Fabric article treating device comprising more than one housing

• US 20060162180A1
• Filed: 03/22/2006
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: France, Paul Amaat Raymond Gerard, DuVal, Dean Larry, Orr, Michael Joseph, Smith, Christopher Lawrence, Shi, Jichun, Heilman, Laura Lynn, Fanta, Keith David
• Application Number:
  US11/386,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20060162180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 34/389
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 5/00 Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/203 Laundry conditioning arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/30 Drying processes controlling a series of operations in domestic laundry dryers D06F58/32

Abstract

A treating device for use with a fabric article drying appliance. The treating device dispenses a benefit composition into a chamber so as to provide benefits to fabric articles contained within the fabric article drying appliance. The treating device is comprised of at least two housings in communication with one another wherein at least one housing is located in the interior of a fabric article drying appliance and at least one housing is located outside of the fabric article drying appliance.

Claims

1. A fabric article treating device, said fabric article treating device comprising:

an interior housing located inside of a fabric article drying appliance said interior housing comprising a nozzle that directs a benefit agent into said fabric article drying appliance and an exterior housing located outside of said fabric article drying appliance, wherein said interior housing and said exterior housing are in communication with one another and wherein said interior housing, said exterior housing, or a combination thereof includes a sensor for a closure structure wherein said sensor will change state when said closure structure is open so as to prevent the flow of said benefit agent from said nozzle.

2. The fabric article treating device of claim 1 wherein said sensor is an optoelectronic device.

3. The fabric article treating device of claim 1 wherein said interior housing and said exterior housing are connected to one another so as to be in communication with one another.

4. The fabric article treating device of claim 3 wherein said interior housing and said exterior housing are connected to one another with a flat cable, a wire, a wire or group of wires encased in a sheath of woven or non-woven material, a conduit, or a combination thereof.

5. The fabric article treating device of claim 4 wherein said sensor is a pressure sensitive conductor.

6. The fabric article treating device of claim 1 wherein said interior housing and said exterior housing are in electrical communication with one another.

7. A fabric article treating device, said fabric article treating device comprising:

an interior housing comprising a nozzle, located inside of a fabric article drying appliance and an exterior housing located outside of said fabric article drying appliance, wherein said interior housing and said exterior housing are in communication with one another wherein said exterior housing communicates with a user so as to allow said user to control said fabric article treating device, allow said user to ascertain the operating status of said fabric article treating device, or a combination thereof.

8. The fabric article treating device of claim 7 wherein said exterior housing includes a means for activating said fabric article treating device.

9. The fabric article treating device of claim 7 wherein said fabric article treating device is operated manually, operated automatically, or a combination thereof.

10. The fabric article treating device of claim 9 wherein said fabric article treating device is mechanically activated, electrically activated, or a combination thereof.

11. The fabric article treating device of claim 7 further comprising a spraying device for distributing a benefit composition into a fabric article drying appliance, wherein said spraying device is a hydraulic nozzle, sonic nebulizer, pressure swirl atomizer, high pressure fog nozzle, or a combination thereof.

12. A system for treating fabrics, said system for treating fabrics comprising:

a) a dry cleaning apparatus; and

b) a fabric article treating device comprising an interior housing, wherein said interior housing is located inside of said dry cleaning apparatus said interior housing comprising a nozzle and an exterior housing located outside of said dry cleaning apparatus, wherein said interior housing and said exterior housing are in communication with one another.