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US 4,873,000 AGranted
Carpet freshening and deodorizing composition
AssigneeSterling Drug Inc.
InventorJeanne M. Weller
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Abstract
A powdered composition for freshening and deodorizing carpets comprising an inorganic sulfate, bicarbonate or chloride, an aluminum silicate clay, a liquid agglomerating agent, and a fragrance, and a method of use thereof comprising applying the composition uniformly to the carpet and thereafter removing it from the rug.
Claims9
A powdered carpet deodorizer and freshener composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) from about 57 to about 73 weight-percent of an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal sulfates, bicarbonates and chlorides;
- (b) from about 25 to about 40 weight-percent of an aluminum silicate clay derived from pyrophyllite and having a particle size distribution of from about 10 to about 60, microns;
- (c) from about 1 to about 2 weight-percent of a liquid agglomerating agent;
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- (d) from about 1 to about 2 weight-percent of a fragrance.
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A method for deodorizing and refreshing a carpet which comprises applying to the carpet, in an amount effective to deodorize and freshen the carpet, a powdered carpet deodorizer and freshener composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) from about 57 to about 73 weight-percent of an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal sulfates, bicarbonates and chlorides;
- (b) from about 25 to about 40 weight-percent of an aluminum silicate clay derived from pyrophyllite and having a particle size distribution of from about 10 to about 60 microns;
- (c) from about 1 to about 2 weight-percent of a liquid agglomerating agent;
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- (d) from about 1 to about 2 weight-percent of a fragrance;
- and thereafter removing the composition from the carpet.
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