Patent ID: 7047663

Claim:
A method for applying a fabric treatment composition to a fabric article in a fabric article drying appliance, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a drying appliance comprising a treatment chamber and a fabric article treating device; (b) providing a fabric treatment composition comprising a polyol-based fabric care material and a dispersing medium, wherein the polyol-based fabric care material has the following formula: P(OH) w−s (OC(O)R 1 ) x (OR 2 ) y R 3 z (LR 4 ) u X v wherein P(OH) w is a polyol, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are moieties independently selected from C1–C22 alkyl or C1–C30 alkoxy, linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted; L is a linkage, which is an atom selected from O; S; N; P; X is a heteroatom-containing functional group, wherein the heteroatom is independently selected from O, N, S, P, Si and F; w is an integer selected from 2 to 20; x, y, z, u and v are integers independently selected from 0 to w; s is the sum of x+y+z+u+v and s≦w; (c) placing a fabric article in said treatment chamber; (d) dispensing said composition into said treatment chamber such that said dispensed composition contacts said fabric article; wherein the fabric treating device is removably attached to said drying appliance and is configured to dispense said composition into said chamber.