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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2001
Uwe Hagemann, Merseyside, GB;
Steven Hayes, Merseyside, GB;
Raymond Honey, Merseyside, GB;
Colin Watt Kerr, Merseyside, GB;
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a device for treatment fabrics in a tumble dryer during multiple tumble drying cycles. The device comprises: a reservoir for storing a fabric treatment composition, means to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to airflow generated inside the tumble drier and/or to directly contact fabrics in the dryer, thereby transferring a portion of the fabric treatment composition into contact with fabrics in the tumble dryer during a tumble drying cycle; means for attaching the device to the inside of the tumble dryer door preferably a hook and sucker; and optionally means for indicating to a user when the fabric treatment composition is used up.