摘要 |
A new pouch for laundry products and the combination of pouch and laundry product. The pouch includes a tearing notch or a length of weakness, which m ay comprise a tear tape, permitting manual opening of the pouch prior to tossin g the pouch into the washing machine. By tearing open the pouch it is possible to direct liquid or gelled detergent onto clothes for pretreating stains. Th e remainder of the product, in a second chamber, e.g. liquid, gel or solid, eg , a powder, is retained in the pouch until release during wash. In this respec t, it is preferred that at least part of the pouch is a water soluble film to promote release of product during washing in the washing machine and to minimize residue left from the pouch at the conclusion of the wash. The pouc h of the invention preferably comprises at least two chambers, one of the chambers being openable by manual tearing along a tearing notch or a line of weakness. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a pouch wi th one or more chambers is provided which narrows to a nozzle for dispensing of product.
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