| abstract |
A blister pack for use with a device, the device being for receiving, holding and dispensing a detergent composition (or additive) into an automatic dishwashing machine over a plurality of washing cycles, the device comprising a housing adapted to receive said detergent composition which is introduced into said housing in the form of a plurality of unit doses each separately contained in a package or compartment thereof; a dosing means to effect dosing of said detergent composition, the means being capable of receiving mechanical energy, sufficient for a plurality of washing cycles, applied thereto by a user, the mechanical energy being stored by locking the dosing means in a loaded position with locking means, the mechanical energy being released in a stepwise mode when said locking means is unlocked; and an opening means for opening said package or compartment or for at least partly ejecting said unit dose therefrom, and wherein the dosing means is adapted to actuate the opening means, and the pack is in the form of a wheel-like plate with the unit doses arranged in a circle along with circumference thereof. |