Toilet cleaner

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toilet cleaner comprising a cleaning agent, wherein said cleaning agent is included at a percentage between 50% and 80% by weight, and also comprising an effervescent agent at a percentage between 10% and 30% by weight. The cleaner is preferably in the form of solid granules, and it also comprises a foaming agent. The present invention allows providing a cleaner in solid form which can be applied directly in the toilet bowl and readily metered, giving the user a perception of cleanliness.

Claims

1. A solid toilet cleaner comprising: a cleaning agent comprising sulfamic acid; an effervescent agent mixture comprising a first effervescent agent, a second effervescent agent, and a third effervescent agent, the effervescent agent mixture making up a total percentage between 10% and 45% by weight; wherein said first effervescent agent comprises sodium carbonate, said second effervescent agent comprises sodium bicarbonate, and said third effervescent agent comprises citric acid; a lubricating agent comprising a first polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight within a range of 400 to 600 g/mol, at a percentage between 4% and 10% by weight; a tableting agent comprising a second PEG having a molecular weight of 9,000 g/mol, at a percentage between 10% and 20% by weight; and a dispersing agent, wherein the dispersing agent is hydroxyethylcellulose.

2. The toilet cleaner according to claim 1, also comprising a foaming agent.

3. The toilet cleaner according to claim 1, also comprising a filling agent.

4. The toilet cleaner according to claim 1, also comprising a fragrance.

5. The toilet cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the foaming agent is selected from the group including sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, ethoxylated branched alcohols, sodium alkylbenzenesulfonate, or a combination of two or more thereof.

6. The toilet cleaner according to claim 4, wherein the filling agent is sodium alkylbenzenesulfonate.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT AND EXAMPLES

(1) A preferred embodiment of the toilet cleaner according to the present invention is described below. All the percentages are indicated by weight. Preferred embodiment:
Effervescent agent: Carbonate: 10-20%
Effervescent agent: Bicarbonate: 4-10%
Effervescent agent: Citric acid: 15-25%
Cleaning agent: Sulfamic acid: 5-10%
Cleaning agent: Anionic surfactant: 10-40%
Cleaning agent: Non-ionic surfactant: 15-30%
Lubricating agent: PEG 600: 5-10%
Disintegrating agent: 5-10%
Tableting agent: 10-20%
Fragrance: 1-2%

(2) Several non-limiting examples of the toilet cleaner according to the present invention are described below. All the percentages are indicated by weight.

Example 1

(3) Effervescent agent: Carbonate: 14.2%

(4) Effervescent agent: Bicarbonate: 5.4%

(5) Effervescent agent: Citric acid: 20.6%

(6) Cleaning agent: Sulfamic acid: 8.8%

(7) Foaming and filling agent: Marlon ARL: 15%

(8) Lubricating agent: PEG 600: 4%

(9) Tableting agent: PEG 9000: 15%

(10) Dispersing agent: Hydroxyethylcellulose: 10%

(11) Foaming agent: Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate: 6%

(12) Fragrance: 1%

Example 2

(13) Effervescent agent: Carbonate: 14.2%

(14) Effervescent agent: Bicarbonate: 5.4%

(15) Effervescent agent: Citric acid: 20.6%

(16) Cleaning agent: Sulfamic acid: 8.8%

(17) Foaming and filling agent: Marlon ARL: 15%

(18) Lubricating agent: PEG 600: 4%

(19) Tableting agent: PEG 9000: 15%

(20) Disintegrating agent: Pregel: 10%

(21) Foaming agent: Sodium laureth sulfate: 6%

(22) Fragrance: 1%

Example 3

(23) Effervescent agent: Carbonate: 14.2%

(24) Effervescent agent: Bicarbonate: 5.4%

(25) Effervescent agent: Citric acid: 20.6%

(26) Cleaning agent: Sulfamic acid: 8.8%

(27) Foaming and filling agent: Marlon ARL: 15%

(28) Lubricating agent: PEG 600: 4%

(29) Tableting agent: PEG 9000: 15%

(30) Dispersing agent: Hydroxyethylcellulose: 10%

(31) Foaming agent: Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate: 6%

(32) Fragrance 1%

(33) Although reference has been made to a specific embodiment of the invention, it is obvious for one skilled in the art that the toilet cleaner described is susceptible to a number of variations and modifications, and that all the mentioned details can be replaced with other technically equivalent details without departing from the scope of protection defined by the attached claims.