GB2264055A - "improvements in or relating to soap" - Google Patents

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GB2264055A
GB2264055A GB9302748A GB9302748A GB2264055A GB 2264055 A GB2264055 A GB 2264055A GB 9302748 A GB9302748 A GB 9302748A GB 9302748 A GB9302748 A GB 9302748A GB 2264055 A GB2264055 A GB 2264055A
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William Nevil Heaton Johnson
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Durand Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB929204032A external-priority patent/GB9204032D0/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
    • C11D17/048—Soap or detergent bars or cakes with an inner core consisting of insoluble material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
    • C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
    • C11D17/02—Floating bodies of detergents or of soaps

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Abstract

A novelty soap comprises a cake of soap having embedded therein an inner container enclosing a toy or trinket, so that the inner container becomes accessible once the soap has been used up, whereupon the container may be opened and the toy or trinket retrieved. The container may incorporate an air-space large enough to ensure that the soap cake will float in water. In a further variant the inner container may contain a body of compressed sponge which will expand substantially on release from the container. Such a body may be shaped, and/or printed e.g. with matter of a decorative, entertainment, educational or advertising character.

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DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION Title: 2'Improvements in or relating to soap" THIS INVENTION relates to soap.
It is among the objects of the invention, in one of its aspects, to provide a soap package which will make the use of soap attractive to young children, or otherwise to provide a soap package having a novelty appeal.
It is another object of the invention, in another of its aspects, to provide a floating soap with an additional attractive feature.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a package comprising an item enclosed in an inner container or wrapper and a body of soap surrounding said inner container or wrapper and the item therein.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a package comprising an item of low mean density invested in a body of soap, such that the resultant product will float in water.
In one embodiment of the invention, a cake of soap is moulded around a sealed plastics container which contains, for example, a sweet, toy, charm or the like, so that the plastics container and its contents only become accessible to the user after the soap has been substantially removed by use. Peferably the free space within the plastics container, and/or the nature of the contents, are such that the mean density of the package comprising the soap, the container and the container's contents is less than that of water, so that the cake of soap will float in water, either from new or after use, over a period, has removed a certain amount of the soap.
It is, however, within the scope of the invention to provide a soap package comprising a non-soap item such as a token, toy or trinket, encased in soap, and which does not float in water. Likewise, it is possible that, with the sole purpose of making a floating cake of soap, such a cake might comprise an empty plastics shell or bladder encased in soap.
In a further variant, the inner container or wrapper may contain a body of high compressed natural or synthetic sponge, for example polyurethane sponge, which will expand substantially on release from the container or wrapper. Such body of sponge may be shaped and/or printed in any desired way, for example may take the form, when expanded, of a toy duck, fish or animal bearing appropriate markings, or may take the form of a block, cylinder or sphere, for example, printed with matter of a decorative, entertainment, educational or advertising character exposed to view when the body of sponge is in an expanded condition.
Soap cakes or packages embodying the invention may advantageously be marketed under some appealing and memorable name, such as "Soaprize" or "Soaprise".

Claims (4)

1. A package comprising an item enclosed in an inner container or wrapper and a body of soap surrounding said inner container or wrapper and the item therein.
2. A package according to claim 1 wherein the mean density of the part of the package including said inner container or wrapper and the space encompassed thereby and including said item, is low enough for the package as a whole to float in water.
3. A package comprising an item of low mean density invested in a body of soap, such that the resultant product will float in water.
4. Any novel feature or combination of features described herein.
GB9302748A 1992-02-13 1993-02-11 "improvements in or relating to soap" Withdrawn GB2264055A (en)

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GB929202988A GB9202988D0 (en) 1992-02-13 1992-02-13 Improvements in or relating to soap
GB929204032A GB9204032D0 (en) 1992-02-25 1992-02-25 Improvements in or relating to soap

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2862950A1 (en) * 2003-11-29 2005-06-03 Andree Antonini Object e.g. perishable food, packing process, involves introducing object in solid and water soluble toilet accessory having cavity of sufficient size so that assembly formed of packed object and accessory forms packing floating on water
ITMI20090901A1 (en) * 2009-05-21 2010-11-22 Emilia Cambiaso SOAP IN PIECES

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1956993A1 (en) * 1969-11-13 1971-05-19 Walter Boettcher Floating soap tablet
DE2910348A1 (en) * 1979-03-16 1980-09-25 Volker Dr Douglas Tablet of soap with core of different material - to reduce cost and waste, used e.g. as toy or for advertising
DE3022003A1 (en) * 1980-06-12 1981-12-17 Hirschmann, Joachim, 7500 Karlsruhe Toilet soap esp. for children contains capsule - esp. concealing toy or figure as incentive for child to use soap
FR2648824A1 (en) * 1989-06-26 1990-12-28 Soumdedouge Lamalesse Roger Educational soap: process consisting in including an object inside a soap so that the user of the said soap has to use the latter in order to be able to reach the object hidden inside the soap material. This process will have the educational virtue of accustoming a child and adolescent to the frequent use of a soap while enjoying himself

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1956993A1 (en) * 1969-11-13 1971-05-19 Walter Boettcher Floating soap tablet
DE2910348A1 (en) * 1979-03-16 1980-09-25 Volker Dr Douglas Tablet of soap with core of different material - to reduce cost and waste, used e.g. as toy or for advertising
DE3022003A1 (en) * 1980-06-12 1981-12-17 Hirschmann, Joachim, 7500 Karlsruhe Toilet soap esp. for children contains capsule - esp. concealing toy or figure as incentive for child to use soap
FR2648824A1 (en) * 1989-06-26 1990-12-28 Soumdedouge Lamalesse Roger Educational soap: process consisting in including an object inside a soap so that the user of the said soap has to use the latter in order to be able to reach the object hidden inside the soap material. This process will have the educational virtue of accustoming a child and adolescent to the frequent use of a soap while enjoying himself

Non-Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
WPI Abstract Accession No 91-053081/08 & FR 002648824 A *
WPI Abstract Accession No71-35515S/21 & DE 001956993 A *
WPI Abstract Accession No80-69911c/40 & DE 002910348 A *
WPI Abstract Accession No81-95193d/52 & DE 003022003 A *

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2862950A1 (en) * 2003-11-29 2005-06-03 Andree Antonini Object e.g. perishable food, packing process, involves introducing object in solid and water soluble toilet accessory having cavity of sufficient size so that assembly formed of packed object and accessory forms packing floating on water
ITMI20090901A1 (en) * 2009-05-21 2010-11-22 Emilia Cambiaso SOAP IN PIECES

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