WO1999009873A1 - Personal cleansing sponge - Google Patents
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- WO1999009873A1 WO1999009873A1 PCT/US1998/016827 US9816827W WO9909873A1 WO 1999009873 A1 WO1999009873 A1 WO 1999009873A1 US 9816827 W US9816827 W US 9816827W WO 9909873 A1 WO9909873 A1 WO 9909873A1
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- sponge
- air
- size
- personal cleansing
- bag
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
- A47K7/02—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
Definitions
- the present invention relates to methods for the provision of a size-reduced
- the sponges give a very good lather, in particular in
- the amounts of packaging material required can be any suitable packaging material.
- the sponge is a polymeric meshed personal cleansing hand held sponge.
- the sponge is preferably formed from extruded tubular netting mesh which
- the sponge is in a form suitable for use as a hand held personal cleansing
- the implement Preferably it has a maximum diameter of from 5 to 20 cm, and
- the sponge preferably comprises a plurality of plys of an extruded tubular
- Tubes or stripes of netted mesh polymer can be
- the sponge has a ball-like shape.
- diamond mesh polyethylene sponge obtained by providing a number of netting tubes
- Particularly preferred polymeric materials for forming the sponge are
- polyethylene in particular low density polyethylene (LDPE), LLDPE and mixtures
- the sponge can however be formed from any suitable strong flexible
- polymer in particular addition polymers of olefin monomers and polyamides of
- the sponge may be of a non-ball-like shape and may for
- Sponges may also be used as described in WO95/00116 and US 5,144,744.
- non-air permeable material we mean material which prevents
- the sealable material is placed around the sponge which is to be size-
- the material is in the form of a sheet or sheets. It may for instance be in
- the sheet material is in the form of a
- the sheet material must be sealable, and is preferably heat sealable.
- sheets may be formed wholly of material which is heat sealable. Alternatively a
- discrete region may be provided which is heat sealable and which can form the bag
- the sheet material may be formed of single layer polymeric material.
- materials include those formed of a layer of polyamide (usually an external carrier
- thicknesses for the polyamide layer include 10 to 30 microns, for instance about 20
- Suitable thicknesses for the polyethylene layer include 30 to 70 microns,
- the sheet material may be metallised.
- any sheet material may be used which is known for use in
- a particularly desirable shape for the sealed bag is rectangular with one pair
- the shape of the sealed bag which is produced in the process is controlled by
- the sheet material may be in the form of a
- bag of a shape chosen to be suitable for the process in which it is used.
- a sheet or sheets of material may be provided in such a form that when
- pieces of sheet material may be provided one below and one above the sponge.
- Either of these forms of sheet material can be sealed to provide a rectangular bag.
- a preformed bag it is formed in such a way that the sponge may be
- the preformed bag is sealed on all sides except for one aperture through which the sponge may be
- the sponge is placed in the preformed bag, if used, or within
- the space defined by the sheet material preferably in a position away from the
- the sponge is preferably
- evacuation of air from the sponge may take place before or
- the sponge can undergo this size reduction and be stored at 25 °C for
- Evacuation of air from the space defined by the sheet material may be by
- the vacuum may be at least -50 mmHg, preferably at least -
- the process can be controlled so as to impart various final shapes to the
- the size-reduced sponge may for instance be substantially spherical (or
- lobed shape and is oriented as discussed above it will be thickest at the centre, at the
- the maximum thickness of a substantially flat packaged sponge is
- the shape of the sealable sheet material particularly if it is provided as a
- preformed bag can also be used to control the shape of the final size-reduced
- the shape of the size-reduced sponge can be controlled to be
- substantially cylindrical or "sausage" shaped by providing an appropriately shaped
- the air is evacuated from the sponge for any suitable time. In some embodiments,
- seconds can be useful, for instance about 2 to about 10 seconds.
- an evacuation time of about 5 seconds is particularly appropriate.
- sheet material is sealed, preferably by heat sealing to form a sealed bag.
- a sealing time of at least 0.1 seconds up to about 10 seconds is appropriate, for instance from 0.5 to 2 seconds.
- time of about 1 second is often suitable.
- Evacuation and sealing may be carried out using equipment known for
- the size-reduced sponge may be stored for long periods
- the sealed bag When required for use by the consumer the sealed bag is opened so as to
- the consumer may need to manipulate the sponge
- the sealed bag may be opened in any suitable manner, for instance the seal
- the sealed bag may be cut open.
- sealed bag may be provided with a line of weakness to allow easy opening, for
- the sealed bag can be provided with a notch, optionally
- the sealed bags may be coloured or printed if desired. Colouring or printing
- the sealed bag and sponge are such that air has been evacuated from them.
- the sealed bag containing the sponge contains an amount of air such
- kit comprising a size-reduced sponge produced by the process of the first aspect of
- the instructions may
- the instructions may include instructions to manipulate the sponge to aid in
- the consumer may be instructed to
- instructions comprise directions to immerse the sponge in warm water, preferably
- water at 25 to 50°C, more preferably 30 to 45°C, for instance about 40°C.
