Fabric treatment device
AssigneeUnilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorDavid Jones
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Abstract
A device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising: a reservoir (6) for storing a fabric treatment composition and transfer means (300) 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; charcterised in the provision of reservoir charging means (301) comprising one or more charging conduits (60) for directing fabric treatment composition to one or more regions of the transfer means.
Claims14
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 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;
- 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.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are defined by one or more projecting ribs.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are defined by an arrangement of corresponding peaks and troughs.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are aligned e.g. parallel.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are defined by a plurality of aligned, for example, parallel projections.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are radially arranged, for example about a centre of the reservoir charing means.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are defined by a plurality of radially arranged projections.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits are defined by a combination of aligned, for example parallel projections/conduits and a plurality of radially arranged projections/conduits.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits include straight projections.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging conduits include curved projections.
A device according to any preceding claim wherein the reservoir charging means has a common perimeter with the reservoir.
A tumble dryer with a device according to any preceding claim attached therein.
A device substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and/or as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.