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    United States Patent Baker et al. (8) COMPOSITIONS FOR PRE-TREATING SHOES AND METHODS AND ARTICLES EMPLOYING SAME, (73) Inventors: Keith Homer Baker, Cincinnati, OH (US); Donna Jean Haegaberg, Cincinnati, OH (US); Mary Vij Barnabas, West Chester, OH (US), ‘Yong Zhu, Cincinnati, OH (US) (73) Assignee: "The Procter & Gamble Company, inginnati, OH (US) (2). Notice: Subject to any disclaimer the term of this pateat is extended ot adjusted under 35 USCC. 154(b) by 54 days. Appl. No. 09/785,876, Filed: Feb, 16, 2001 Prior Publication Data us 20020077263 AL Jun, 20,2002 Related U.S. Application Data (63) Comiauation in part of aplication No. 19}693224, led on ‘Oat 20, 200, now sbaadone, oy cup 94 10/109; 510275; 510/276; 510299 (58) Field of Search 510/109, 275, 510276, 295 60) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS. 4438352 A 21979 Toot el. asa S214007 A 7/1980. Mons 25288 (List continued on next page) US00686139682 US 6,861,396 B2 Mar. 1, 2005, (10) Patent No. 5) Date of Patent FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS BR 93010093 A oi1995 De 3220660 AL 10/1904 EP Arsestd AD 71997 cn 378400 81952 cn 150632541980 2 SSisuimD 111880 P essi7192 iss a» toutes 311997 a. toons? 11997 we aononis96s “1200 wo woos 11997 wo woo3s6Hs 71990 WoW $2000 yONDIS? KK WO WONDESOIS 112000 Wo WOODU3I055 AL “5/2001 (OTHER PUBLICATIONS Commercial products (27 pages). ‘Anthony J. 0" Lonick, Jr, Soil Release Polymers; Jouraal of Surfactants and Detergens; ol. 2, No. 4, Oct, 19993 AOC Press, Dacula Georgia. Primary Esaminer—Nogendra N. Gupta Assistant Examiner Eis Eibilo (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-—efirey V. Bamber; Kim William Zesby; Steven W. Miller on ABSTRACT CCompesitions for treating shoes, especially canvas andlor leather-containing shoes, such as athletic shoes, and meth fds and articles of manufacture employing same 10 teat the shoes prior fo andor during and/or afer washing the shoes fare disclosed, The compositions are used lo pro-teat the shoes prior to soiling of the shoes. 13 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets US 6,861,396 B2 Page 2 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS HOOISI3 1/1986 Murch et al 5576.28 A 14/1995 Miracle ea ee | Sel Pease sur 5500,78 A 21907 Pam eta sin249 V41881 A 4/1984 Ruppert ta : eI faa 4497919 A 21085 Vga et soo eave rae 4 5837570 A 1/1908 4767563 A * 811988 de Buzzaccarini =. 25217425, Beata eemeeeT SD17237 AS11991. Svensson ea 1344 891,838 A 4/1999 Angell tal 530635 A * 41904 Ishikawa eta 23857 i eel et S356.968 A 1011904 Rupaner et S240 SABES A 7/1005 Soldansl eta 25741 * cited by examiner US 6,861,396 B2 Sheet 1 of 4 Mar. 1, 2005 U.S. Patent U.S. Patent Mar. 1, 2005 Sheet 2 of 4 US 6,861,396 B2 336c-—F. 3544 S38 Fig. 2 320 340- jo O00 0 50 50—} Qo.0 oO 0-0 0 0 0 0” 382 58200 0 0 0 0 385 0 0 000090 0.0 0 0 0 oO f-386 385—JO_0 0 0 oO 0.00000 i000 O 0.0.0 000 i000 Q 0-0 a 000 io 0 0 0 oO 000000 ed U.S. Patent Mar.1,2005 Sheet 3 of 4 U.S. Patent Mar. 1, 2005 Sheet 4 of 4 US 6,861,396 B2 Fig. 5 US 6,861,396 B2 1 COMPOSITIONS FOR PRE-TREATING SHOES AND METHODS AND ARTICLES EMPLOYING SAME, (CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT "APPLICATIONS. ‘This application is « continuation-in-part of U.S. pateat application Set No. 09/693,224, fled on Oct. 20, 2080 abandoned FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions tor treating shoes, especially canvas o oer fabric containing shoes that ‘may also contin leather, such as athletic shoes and methods aud untiles of manufacture employing such compositions 1 teal the shoes prior to andlor during andor after washing the shoes, More particularly, the present invention relates to ‘compositions applied to oae oF more shoes prior to ance ‘during andor alter washing the shoes fr imparting a desired henetit to the shoes such as eleaning andior conditioning andior disinfecting andor deodorizing. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Soiled andlor stained shoes, especially aletie shoes, have been a problem since the advent of shoes. Traditional attempts at cleaning soiled andor stained shoes have included washing the soiled shoes manually in wash basins andlor sinks, with 4 conventional garden bose, clapping the ‘shoes together to attempt to dislodge clay, mud ax other dic, fixed 0 the shoes, or using a conventionsl washing machine with or without detergent being added. However, consumers have encountered less than satisfactory cleaning by these ‘conventional methods. Further, consumers have witnessed the damage 10 the shoes as a result of employing these “harsh” conventional methods, especially when Washing the shocs in coaventional washing machine. Examples of sich problems include, but are not limited to, poor, less tha Satisfactory cleaning of the shoes andr the tendency of