Abstract: A printing system in which a font manger monitors print jobs for execution by a printer having a memory operable to store font data. The font manger is arranged to identify fonts in a print job to be executed by the printer for which font data is not already stored in the memory of the printer; and cause font data corresponding to the identified fonts to be downloaded and stored in the printer memory for use in executing subsequent print jobs. By only including font data which is not already present in the memory of a printer, the size of print jobs can be reduced thereby increasing the speed at which print jobs can be generated and transmitted. The font manger may be provided on the printer, within the computer or as part of a printer server connected to the printer and the computer via a communications network.

Abstract: A printing system is described in which a font manger monitors print jobs for execution by a printer having a memory operable to store font data. The font manger is arranged to identify fonts in a print job to be executed by the printer for which font data is not already stored in the memory of the printer; and cause font data corresponding to the identified fonts to be downloaded and stored in the printer memory for use in executing subsequent print jobs. In this way by having a computer generate print jobs which only include font data which is not already present in the memory of a printer the size of print jobs can be reduced thereby increasing the speed with which such print jobs can be generated and transmitted to a printer. The font manger may be provided either on the printer or within the computer or as part of a printer server connected to the printer and the computer via a communications network.

Abstract: A rigid, water-soluble container is made of an injection molded poly(vinyl alcohol) and/or a cellulose ether, which container encases a fabric care, surface care or dishwashing composition; and a capsule container comprising at least two components made of one or more material(s) that can be molded and which are water soluble or water dispersible or in which a substantial part of the surface of these components is water soluble or water dispersible so as to leave perforations throughout the wall when the capsular container is placed in contact with an aqueous environment. The container has one to six compartments, preferably one, two or three, the content of the various compartments being accessible to the aqueous environment when the capsular container is exposed to such an aqueous environment.

Abstract: A vapour dispensing device in which a flowable substance 5 to be vaporised is dispensed from a reservoir 4 onto an emanator pad 9. The reservoir is provided with an outlet 6 and an air inlet 7. These are positioned in relationship to the emanator pad such that some of the substance leaving outlet 6 is conveyed by the emanator pad into the vicinity of the air inlet. When the pad adjacent to the air inlet is wetted, it becomes impermeable to air. As no further air can enter the reservoir 4, the vacuum in the head space prevents the dispensing of further substance from the outlet 6. This causes a drying of the emanator pad 9 which then becomes air permeable allowing further flow from the reservoir. This effectively provides a negative feedback arrangement which regulates the flow from the reservoir.

Abstract: Packaging for moisture-sensitive material, in particular detergent material, comprising an outer container comprising a container body and a lid cover hingedly fixed to the container body, and an inner bag made of water-impermeable flexible sheet material for receiving the moisture-sensitive material, the mouth of the inner bag being fixed both at the lid cover and at the sidewalls of the container body in such a way that, when the lid cover is lifted, the lower part of the inner bag is significantly lifted from the bottom of the container body.

Abstract: A cleaning device is adapted to be secured to a vacuum pump, said cleaning device comprising a cleaning head (10) and cleaning product supply means (16), wherein a first cleaning product is located in a cleaning product section of the head section, the cleaning device comprises a first path (14) from the cleaning product supply means (16) to the cleaning head (10) and a second path (12) from the cleaning head (10) to a reservoir (16), wherein an ejection section (52) of the cleaning head (10) is operable to a eject cleaning product (49) from the cleaning product supply means (16) on/in to a surface (38) to be cleaned and a suction section (42, 44, 46) of the cleaning head (10) is operable to draw ejected cleaning product (49) from said surface (38) along said second path (12).

Abstract: The invention provides an air treatment device comprising: an airborne agent detector comprising a plurality of airborne agent sensors, wherein the airborne agent detector comprises means to detect a threshold level or concentration of an airborne agent; a means to mount a source of air treatment agent to the device; and a means to expel a portion of air treatment agent from a mounted source of agent, upon detection of an airborne agent by the detector.

Abstract: A valve for an aerosol comprises a valve body 1 and a surrounding rubber sleeve 2. The body defines an inlet and outlet passages 3, 4 and bores 5, 6 connecting these passages to the surface of the valve. When the pressure of fluid in the inlet passage 3 and bore 5 builds to a sufficient value the sleeve is pushed away from the body permitting flow through the bores between the passages. When the pressure falls the sleeve closes the bores to interrupt the flow.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pump comprising a container containing a dispense material, an outlet therefrom and an actuator arranged to alternate between first and second configurations in response to a change in the pump's environment, to cause an aliquot of dispense material to be expelled through the outlet.

Abstract: A dispenser for releasing a treatment substance into a toilet bowl, said dispenser being in the form of an elongate tubular member, adapted to release the substance when the toilet is flushed, and resilient so that in use it is self-supporting under the rim of the bowl. The substance to be released is at least one of a bleach, cleanser, surfactant, perfume or disinfectant.

Abstract: Packaging for moisture-sensitive material, in particular detergent material, comprising an outer container comprising a container body and a lid cover hingedly fixed to the container body, and an inner bag made of water-impermeable flexible sheet material for receiving the moisture-sensitive material, the mouth of the inner bag being fixed both at the lid cover and at the sidewalls of the container body in such a way that, when the lid cover is lifted, the lower part of the inner bag is significantly lifted from the bottom of the container body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method ol manufacturing water-soluble containers using a horizontal intermittent motion thermolorming machine which comprises the steps of: a) locating a first water-soluble film overa mould, said mould containing a plurality of pocket forming cavities, defined by side walls and a base, in a 2-dimensional array, each cavity being surrounded by a planar surface of the mould on all sides in which the shortest dimension of the planar surface between two adjacent cavities is at least 3 mm and between an edge of the mould and the closest cavity is at least 1.5 mm; b) thermoforming the first film to produce a plurality of pockets; c) at least partially filling the pockets with a composition; and d) sealing the plurality ol the at least partially filled pockets.

Abstract: A process for preparing a laminated, thermoformed film which comprises: a. blowing a film-forming composition to form a bubble; b. collapsing the bubble to form a film stack comprising a plurality of layers; and c. heating said film stack in a mould to thermoform said film stack and to adhere the layers together.