Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Process – With nondrying treating of material
Patent
1994-09-19
1997-10-14
Lopez, F. Daniel
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Process
With nondrying treating of material
34 60, 34597, F26B 700
Patent
active
056759118
ABSTRACT:
An article and method are disclosed for controlling the build-up of static electricity within a clothes dryer by adding the article to the dryer along with a load of fabrics to be dried. The article comprises a bladder formed from a waterproof, moisture-permeable material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. Within the bladder is a sponge or other water-absorbent material. The article releases sufficient moisture during tumbling of the article with the fabrics to prevent the build-up of static electricity on the fabrics. To avoid loss of moisture from the bladder when it is not in use and during the early portions of the dryer cycle, the waterproof material utilized can be one that is moisture-impermeable at room temperature, but that becomes moisture-permeable at the elevated temperatures that exist within the dryer during the later portions of the dryer cycle. The article includes a fill spout for adding water and other fabric conditioning agents to the bladder. Fabric conditioning agents carried by the bladder can also be microencapsulated to provide a timed release of the agents so that fabric conditioning can be provided continuously and over a large number of dryer loads.
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