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Composition for treating fabrics, method for making and using the same
Assignee: GRANUM Inc
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Filing: 1977-12-23
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Granted: 1978-11-21
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Expires: 1997-12-23
Abstract
Abstract Composition for imparting desirable properties to fabric on clothes comprising a water-soluble or dispersible adhesive such as a gum or polymeric resin and at least one adjuvant, capable of imparting desirable properties to the fabric on clothes such as a fabric softener, for example. The composition is quickly disintegrable upon application of heat and moisture to release the adjuvant on the fabric on clothes while leaving substantially no residue of gum thereon or in the surrounding environment, such as a clothes dryer. It can be in a foamed or unfoamed condition but is preferably foamed and made by mixing the constituents, that is, the gum and adjuvant, and then whipping the mixture where a foam is desired and subsequently drying the mixture to form the composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Graham Barker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:17
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D17/00; C11D17/04; C11D17/041; C11D17/047; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/22; C11D3/222; C11D3/225; C11D3/37; C11D3/3746; C11D3/3753; C11D3/3769; C11D3/3773; C11D3/38; D; D06; D06M; D06M23/00; D06M23/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2964
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A composition for treating fabric or clothes to impart desired properties thereto comprising a homogeneous aqueous mixture of a minor amount of an adhesive and at least one adjuvant capable of imparting softness, brightness, fragrance, antistatic, germicidal and/or soil release properties to said fabric or clothes, said composition being substantially completely and quickly disintegrable upon the application of heat and in the presence of moisture to substantially completely release all of said adjuvants on fabric or clothes in contact therewith and to leave substantially no residue of said adhesive on said fabric or clothes and in the environment around said fabric or clothes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A composition for treating fabric or clothes to impart desired properties thereto comprising a homogeneous aqueous mixture of a minor amount of an adhesive and at least one adjuvant capable of imparting softness, brightness, fragrance, antistatic, germicidal and/or soil release properties to said fabric or clothes, said composition being substantially completely and quickly disintegrable upon the application of heat and in the presence of moisture to substantially completely release all of said adjuvants on fabric or clothes in contact therewith and to leave substantially no residue of said adhesive on said fabric or clothes and in the environment around said fabric or clothes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said adhesive is a resin selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, acrylate esters, crotonate esters, acrylamides, their homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition according to claim 1 wherein the adjuvant is a fabric softener.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition as defined in claim 3 wherein the fabric softener is distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition as defined in claim 3 wherein the fabric softener is the reaction product of a fatty acid of the formula, R 5 COOH and hydroxyethylene diamine wherein R 5 is a C 16 to C 20 alkyl group.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for treating fabric or clothes to impart desired properties thereto comprising disposing said fabric or clothes in a dryer and contacting said fabric or clothes with an aqueous homogenous composition comprising a minor amount of water-soluble adhesive and at least one adjuvant capable of imparting softness, brightness, fragrance, antistatic, germicidal and/or soil release properties to said fabric or clothes, substantially completely disintegrating said composition under heat and moisture in said dryer and releasing substantially uniformly all of said adjuvant on said fabric or clothes while leaving substantially no residue of said adhesive thereon and in said dryer.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for treating fabric or clothes to impart desired properties thereto comprising disposing said fabric or clothes in a dryer and contacting said fabric or clothes with an aqueous homogenous composition comprising a minor amount of water-soluble adhesive and at least one adjuvant capable of imparting softness, brightness, fragrance, antistatic, germicidal and/or soil release properties to said fabric or clothes, substantially completely disintegrating said composition under heat and moisture in said dryer and releasing substantially uniformly all of said adjuvant on said fabric or clothes while leaving substantially no residue of said adhesive thereon and in said dryer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method as defined in claim 6 wherein the adjuvant is a fabric softener.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method as defined in claim 6 wherein the adjuvant is distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.
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