Patent ID: 7013494

Claim:
A method of catching and retaining solid particles and liquid droplets expelled from a cough, sneeze or nose blow, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a handkerchief comprising: (i) a base layer of soft, absorbent material, the base layer having a pair of opposed sides, both of which define a base layer area between about 9 square inches and about 576 square inches; and (ii) a pouch layer of soft absorbent material attached to the base layer so as to define a pouch enclosure with a single pouch enclosure opening, the pouch layer having a pair of opposed sides, both of which define a pouch layer area less than that of the base layer area; and (b) catching and retaining expelled solid particles and liquid droplets from a cough, sneeze or nose blow in the pouch enclosure.