Dispenser for washing machines
AssigneeZobele Espana, S.A.
InventorsJulio Cesar Ruiz Ballesteros, Jordi Maso Sabaté, Dominic Doyle
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Abstract
The invention relates to a dispenser for washing machines, comprising a casing (1) provided with openings (2) that can house a container (3) for an active substance, and is characterized in that it also comprises a structure (4) placed inside said casing (1), said structure (4) being of a harder material than the material of said casing (1). It allows the casing to be of a material which is soft enough to not damage the clothing during the washing process, and the structure to be of a material which is hard enough to protect the active substance inside the casing.
Claims7
Dispenser for washing machines comprising:
- a casing provided with openings for a passage of liquid and formed by a first body and a second body,
- a housing capable to accommodate a container for an active substance formed in the first body and the openings being provided in the first body, and
- a structure placed inside said casing, said structure being of a harder material than the material of said casing,
- wherein the first body and the second body are articulated to each other and can be coupled to one another, said first body comprises one or more magnets,
- a center portion of the first body is cylindrically bulged out to form the housing and an edge portion of the first body is flat, the edge portion being adapted to be coupled with the second body,
- said second body is flat with no openings and is configured to fix to a washing machine drum, and
- the hardness of said casing is less than 80 Shore A.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.