| abstract |
A detergent-scrubber article includes a solid detergent composition body, preferably of flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, affixed to a relatively rigid, yet somewhat yielding body of a light weight material, such as closed cell polystyrene or polyethylene foam. The closed cell polymeric foam is also preferably of flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, with a major surface thereof affixed to the solid detergent composition body, and serves as a scrubbing, abrading or wiping article to help remove soils or stains from surfaces of items to be cleaned, such as soiled laundry, after application of the detergent composition to such surfaces. It also functions as a handle by means of which the body of detergent composition may be held without touching it while applying such detergent to items to be cleaned. Also within the invention is a method for the manufacture of the described articles wherein the major component materials are co-extruded or continuously produced, joined together, cut to desired shape and packaged. |