Patent ID: 6169067
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A dryer-activated fabric conditioning article comprising I. a fabric conditioning composition wherein said composition comprises: (a) a fabric softener component wherein said fabric softener component comprises a mixture of organic fabric softeners, said mixture of organic softeners consisting of: (1) from about 30% to about 75% of a diester quaternary ammonium (DEQA) compound having the formula: [CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH][CH.sub.3 ].sup.+ N[CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OC(O)R].sub.2 X.sup.- wherein R is independently selected from the group consisting of saturated and unsaturated C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 hydrocarbyl substituents, and the counterion, X.sup.-, can be any softener-compatible anion; and (2) fatty acid partial ester of sorbitan, wherein each fatty acid moiety contains from about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms, and wherein said partial ester contains from about 1 to about 3 fatty acid groups per molecule wherein the ratio of (a)(1) to (a)(2) is from about 1:1 to about 3:1; and (b) optional components selected from the group consisting of: (1) from 0% to about 10% of soil release agent; (2) from 0% to about 60% of cyclodextrin/perfume inclusion complexes and/or from 0% to about 10% free perfume; and (3) from 0% to about 2% of stabilizer; and II. a dispensing means which effectively releases the composition in an automatic clothes dryer.