Apparatus and method for softening fabric in a tumble dryer

An apparatus for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer, having an inside surface and an outside surface comprising a holder for retention of a dryer sheet said holder comprising a plurality of securement devices for retaining said dryer sheet and said holder being inherently form-retaining and of such shape as to be readily tumbled with laundry in said tumble dryer or mounted to the inside surface of said tumble dryer, wherein each of said plurality of securement devices comprises a plurality of slits which extend through the surface of said holder.

A package comprising a plurality of apparatuses for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer of said apparatuses comprising a dryer sheet and a holder for retention of said dryer sheet, said holder comprising at least one securement device for retaining said dryer sheet and said holder being inherently form-retaining and of such shape as to be readily tumbled with laundry in said tumble dryer.

A method of treating laundry in a tumble dryer having an inside surface and an outside surface comprising tumbling said laundry with a apparatus comprising a dryer sheet and a holder for retention of said dryer sheet, said holder comprising at least one non-adhesive securement device for retaining said dryer sheet and said holder being inherently form-retaining and of such shape as to be readily tumbled with laundry in said tumble dryer or fixedly attached to the inside surface of said tumble dryer.

A disposable apparatus for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer having an inside surface and an outside surface comprising a holder for retention of a dryer sheet said holder comprising a frame having at least two sides and being inherently form-retaining, and of such shape as to be readily tumbled with laundry in said tumble dryer or mounted to the inside surface of said tumble dryer, the dryer sheet permanently retained between said at least two sides of said frame.