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US 6,284,056 B1Granted
Smoker's pipe cleaner and method of use
OwnerGustavo M. Gonzalezinventor
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Abstract
A composition useful for removal of organic deposits from a ceramic, glass, plastic, or metal substrate, and a method of use thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the invention pertains to a composition for cleaning an organically fouled smoking apparatus such as a pipe, a cigarette holder, or a water pipe, and to a process whereby the smoking apparatus is cleaned and disinfected.
Claims5
A cleanser composition consisting of:
- from about 15 to 20 wt. % based on the total composition of a one to four carbon monohydric alcohol;
- from about 0.05 to 3 wt. % based on the total composition of octoxynol-9;
- from 20 to about 49 wt. % based on the total composition of an inorganic salt, at least a portion of which is in crystalline form;
- and water.
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A cleanser composition consisting of:
- from about 15 to 20 wt. % based on the total composition of a one to four carbon monohydric alcohol;
- from about 0.05 to 3 wt. % based on the total composition of octoxynol-9;
- from 20 to about 49 wt. % based on the total composition of an inorganic salt, at least a portion of which is in crystalline form;
- from about 0.01 to 2.0 wt. % based on the total composition of a fragrance;
- from about 0.01 to 2.0 wt. % based on the total composition of a dye;
- and
- from about 40 to 70 wt. % based on the total composition of water.
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A method for removing organic deposit from a surface of a smoking device, the method comprising:
- forming a cleanser composition by combining (a) a one to five carbon monohydric alcohol, (b) an inorganic salt, and (c) water, in such proportions that at least part of said inorganic salt remains in crystalline form;
- exposing the smoking device to the composition under agitation for about twenty seconds to two minutes;
- and
- removing the composition and removing organic deposit from the smoking device.
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A method for removing organic deposit from a surface of a solid article, the method comprising:
- forming a cleanser composition by combining (a) a one to five carbon monohydric alcohol, (b) an inorganic salt, and (c) water, in such proportions that at least part of said inorganic salt remains in crystalline form;
- exposing the solid article to the composition under agitation for about twenty seconds to two minutes;
- and
- removing the composition and removed organic deposit from the solid article wherein said cleanser further includes octoxynol-9.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.