Patent ID: 6906025

Claim:
An article of manufacture comprising: (a) a fabric conditioning composition comprising a mixture of about 35 percent to about 65 percent of a saturated-acyloxyalkyl quaternary ammonium compound and about 65 percent to about 35 percent of a mixture of glycerin and glyceryl esters, wherein, said saturated acyloxyalkyl quaternary ammonium compound has the following general formula: wherein each R 1 is independently a hydrogen atom or a branched or linear alkyl or alkenyl group from about 1-6 carbon atoms: each R 2 is independently an alkylcarboxyl group derived from a stearic or a palmitic free fatty acid; each R 3 is independently a branched or linear alkyl or alkenyl group from about 1-4 carbon atoms which is un-substituted or substituted with 1-3 hydroxyl groups, or is a group of the formula: each R 4 is independently a branched or linear alkyl or alkenyl group from about 1 -4 carbon atoms, which is un-substituted or substituted with -3 hydroxyl groups; each R 5 is a branched or linear alkyl or alkenyl group from about 8-23 carbon atoms; each R 6 is a branched or linear alkyl or alkenyl group from about 1-4 carbon atoms which is un-substituted or substituted with 1-3 hydroxyl groups; each R 7 is independently a hydrogen atom or a branched or linear alkyl or alkenyl group from about 1-6 carbon atoms; each R 8 is a hydrogen atom or an alkylcarbonyl group containing from about 11 carbon atoms to about 23 carbon atoms; q=1-100; z=2 or 3; p=1-100; n=0, 1, or 2; x and y are independently 0, 1, or 2 with (x+y)+(3−n)=4; m=1 or 2; g=1, 2 or 3; and A is a monovalent anionic residue of an alkylating agent, or a monovalent or polyvalent anionic residue of a Bronsted acid; and wherein, said glyceryl esters are selected from the group consisting of monoglycerides, diglycerides and triglycerides; (b) a dispensing means which provides for release of an effective amount of the fabric conditioning composition to fabric in an automatic clothes dryer, wherein the fabric conditioning composition is a solid or semi-solid at room temperature and has a melting point of about 30° C. to about 65° C.