Fabric article treating system and method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A fabric-article treating system comprising:
- (a) a fabric article drying appliance; and
(b) a fabric article treating device removably attached to said drying appliance, said treating device comprising a source for containing a fabric treatment composition and means for dispensing said composition in said drying appliance, said means is in liquid communication with said source;
wherein said composition comprises a polyol-based fabric care material and a dispersing medium.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods useful for treating a fabric article with a composition comprising polyol-based fabric care materials and a dispersing medium. The dispersing medium is a liquid at room temperature and has a flash point of greater than about 65° C. Specifically, the composition may be dispensed to treat fabric articles in an appliance during the fabric article drying process.
109 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A fabric-article treating system comprising:
-
(a) a fabric article drying appliance; and
(b) a fabric article treating device removably attached to said drying appliance, said treating device comprising a source for containing a fabric treatment composition and means for dispensing said composition in said drying appliance, said means is in liquid communication with said source;
wherein said composition comprises a polyol-based fabric care material and a dispersing medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A fabric article treating system comprising:
-
a) a fabric article drying appliance; and
b) a fabric article treating device included with said drying appliance, said treating device comprising a source for containing a fabric treatment composition and means for dispensing said composition in said drying appliance, said means is in liquid communication with said source;
wherein said composition comprises a polyol-based fabric care material and a dispersing medium, wherein the polyol-based fabric care material has the following formula;
P(OH)w−
s(OC(O)R1)x(OR2)yR3z(LR4)uXvwherein P(OH)w is a polyol, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are moieties independently selected from C1-C22 alkyl or C1-C30 alkoxy, linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted;
L is a linkage, which is an atom selected from O;
S;
N;
P;
X is a heteroatom-containing functional group, wherein the heteroatom is independently selected from O, N, S, P, Si and F;
w is an integer selected from 2 to 20;
x, y, z, u and v are integers independently selected from 0 to w;
s is the sum of x+y+z+u+v and s≦
w. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A fabric article treating system comprising:
-
a) a fabric article drying appliance; and
b) a fabric article treating device removably attached to said drying appliance, said treating device comprising a source for containing a fabric treatment composition and means for dispensing said composition in said drying appliance, said means is in liquid communication with said source;
wherein said composition comprises a polyol-based fabric care material and a dispersing medium, wherein the polyol-based fabric care material has the following formula;
P(OH)w−
s(OC(O)R1)x(OR2)yR3z(LR4)uXvwherein P(OH)w is a polyol, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are moieties independently selected from C1-C22 alkyl or C1-C30 alkoxy, linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted;
L is a linkage, which is an atom selected from O;
S;
N;
P;
X is a heteroatom-containing functional group, wherein the heteroatom is independently selected from O, N, S, P, Si and F;
w is an integer selected from 2 to 20;
x, y, z, u and v are integers independently selected from 0 to w;
s is the sum of x+y+z+u+v and s≦
w.
-
Specification