Patent ID: 7992220

Claim:
An infant burp cloth device that protects a person's hand between the person's thumb and fingertips, said infant burp cloth device comprising: a single piece of fabric having a first end, and opposite second end and two side edges that run between said first end and said second end, said single piece of fabric having a straight section that extends from said first end to a first line, a tapered section that extends from said first line to a second line and a reverse tapered section that runs from said second line to said second end; wherein a thumbhole is formed through said single piece of fabric in said straight section; wherein said first end of said single piece of fabric is folded over to said first line and sewn with a seam along said first line, therein forming said straight section into a cylindrical hand pouch having two open sides, wherein said hand pouch is sized so that when the person's hand is in said cylindrical hand pouch and the thumb extends through said thumb hole, the fingertips extend beyond one of said open sides of said cylindrical hand pouch; and wherein said thumbhole is disposed in said cylindrical pouch at a top point opposite said tapered section; and wherein said second end is folded to said second line to form a catch pocket with an opened top that faces toward said hand pouch.