very little water in it. It can be seen that as there is practically no water, the float 108 moves back to the base position (as in Fig.1 ), thereby causing the lever 109 to move downwards. This movement simultaneously causes the tablet 102 to be aligned with the orifice 107. The alignment thereby causes the tablet to be dispensed into the toilet bowl.

Thus from the sequence of figures 1 , 2 and 3, it is clear how the water enters the dispenser and causes movement of the float and the lever. It is also clear how a tablet is admitted into the device when the float is at the raised position and how it gets dispensed when the float goes back to the lower position.

Fig.4 is a sectional view of an embodiment 200 of a dispenser in accordance with the invention showing the lower compartment 203 empty. This figure corresponds to the Fig.1 . In addition to the corresponding features seen in Fig.1 , seen here are two additional features. In this embodiment, the float member has two levers, a first lever and a second lever (209 and 213 respectively). They are spaced apart by an immovable dividing member 214 which is present there between and also extending into the conduit 206. The movement of the levers is synchronous, i.e., both move at the same time in the same direction. The first lever 209 is proximate the upper compartment 201 and said second lever 213 is proximate the orifice 207 of the conduit 206. In this embodiment also the lower compartment is provided with an overflow port 21 1 . The first lever 209 is longer than the second lever 213.

The free end of each lever has a slope in the direction of the orifice 207. This slope facilitates admission and dispensing of the tablet. In this figure it is also seen that a tablet is admitted into the conduit, and its resting on the free end of the first lever 209. The tablet is prevented from exiting through the orifice 208 because the dividing member 213, against which it rests, prevents the movement.

Referring now to Fig.5 it can be seen that the lower compartment 204 is now filled with water 212. Due to upward movement of the float, the levers 209, 213 are raised, which causes the tablet 202 to be conveyed from the free end of the first lever 209 to the second lever 213 and over the dividing member 214. However, as in the case of the previous embodiment, the tablet is misaligned with respect to the orifice 207.

Referring now to Fig.6 it can be seen that the lower compartment is in the emptied state. The tablet is now aligned with respect to the orifice which allows the tablet to be dispensed into the toilet bowl and simultaneously, a second tablet is admitted into the conduit. However it is not dispensed therefrom unless the entire chain of events is repeated. The illustrated examples and the embodiment discloses how the need is met for a dispenser which is attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl for post-flush dispensing of a unit dose, such as a tablet of a hygiene composition by a simple non-contact mechanism which is facilitated by the flow of flush water through the dispenser. While the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

The disclosed invention solves the problems of state of the art by delivering a tablet of a hygiene product into the toilet bowl towards the end of the flush cycle. Since the tablet is delivered at the end of the flush, there is no wastage of the disinfectant and the concentration of the active is maintained at high level leading to better hygiene benefits.

Since the device delivers one tablet after each flush, the dosage remains the same for every flush until the tablets get exhausted. The dosing is triggered by the flow of water in the lower compartment.

Claims

1. A dispenser (200) attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl comprising:

(i) an upper compartment (201 ) for holding plurality of unit doses (202) of a hygiene composition;

(ii) a lower compartment (203) comprising inlet (204) and outlet (205) for a portion of flush water and a float member comprising a float (208) wherein said float member comprises two levers, a first lever (209) longer than a second lever (213) which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member (214) present therebetween and also extending inside said conduit (206) and wherein the movement of said levers (209, 213) is synchronous ; and,

(iii) a conduit (206) forming a channel between upper and lower

compartments and comprising an orifice (207) for dispensing a unit dose, where said inlet (204) and outlet (205) is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit and where said levers (209, 213) extend partly inside said conduit (206),

wherein,

said float (208) is movable within said lower compartment (203) from a base position to a raised position and vice versa in response to quantity of water (212) in said lower compartment (203), where when said lower compartment is filled, said float (208) moves to said raised position thereby causing the levers

(209,213) to move further upwards inside said conduit (206) simultaneously admitting therein a unit dose (202), and when said lower compartment (203) gets substantially emptied, said float (208) moves back to said base position, thereby causing the levers (209, 213) to move downwards to align said unit dose (202) with said orifice (207).

2. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first lever (209) is proximate the upper compartment (201 ) and said second lever (213) is proximate the orifice of the conduit (206).

3. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the free end of each lever (209, 213) is sloped in the direction of said orifice (207).

4. A dispenser as claimed in any one of the preceding claims 1 to 3 wherein said inlet and outlet are individually configured such that said float moves from raised position to said base position after at least 90% of said lower compartment gets emptied.

5. A dispenser as claimed in any one of the preceding claims 1 to 4 wherein volume of said lower compartment is 20 cm³ to 100 cm³.

6. A dispenser as claimed in any one of the preceding claims 1 to 5 wherein said upper compartment is configured to hold 100 to 400 of said unit doses.

7. A dispenser as claimed in any one of the preceding claims 1 to 6 wherein said lower compartment is provided with an overflow port (21 1 ).

8. A packaged product comprising a dispenser (200) attachable to the rim of a toilet bowl for dispensing a unit dose of a hygiene product therein, said dispenser comprising:

(i) an upper compartment (201 ) for holding plurality of unit doses of a

hygiene composition (202);

(ii) a lower compartment (203) comprising inlet (204) and outlet (205) for a portion of flush water and a float member comprising a float (108) wherein said float member comprises two levers, a first lever (209) longer than a second lever (213) which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member (214) present therebetween and also extending inside said conduit (206) and wherein the movement of said levers (209, 213) is synchronous (); and,

(iii) a conduit (206) forming a channel between upper and lower

compartments and comprising an orifice (207) for dispensing a unit dose (202), where said inlet (204) and outlet (205) is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit and where said levers (209, 213) extend partly inside said conduit (206),

wherein

said float (208) is movable within said lower compartment (203) from a base position to a raised position and vice versa in response to quantity of water in said lower compartment (203), where when said lower compartment (203) is filled, said float (208) moves to said raised position thereby causing the levers (209, 213) to move further upwards inside said conduit (206) simultaneously admitting therein a unit dose (202), and when said lower compartment (203) gets substantially emptied, said float (208) moves back to said base position, thereby causing the levers (209, 213) to move downwards to align said unit dose (202) with said orifice (207).

9. A packaged product as claimed in claim 8 wherein each unit dose is a tablet, or pill or capsule.

10. A packaged product as claimed in claim 9 wherein each tablet, pill or capsule is spherical having diameter of 3.5 mm to 5.0 mm.

1 1. A kit-of-parts comprising:

(ii) a pack comprising plurality of unit doses; and,

(iii) instructions for use of said dispenser, where said dispenser comprises:

(i) an upper compartment (201 ) for holding plurality of unit doses of a

hygiene composition (202);

(ii) a lower compartment (203) comprising inlet (204) and outlet (205) for a portion of flush water and a float member comprising a float (208) wherein said float member comprises two levers, a first lever (209) longer than a second lever (213) which are spaced apart from each other by an immovable dividing member (214) present therebetween and also extending inside said conduit (206) and wherein the movement of said levers (209, 213) is synchronous; and,

(iii) a conduit (206) forming a channel between upper and lower

compartments and comprising an orifice (207) for dispensing a unit dose (202),

where said inlet (204) and outlet (205) is individually configured to allow water to enter faster than to exit and where said levers (209, 213) extends partly inside said conduit (206),

wherein