Unit-dose dispenser

Abstract

The present invention encompasses a dispenser for unit-doses comprising a fragrance delivery component.

1 . A dispenser for detergent unit-doses comprising: 
 a) a storage compartment containing at least about one detergent unit-dose;    b) a dispensing means for dispensing said detergent unit-dose from said storage compartment; and    c) a fragrance delivery component;    wherein said fragrance delivery component delivers fragrance independently from said at least one detergent unit-dose and delivers said fragrance into the ambiance over a prolonged period of time.    
   
   
       2 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said detergent unit-doses are hard surface cleaning detergent unit-doses.  
   
   
       3 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said detergent unit-doses are lavatory bowl cleaning detergent unit-dose.  
   
   
       4 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said dispenser additionally comprises an outer casing.  
   
   
       5 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is selected from the group consisting of: fragranced gels; fragranced plastics; a wick delivery system comprising a fragrance-containing liquid; permeable film delivery systems combined with a fragranced gel or a fragrance-containing liquid; and battery powered/electrical fragrance release systems or gravity driven fragrance release cartridges; and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       6 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is present in a separate compartment of said dispenser.  
   
   
       7 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is present in a separate compartment of said dispenser and wherein said separate compartment has a means of communication for air flow with the ambiance.  
   
   
       8 . A dispenser for detergent unit-doses comprising: 
 a) a storage compartment containing at least about one detergent unit-dose;    b) a dispensing means for dispensing said detergent unit-dose from said storage compartment; and    c) a fragrance delivery component;    wherein said fragrance delivery component delivers fragrance independently from said at least one detergent unit-dose and delivers said fragrance into the ambiance over a prolonged period of time and wherein said fragrance delivery component is present in a separate compartment of said dispenser and wherein said separate compartment has a means of communication for air flow with the ambiance.    
   
   
       9 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is a fragranced gel.  
   
   
       10 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is a perfumed gel.  
   
   
       11 . A dispenser according to  claim 9 , wherein said fragranced gel is present in the form of a multitude of fragranced gel beads.  
   
   
       12 . A dispenser according to  claim 9 , wherein said fragranced gel is present in the form of a multitude of fragranced gel beads present in a in a separate compartment of said dispenser.  
   
   
       13 . A dispenser according to  claim 9 , wherein said fragranced gel is present in the form of a multitude of fragranced gel beads, present in a in a separate compartment of said dispenser, and wherein said separate compartment has a means of communication for air flow with the ambiance.  
   
   
       14 . A dispenser for detergent unit-doses comprising: 
 a) a storage compartment containing at least about one detergent unit-dose;    b) a dispensing means for dispensing said detergent unit-dose from said storage compartment; and    c) a fragrance delivery component;    wherein said fragrance delivery component delivers fragrance independently from said at least one detergent unit-dose and delivers said fragrance into the ambiance over a prolonged period of time and wherein said fragrance delivery component is present in a separate compartment of said dispenser, and wherein said fragrance delivery component is a fragranced gel and wherein said fragranced gel is present in the form of a multitude of fragranced gel beads, present in a in a separate compartment of said dispenser, and wherein said separate compartment has a means of communication for air flow with the ambiance.    
   
   
       15 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is a fragranced plastic based on a plastic material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET); polyethylene (PE); polypropylene (PP); polyvinyl chloride (PVC); high impact polystyrene (HIPS); and polystyrene (PS) and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       16 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is a permeable film delivery system combined with a fragranced gel or fragrance-containing liquid medium.  
   
   
       17 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is a wick delivery system comprising a fragrance-containing liquid composition.  
   
   
       18 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance delivery component is a battery powered/electrical fragrance release system.  
   
   
       19 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said fragrance dispensed by the fragrance delivery component is selected from the group consisting of a perfume, a deodorant, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       20 . A dispenser according to  claim 19 , wherein the perfume dispensed by the fragrance delivery component is selected from the group consisting of: a cyclic terpene/sesquiterpene perfume, such as eucalyptol, cedrol, pinocarveolus, sesquiterpenic globulul alcohol; linalo; tetrahydrolinalo; verdox (cyclohexadiyl 2 tetryl butyl acetate); 6,3 hexanol; and citronellol and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       21 . A dispenser according to  claim 19 , wherein the deodorant dispensed by the fragrance delivery component is selected from the group consisting of: cyclodextrins; metal salts of branched or straight chain, saturated ort unsaturated, one- or multiply hydroxylated fatty acids having at least about 16 carbon atoms; metal salts of resinous acids; urease inhibitor complexes formed from a divalent metal ion and a polyanionic, alternatively amine-based, chelating agents; and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       22 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one detergent unit-dose is selected from the group consisting of: tablets and water-soluble capsules comprising solid and/or liquid compositions.  
   
   
       23 . A dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one detergent unit-dose comprises at least one active selected from the group consisting of: acids, bases, dyes, optical brighteners, builders, pigments, solvents, buffering agents, radical scavengers, polymers, stabilizers, anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, bleaches, fragrance, and effervescent systems, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       24 . A process of dispensing a lavatory bowl cleaning detergent unit-dose into a lavatory bowl wherein said process comprises the step of dispensing said lavatory bowl cleaning detergent unit-dose from the dispenser according to  claim 1  into said lavatory bowl.  
   
   
       25 . A process of dispensing hard surface cleaning detergent unit-dose wherein said process comprises the step of dispensing said hard surface cleaning detergent unit-dose from the dispenser according to  claim 1  into a container.  
   
   
       26 . A process of deodorizing the ambient air in a lavatory wherein said process comprises the step of continuously dispensing a fragrance from the dispenser according to  claim 1  into the ambient air of a lavatory.