water andior detergent to remove tanning agents andioe fatliquors from leather in the shoes resulting in loss of Stability andor sofiess andior suppleness andor flexibility Cleaning represcats a significant and largely unmet con ‘sumer need foe shoes, espevially shoes that contain eanvas, aylon, mesh, synthetic leather and/or natural leather surfaces, particularly leather-contaning shoes, such a8 ath- Tet shoes, Athletic shoes are Worn not just for athletic use but also for cas use both indoor snd obtdoor, The outdoor and atleti use of these shoes can lead to significant soiling ‘of these shoes. For instance, dit, mud, and clay soils may ‘soil these when worn ouldoors for either sporting or casual use. Similarly, grass stains and soils may soil these shoes under similar circumstances. paticulse problem for clean- ing shoes is that unlike many “dress” or formal shoes, the ‘outer parts of the athletic shoes may consist of leather oF fabrics or combinations ofthe two. Most formal shoes have a glossy smooth outside surface and are generally not as heavily soiled as athletic shoes often are. Thus forthe formal ‘shoes, wiping with a damp cloth is often sufficient to clean these shoes under mest cireumstances. Unlike most formal ‘hoes with glossy smooth outside finishes, te athletic oes fre more heavily soiled and that sil is often more dificult to remove because of the many types of outer coverings for the athletic shoes. In particular, iti dificult to simply wipe the off the sol fom the fabric pats i these shoes. Similarly the soil from the rough of uneven plastic, synthetic or rbber ‘surfaces found on the bottom portions of these shoes is also % o 2 often difficult to remove, As such, a better a leaning athletic shoes is needed and is highly desicable. Furtbet, while not wishing to be bound by theory, i i believed that the conventional washing of shoes in water andlor detergentoniining water has deleterious eects on the shoes, especially. leather-containing, shoes because among other reasons, the loss of faliguors andor oils andlor fanning agents such as Chromium from the leather ‘Conventional washing of shoes in an automatic clothes washing machine damages the shoes asa result of the shoes ‘coming info contact with the agitator in the washing chine andlor Walls of the Washing machine andior with other articles, suchas other shoes, being washed. Without being bound by theory, i is believed that such contact ean damage the paint on the shoes as well as damage olher surfaces and/or components of the shoes, Similarly, it has been found tht for eanvas or other cloth shoes, the removal of clay or mud soils is particularly dificult and often more dificult to remove thaa those same sls om eater suefacs of athletic shoes, It has bee found thatthe conventional washing trealments ean work reason- ably well at times for elay/mudldirt on canvas r other fabric tcntining shoes, when shoes are composed af only canvas for oer fabrics. However, certain types of shoes, particularly athletic shoes, often contain both canvasicloth and leather. Thus, heretofore there has been an unacceptable tradeolf between the need to protect the lather while cleaning the canvas, ‘Moreover, even if consumer's athletic shoes are compesed only of leather, or only of canvas, it would inconvenient 10 the consumer to purchase separate products for canvas and leather coataining shoes, ‘Accotdingly, there is 2 need for compositions for pre= treating canvascloth and eather shoes and methods employ- ing sich compositions to teat eanvasfloth and leather that produce desired cleaning results on canvas portions of shoes ‘without damaging the leather portion of shoes. ‘While other methods have been proposed, noe appear to ‘work suficierly well to meet the needs of the consumer For example, JP 58-067,777, teaches a spray pre-ieat for canvas, shoes comprising both a starch and carboxymetycellulose (CMO) gives a benefit. However, it suffers from 2 numbers ‘of problems. Firs, this patent publication teaches nothing as to how to avoid the highly undesirable spotting that may ‘occur especially on non-canvas surfaces such as leather, particularly darker colored leather, when CMC is applica! to the shoes. Moreover, nothing is taught as to the molecular ‘weight or the degree of substitution for either the earboxym- ethycelivlose of the starch that are eequted for optimum performance. Similarly, no provision is made for the incor poration of other highly desired properties such as Gsinfection, faster drying, and odor removal. Furthermore, constimers may wish to avoid the use of spray product and make the treatment of the shoes an integral part of the wash process, The above patent publi- tation makes no allowance for this by providing 4 method or pre-reating shoes as am integral part ofthe wash process such that sol resistance benefit is give, ‘Yet furthermore, this