Dispensing paper-roll core systems
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorGeorge H. Butler, III
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Abstract
A paper-roll core that is a soluble, disposable carrier for cleaning and/or disinfecting chemicals. The paper-roll cores are toilet paper roll cores and paper towel roll cores and are rapidly soluble in water and may release cleansers, disinfectants, colors, etc., upon dissolving. Described are: methods of using, manufacturing, advertising, and distributing the paper-roll cores; and methods of advertising and distributing such paper-roll cores to children, who will particularly enjoy the novelty; and methods of modifying existing paper-roll core manufacturing equipment to manufacture soluble cleanser-dispensing paper-roll cores.
Claims39
A core system, relating to dispensing roll(s) of paper and capable of cleaning and/or disinfecting a plumbing fixture, comprising:
- a) at least one soluble paper-roll core that comprises a rapidly-dissolving water-soluble support material and is a hollow support core around which a paper-roll may be wound;
- b) at least one cleanser comprising a surfactant, a soap, and/or a detergent, said cleanser being adapted to clean at least one plumbing fixture;
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- c) at least one gas-releaser comprising at least one acid and at least one base, said gas-releaser being adapted to release gas into at least one quantity of water contained in said at least one plumbing fixture;
- wherein said at least one soluble paper-roll core comprises said at least one cleanser and said at least one gas-releaser that are released into the water when said at least one paper-roll core dissolves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.