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US 12,110,160 B2Granted
Dissolvable textile package enclosing wash enabled self-unfolding textiles and corresponding methods
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn Piazzi, Hannah Parey, Rachel Sinde, Andrew Pajak
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Abstract
A kit includes a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack and a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items. The textile items can be washcloths, bath blankets, flat sheets, or other types of textile items. For larger textile items, a wash enabled self-unfolding fold can be applied to each textile item so that it automatically unfolds into wash water when the dissolvable package dissolves.
Claims20
A kit, comprising:
- a plurality of textile items arranged in a stack folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold;
- and
- a dissolvable package enclosing the plurality of textile items.
A method, comprising:
- stacking a plurality of textile items in a dissolvable package;
- sealing the dissolvable package around the plurality of textile items to form a kit;
- and
- applying a wash enabled self-unfolding fold to each textile item of the plurality of textile items prior to stacking the plurality of textile items in the dissolvable package.
1 more element
A kit arrangement, comprising:
- a kit comprising a plurality of textile items folded with a wash enabled self-unfolding fold and arranged in a stack within a sealed dissolvable package;
- and
- at least one other kit comprising at least one other plurality of textile items folded with at least one other wash enabled self-unfolding fold and arranged in at least one other stack within at least one sealed dissolvable package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.