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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Home Products International—north America, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Rolando Hernandez, Oak Lawn, IL (US);
Gabriel Prero, Chicago, IL (US);
Abigail Irzyk, Chicago, IL (US);
HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA, INC., Chicago, IL;
Abstract
A device for softening fabrics in a dryer comprising a generally spherically-shaped outer body with one or more truncated surfaces and a securing mechanism for dryer sheets is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a dryer device having an open-ended body with a central securing mechanism coupled to an interior surface of the body. The securing mechanism includes a panel with a plurality of slits to form moveable flaps configured to secure a dryer sheet within the panel such that the sheet remains secured to the dryer device while tumbling through fabrics in a dryer load. The dryer device can further include a plurality of protrusions extending from an exterior wall of the open-ended body. Each protrusion can have a rounded shape that curves along a distance between the first open end and the second open end to create the generally spherical outer shape of the dryer device.