Patent ID: 7871975

Claim:
A method for treating fabric in a dryer, the method comprising: (a) allowing fabric containing free water to contact a fabric treatment composition inside a dryer during a drying operation, wherein the fabric treatment composition comprises: (i) fabric treatment agent comprising a fabric softener component comprising an quaternary ammonium compound and a silicone compound; and (ii) carrier component for containing the fabric treatment agent in a solid form during operation conditions in a dryer, the carrier component comprising an ethylene bisamide; and (b) transferring the fabric treatment agent from the fabric treatment composition to the fabric as a result of solubilizing the fabric treatment agent with the free water in the fabric, and wherein the composition is provided in the form of a block wherein the block is constructed to provide release of an effective amount of the fabric treatment agent during at least 10 drying cycles in a dryer.