Laundry fixture having an aluminum outer covering for reducing static electricity within a laundry appliance

A laundry fixture for reducing static electricity, the laundry fixture comprising:

• a substrate;
• a retaining portion that extends outward from the substrate;
• and
• an outer covering that includes a woven aluminum fabric that is disposed over the substrate and on the retaining portion to form a three-dimensional shape, wherein the retaining portion engages the outer covering to maintain a position of the woven aluminum fabric relative to the substrate, and wherein the woven aluminum fabric defines a static-reducing portion and the retaining portion is interspersed within the outer covering to form a particulate-capturing portion, wherein the static-reducing portion and the particulate-capturing portion cooperate to define an entire outer surface of the three-dimensional shape, and wherein the three-dimensional shape is configured to be placed within a processing space for a laundry appliance to separate particulate material from articles being processed and retain the particulate material during a laundry cycle.

A laundry fixture for reducing static electricity, the laundry fixture comprising:

• a substrate;
• a woven outer covering that includes a woven fabric made from aluminum, wherein the woven fabric is disposed on the substrate to form a three-dimensional shape, the woven fabric defining a static-reducing portion;
• and
• a retaining portion that is interspersed within the outer covering to form a particulate capturing portion, wherein the static-reducing portion and the particulate capturing portion cooperate to define an entire outer surface of the three-dimensional shape, wherein the three-dimensional shape is configured to be placed within a processing space for a laundry appliance to separate particulate material from articles being processed and retain the particulate material during a laundry cycle.