Container systems having instructional systems and related methods

Abstract

Instructional systems related to providing a recommended dosage amount of a fabric care treatment composition to a fabric load. Container systems with such instructional systems. Automatic washing machines with such instructional systems. Methods related to such instructional systems.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure relates to instructional systems related to providing a recommended dosage amount of a fabric care treatment composition to a fabric load. The present disclosure further relates to a container system with such instructional systems. The present disclosure further relates to automatic washing machines that include such instructional systems. The present system further relates to methods of using such instructional systems.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]To achieve optimal performance benefits when washing or otherwise treating laundry, the recommended dosage of fabric care treatment composition, such as a conventional detergent, is typically dependent on the size of load to be treated. Small loads require smaller amounts of a treatment composition, while larger loads require larger amounts. However, modern developments in laundry practices and technologies have removed some of the traditional cues that users have used to estimate lo...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present disclosure further relates to a container systems that include: a container including an interior volume; and an instructional system located on the container, where the instructional system includes a first indicia and a second indicia; where the first indicia includes a first washing machine feature, a first washing machine load level relative to the first washing machine feature, and a first dosage amount of a fabric care treatment composition; where the second indicia includes a second washing machine feature, a second washing machine load level relative to the second washing machine feature, and a second dosage amount of the fabric care treatment composition; where the second machine load level is greater than first machine load level; and wherein the second dosage amount is more than the first dosage amount. The instructional system may include a third indicia that includes a third washing machine feature, a third washing machine load level relative to the third washing machine feature, and a third dosage amount of the fabric care treatment composition. The third washing machine load level may be greater than the second machine load level, and the third dosage amount may be greater than the second dosage amount.

Problems solved by technology

However, modern developments in laundry practices and technologies have removed some of the traditional cues that users have used to estimate load sizes and dosage levels, thereby leading to mis-dosing and suboptimal performance.

Changes in modern automatic washing machines have contributed to this problem.

Consumers who grew up with top-loading washing machines may be accustomed to using the agitator and / or the inner wall of the drum of the machine as a visual yardstick when assessing laundry loads from a top-view perspective; however, front-loading machines are becoming more popular and do not offer the same visual cues.

Additionally, the inner volume of laundry machines have, on average, become larger, so that a half-full machine today may actually contain a greater amount of laundry than a half-full machine of yesteryear.

However, it may be challenging for a user to properly correlate his or her actual load size to the load size (and consequent dose) shown on the graphical indicia.

For example, commercially available baskets do not have a standardized volume.

Additionally, modern consumers may not even use a traditional basket.

Finally, modern forms of fabric care compositions may contribute to dosing problems as well.

However, the dosing options offered by such pouches are digital—a consumer can add one, two, three, etc., pouches—and do not allow for intermediate volumes, whereas a consumer who used a traditional liquid detergent with a dosing cap could add a little more or a little less than the recommended dose of detergent, depending on his / her assessment of the load size.

Furthermore, a user may be uncertain as to whether he or she is “allowed” to use more than one pouch for a load, particular in modern high-efficiency washing machines, which employ lower water volumes than traditional machines.

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