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US 2012/0234352 A1Published application
Multi-surface acidic bathroom cleaning system
AssigneeThe Dial Corporation
InventorsGregory A. Konishi, Kristen Jacokes, Nicole Akre
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Abstract
A multi-surface bathroom cleaning system is described that allows for easier cleaning of all bathroom surfaces from all angles, especially under the rim of a toilet bowl, and which comprises an acid/nonionic composition contained in and dispensable from a package comprising an angled-neck sprayer bottle fitted with an invertible trigger sprayer assembly, wherein the cleaning system may be used in an entirely upside-down orientation to spray upwards at an acute angle.
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A method for cleaning the inside of a toilet bowl, said method comprising the steps of:
- 1. providing a cleaning system consisting essentially of a water, acid, and nonionic surfactant cleaning composition contained within a sprayer bottle having a relatively flat bottom and an angled-neck with an opening, said angled neck tilted from vertical at from about 5° to about 45°, a trigger sprayer assembly fastened to said opening and capable of spraying both upright and upside-down, said sprayer assembly including a dip-tube reaching to the bottom of said bottle for upright operation, a secondary liquid inlet for upside-down operation, a trigger lever, and a nozzle, said sprayer manually operable to expel said composition in a general direction from said nozzle, said system operable to expel said composition upwards at an acute angle when said system is operated in an upside-down position;
- b. inverting said cleaning system into an upside-down position;
- c. holding and lowering said inverted cleaning system inside the bowl of the toilet such that said sprayer assembly is below the level of the rim of the toilet and said bottle is at least partially above the level of the rim of the toilet;
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- d. spraying said composition upwards at an acute angle underneath the rim of the toilet bowl and along the sides of the toilet bowl;
- e. optionally brushing said toilet bowl with a brush;
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- f. flushing the toilet to rinse away said composition.
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