CONTAINER FOR FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITION

1 . A container for a fabric treatment composition comprising:

a. a container floor extending to a floor boundary, a portion of said container floor being a collection zone, and a raised portion extending inwardly within said container, at least a portion of said collection zone being located on a longitudinal axis of said container and at least a portion of said raised portion intersecting said longitudinal axis and a transverse axis of said container;

b. a peripheral wall extending from said container floor;

c. a peripheral flange extending from said peripheral wall; and

d. a needle piercable membrane sealed to said peripheral flange to define an interior volume, wherein said interior volume contains less than about 100 mL of a liquid fabric treatment composition.

2 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said raised portion is a shape having rotational symmetry of order two.

3 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said raised portion is S shaped or reverse S shaped.

4 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said raised portion is a shape having rotational symmetry of order three or more.

5 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said peripheral wall is comprised of one or more cylindrical sections.

6 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said peripheral wall is comprised of one or more frusto-conical sections.

7 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said container floor, said raised portion, said peripheral wall, and said peripheral flange comprise a thermoset polymer.

8 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said container floor, said raised portion, said peripheral wall, and said peripheral flange comprise a thermoplastic polymer.

9 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said container floor, said raised portion, and said peripheral wall comprise a hydrophobic substrate.

10 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said liquid fabric treatment composition is provided in a volume such that there is at least about 2 mm of headspace between said needle piercable membrane and said liquid fabric treatment composition.

11 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said needle piercable membrane comprises a material selected from the group consisting of metallic foil, polymer film, and combinations thereof.

12 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein when said container is resting on a flat surface with said container floor oriented towards said surface said peripheral flange is parallel to said surface.

13 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said liquid fabric treatment composition is provided in a volume of less than about 60 mL.

14 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said liquid fabric treatment composition contains less than 100% by weight water.

15 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid fabric treatment composition is an aqueous composition comprising surfactant.

16 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said liquid fabric treatment composition is free from mono- and diglycerides and esters thereof, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, glyceryl esters, polyglyceryl esters, fatty carboxylates, sorbitan esters and ply sorbates, fatty acid esters based on glycols and sugars, and lecithins.

17 . The container according to claim 1 , wherein said liquid fabric treatment composition has a contact angle with at least one of the container floor and peripheral wall of less than about 90 degrees.

18 . A container for a fabric treatment composition comprising

a. a container floor extending to a floor boundary, a portion of said container floor being a collection zone, and a raised portion extending inwardly within said container, at least a portion of said collection zone being located on a longitudinal axis of said container and at least a portion of said raised portion intersecting said longitudinal axis and a transverse axis of said container;

b. a peripheral wall extending from said container floor;

c. a peripheral flange extending from said peripheral wall; and

d. a needle piercable membrane sealed to said peripheral flange to define an interior volume, wherein said interior volume contains less than about 100 mL of a liquid fabric treatment composition;

wherein said raised portion is a shape having rotational symmetry of order two;

wherein said liquid fabric treatment composition has a contact angle with at least one of the container floor and peripheral wall of less than about 90 degrees; and

wherein the liquid fabric treatment composition is an aqueous composition comprising surfactant.

19 . A method for treating a fabric comprising the steps of inserting the container of claim 1 into a port of a fabric refreshing device, preparing the fabric refreshing device for operation, and activating operation of the fabric refreshing device.