- kit which comprises a size-reduced sponge produced by the process of the first
- a liquid cleansing composition for instance shower gel.
- a liquid cleansing composition for instance shower gel.
- conditioning composition which preferably has an oil phase comprising an effective
- any of the liquid cleansers may be used which
- Figure 1 shows a preferred polymeric mesh sponge for use in the process of
- Figure 2 shows a preferred compression system for use in the process of the
- Figure 3 shows a preferred size-reduced sponge of the invention in cross-
- Figure 4 shows the size-reduced sponge of Figure 3 from above.
- the sponge obtained from The Sponge Factory in the Dominican
- the sponge is placed within sheet material
- the polyamide layer forming an external barrier layer and the polyethylene layer forming an internal barrier layer
- the bag 9 is rectangular and has three sealed edges 11, 12 and 13 and
- the sponge is inserted into the bag through the opening 15 and
- Vacuum is then applied at the same time as compression which is applied
- the vacuum applied is -100
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP98938490A EP1018921A1 (en) | 1997-08-26 | 1998-08-13 | Personal cleansing sponge |
JP2000507274A JP2003522546A (en) | 1997-08-26 | 1998-08-13 | Cleansing sponge |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB9718009.5A GB9718009D0 (en) | 1997-08-26 | 1997-08-26 | Personal cleansing sponge |
GB9718009.5 | 1997-08-26 |
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WO1999009873A1 true WO1999009873A1 (en) | 1999-03-04 |
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PCT/US1998/016827 WO1999009873A1 (en) | 1997-08-26 | 1998-08-13 | Personal cleansing sponge |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP1018921A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2003522546A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1268031A (en) |
GB (1) | GB9718009D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999009873A1 (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP2002065498A (en) * | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-05 | Kao Corp | Body cleaner |
US6607739B1 (en) | 2000-02-14 | 2003-08-19 | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. | Dispensing article |
US6783294B2 (en) | 2000-02-14 | 2004-08-31 | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. | Solid cleanser holder |
US7566491B2 (en) | 2003-08-04 | 2009-07-28 | Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Disposable and reusable pouf products |
WO2015069198A1 (en) * | 2013-11-05 | 2015-05-14 | Ferruh Mustafa YAZICIOĞLU | Development of loofah product |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2112593A5 (en) * | 1970-07-10 | 1972-06-23 | Molena Ag | |
US4866806A (en) * | 1988-05-25 | 1989-09-19 | Bedford Peter H | Surgical scrub sponge |
US5144744A (en) | 1989-04-03 | 1992-09-08 | Antonio Campagnoli | Manufacturing method of a diamond-mesh polyethylene netting sponge |
US5368581A (en) * | 1992-12-07 | 1994-11-29 | Creative Products Resource Associates, Ltd. | Method of using a packaging system with folded applicator pads for topical drug delivery |
WO1995000116A2 (en) | 1993-06-18 | 1995-01-05 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Personal cleansing system comprising a polymeric diamond-mesh bath sponge and a liquid cleanser with moisturizer |
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- 1997-08-26 GB GBGB9718009.5A patent/GB9718009D0/en active Pending
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- 1998-08-13 CN CN98808552A patent/CN1268031A/en active Pending
- 1998-08-13 JP JP2000507274A patent/JP2003522546A/en active Pending
- 1998-08-13 EP EP98938490A patent/EP1018921A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-08-13 WO PCT/US1998/016827 patent/WO1999009873A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2112593A5 (en) * | 1970-07-10 | 1972-06-23 | Molena Ag | |
US4866806A (en) * | 1988-05-25 | 1989-09-19 | Bedford Peter H | Surgical scrub sponge |
US5144744A (en) | 1989-04-03 | 1992-09-08 | Antonio Campagnoli | Manufacturing method of a diamond-mesh polyethylene netting sponge |
US5368581A (en) * | 1992-12-07 | 1994-11-29 | Creative Products Resource Associates, Ltd. | Method of using a packaging system with folded applicator pads for topical drug delivery |
WO1995000116A2 (en) | 1993-06-18 | 1995-01-05 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Personal cleansing system comprising a polymeric diamond-mesh bath sponge and a liquid cleanser with moisturizer |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US6607739B1 (en) | 2000-02-14 | 2003-08-19 | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. | Dispensing article |
US6783294B2 (en) | 2000-02-14 | 2004-08-31 | Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. | Solid cleanser holder |
JP2002065498A (en) * | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-05 | Kao Corp | Body cleaner |
US7566491B2 (en) | 2003-08-04 | 2009-07-28 | Kimberly Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Disposable and reusable pouf products |
WO2015069198A1 (en) * | 2013-11-05 | 2015-05-14 | Ferruh Mustafa YAZICIOĞLU | Development of loofah product |
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JP2003522546A (en) | 2003-07-29 |
CN1268031A (en) | 2000-09-27 |
EP1018921A1 (en) | 2000-07-19 |
GB9718009D0 (en) | 1997-10-29 |
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