Fabric conditioning article and use thereof
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD OF TREATING FIBROUS MATERIALS WITH A CONDITIONING AGENT INCLUDES TUMBLING SUCH MATERIALS, IN A DAMP AND/OR HEATED STATE, INTO CONTACT WITH A FORM-RETAINING CONDITIONING ARTICLE CONTAINING A CONDITIONING AGENT ON A SURFACE THEREOF. SUCH ARTICLE IS A FORM-RETAINING BASE, E.G., A POLYSTYRENE FOAM SPHERE, HAVING A CONDITIONING COATING ON THE EXTREME THEREOF WHICH IS REMOVABLE UPON CONTACT WITH TUMBLING LAUNDRY IN THE DRYER, AND IS TRANSFERABLE TO THE LAUNDRY BY SUCH CONTACT. BY MEANS OF THE CONDITIONING TREATMENT, VARIOUS DESIRABLE PROPERTIES CAN BE IMPARTED TO LAUNDRY OR OTHER FABRICS BEING CONDITIONED BUT GENERALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT EFFECT OBTAINED IS SOFTENING OF THE MATERIALS AND/ OR MAKING THEM ANTISTATIC.
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- 👤 Gordon Trent Hewitt
- 👤 Annie Sue Giordano
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