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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2004
David Jones, Bebington, GB;
David Jones, Bebington, GB;
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Abstract
A device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising: a reservoir () for storing a fabric treatment composition and transfer means () to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to airflow generated inside the tumble dryer 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; characterised in the provision of reservoir charging means () comprising one or more charging conduits () for directing fabric treatment composition to one or more regions of the transfer means.