patent publication does not teach ‘methods and compositions wherein treating. compositions and cleaning compositions work together so as fo produce @ benefit unexpected based on the performances of either lone SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION ‘The present invention relates to compositions and meth= ‘ods for teating shoes, especially shoes that contain canvas, US 6,861,396 B2 - tylon, mesh, symtbetie leather and/or natural leather ‘surfaces, particularly lether-containing shoes Such a ath= Jetie shoes. More partiewaty, the present invention relates to methods, especially methods which include a step of pre-reating shoes prior to the soiliag of the shoes, and ‘Compositions useful in the methods of the present invention fd atiles of manufacture that use the compositions to teal shoes. ‘Without wishing tobe bound by any particular theory, in ‘one aspect of the invention, the composition for treating oF pre-reaing the shoes comprises a substance tha is believed ‘o form a protective deposit or barter, such as a film, on at Jeast portions of the shoes such that the removal ofthe soil from the shoes in subsequent cleanings is substantially beter than without the pre-treatment The pre-treating composition may, in this aspect of the Jnvention or any other aspect of the invention, optionally, but preferably, be used with preferred cleaning andor con- ‘ilioning compositions which are preferably” particulaly ‘stitable for cleaning shoes containing leather portions. The ‘leaning compositions and/or conditioning compositions ‘ean be used individually, or together. I used together, they ‘canbe in the form ofa cleaning and conditioning sytem. ‘ther embodiments, the cleaning and conditioning compo= sitions can be combined into a single “two-in-one” cleaning and conditioning composition. In one embodiment, the pretreating composition com= prises a polymere sol lease agent and a spreading agent. In one non-limiting variation ofthis embodiment, the com positon for treating or pre-reating the shoes comprises & polysaccharide and a spreading ageat. The spreading agent 's useful reducing the tendency for the compesition to bead up and fail o spread on the surfaces ofthe shoes. Ii also ‘useful in reducing the spotting problem that occurs on shoes, particularly darker shoes, which have non-porous surfaces, ‘such as leather or plastic. The polysaccharide ean have any ‘suitable molecular weight (MW). In certain embodiments, the polysaccharide may have a molecular weight of less than about 1,000,000, or Tes than about 500,000, or Tes than about 250,000, In one variation of this embodiment, the polysaccharide comprises cazboxymetbyleeliulose (CMC). Tis not necessary to use starch with the CMC in the ‘compositions described herein. The composition may com= Prise a CMC with a degree of substiteion ranging from about 0.6 to about 1.2. The spreading agent is preferably a surfactant, and can be an aniooie or nonionie surfactant. In another embodiment, the compositions for treating the ‘shoes can comprise a first depositing protective substance (or *presreating composition”) that, again without wishing, to be bound to any particular theory, is believed to form & protective deposit or burier om atleast portions of the shoes, And this compestion s used in conjunction with a second Femoving subsiance that & capable of removing the first Substance and any soil deposited on the first protective ‘substance from the shoes. The pre-eating composition ean be applied by the shoe manufacturer, by the shoe retailer, oF by the purchaser or owner of the shoes, The pre-reating ‘composition ean be applied after the awner of the shoes ‘leans the shoes so thal soils can more easily be removed from the shoes. As in the ease of the frst embodiment described above, the first depositing protective substance ‘may form a film on the surface of the shoes. In prefered ‘ersionsof this embodiment, the second removing substance is selected to be especially suitable for removing the frst substance from the shoes, Suitable removing substances include, but are not limited to enzymes, The removing substances can be separate compositions, of the cleaning % o andior conditioning oes removing substance, eg, the enzyme, and the use of the pre-tnwatment composition, prior to the wear of the shoes, and subsequent treatment with cleaning andior conditioning ‘compositions containing this enzyme, when used after the cleaning andior conditioning composition, preferably pro- ‘duces a benefit greater than cleaning andr conditioning lone without the pre-ieatment step. Numerous examples of ‘uch combinations of protective compositions and removing Substances are possible, In one non-limiting set of embodiments, the protective compositions are eazbobydeate biopolymers and the removing substances are carboby-

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