Method and apparatus for delivering liquid fabric treatment compositions in washing machines

A washing machine, comprising:

• a housing;
• a tub located within said housing;
• a drum located within said tub, said drum being adapted to receive clothing to be laundered;
• a drive mechanism coupled to said drum, said drive mechanism being effective to rotate said drum within said tub;
• a reservoir containing a detergent and a liquid fabric treating composition, said reservoir being coupled to a dispenser that communicates with said drum;
• a controller coupled to said drive mechanism and to said reservoir, said controller being effective to operate said drive mechanism and said reservoir to perform a washing cycle followed by a rinse cycle, said controller operating said reservoir after completion of said rinse cycle so that liquid fabric treating composition is emitted from said dispenser and into contact with clothing located within said drum, said controller causing said drum to tumble the clothing with said liquid fabric treating composition so that an effective amount of the liquid fabric treating composition is transferred to the clothing as a result of contact of the liquid fabric treating composition with water that is present in the clothing after the completion of the rinse cycle, said controller being effective to thereafter initiate a spin cycle.