Patent ID: 7954665

Claim:
A method of using a wipe comprising: producing a piece of material formed of at least one ply of absorbent material and having a generally flat shape; forming the piece of material into a non-planar form having a three-dimensional, geometric, conical shape including a point and a circular base and defining a hollow interior; storing the piece of material in said non-planar form; grasping the stored piece of material in the non-planar form and placing the stored piece of material on a spill in the non-planar form; and returning the piece of material in the non-planar form placed on the spill to the generally flat shape after being placed on the spill, wherein producing the piece of material comprises producing the piece of material of a laminated construction having a lower layer including the at least one ply of absorbent material and an upper layer of impervious material, with forming the piece of material comprises forming the piece of material with the lower layer intermediate the hollow interior and the upper layer.