US4603825A
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Taco holder
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-14
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2004-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A taco holder having an extending flat bottom with side walls, the latter being provided with slots wide enough to accommodate fingers to reach in and pick up the partially eaten taco.
Inventors
- 👤 Howard J. Kotliar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:00
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/30; A47G2019/306; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A taco holder made from a single flat sheet of material folded along previously prepared fold lines comprising an extended flat portion having a pair of side walls coextensive with the length of said flat portion and means formed in each of said side walls to permit exposure of said taco to grasping by the fingers of the eater of said taco down to the last mouthful thereof while at the same time maintaining upright support of said taco, said formed means consisting of radially extending slots of varying width and depth to accommodate fingers extending from the upper edges of said walls to points close enough to said flat member to support a single mouthful of said taco.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A taco holder made from a single flat sheet of material folded along previously prepared fold lines comprising an extended flat portion having a pair of side walls coextensive with the length of said flat portion and means formed in each of said side walls to permit exposure of said taco to grasping by the fingers of the eater of said taco down to the last mouthful thereof while at the same time maintaining upright support of said taco, said formed means consisting of radially extending slots of varying width and depth to accommodate fingers extending from the upper edges of said walls to points close enough to said flat member to support a single mouthful of said taco.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The taco holder of claim 1 in which said side walls are at substantially right angles to the surface of said flat portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The taco holder of claim 2 in which the upper edges of said walls are convex.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
129 words
A taco holder made from a single sheet of material folded along previously prepared fold lines comprising an extended flat portion having a pair of side walls coextensive with the length of said flat portion and means formed in each of said side walls to permit exposure of said taco to grasping by the fingers of the eater of said taco down to the last mouthful thereof while at the same time maintaining upright support of said taco, said formed means consisting of said side walls having both convex and concave shaped portions of upper edges to permit a partially eaten taco to be placed at a location where the shell of the taco is exposed to grasping by the fingers down to the last mouthful of said taco.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
A taco holder made from a single sheet of material folded along previously prepared fold lines comprising an extended flat portion having a pair of side walls coextensive with the length of said flat portion and means formed in each of said side walls to permit exposure of said taco to grasping by the fingers of the eater of said taco down to the last mouthful thereof while at the same time maintaining upright support of said taco, said formed means consisting of said side walls having both convex and concave shaped portions of upper edges to permit a partially eaten taco to be placed at a location where the shell of the taco is exposed to grasping by the fingers down to the last mouthful of said taco.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-08-04 | 1990-02-03 | 1990-08-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-08-04 | 1994-02-03 | 1994-08-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-08-04 | 1998-02-03 | 1998-08-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |