Patent ID: 7601655

Claim:
An article of manufacture for drying or wiping a liquid on a surface, comprising: a first layer of a fabric consisting of a split microfiber with furrows and channels to create capillary action and void space in the first layer into which the liquid can be drawn; a second layer of a fabric consisting of a split microfiber with furrows and channels to create capillary action and void space in the second layer into which the liquid can be drawn, portions of the second layer coupled to portions of the first layer in those areas in which there is no other fabric layer between the first and second layers; and a third layer consisting of a moisture mediator, the third layer coupled in between portions of the first layer and portions of the second layer such that when the third layer is intermediate the first and second layers, the third layer mediates the transport of moisture from the first layer and moisture from the second layer; coupler means to couple the three layers together in areas where all three layers overlap such that the three layers remain separate and distinct from each other except at limited points of contact caused by the coupling means where the first and third layers and the second and third layers are in fixed in contact with each other.