US4896820A
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US
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Holder for tacos or the like
Assignee: IDEAS RESOURCES Corp A CORP OF CA
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Filing: 1989-03-16
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Granted: 1990-01-30
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Expires: 2009-03-16
Abstract
Abstract A taco holder is formed from a blank cut from a sheet of paperboard material. The blank has a first pair of parallel fold lines across the mid-portion and a second pair of fold lines near the side edges so that they can be folded up to form feet. Perforated polygons extending across the parallel lines can be folded to lock the taco holder in position to receive tacos, which are supported on the side panels while being made up and while being heated, as in a microwave oven.
Inventors
- 👤 Max G. Harrington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:12
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5028; B65D5/5035; B65D5/504; A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/30; A47J; A47J36/00; A47J36/02; A47J36/027; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B65D81/3453; A47G2019/306; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A holder for tacos or the like comprising: a blank formed from a sheet of paperboard material; said blank having end edges and a pair of opposing side edges; a first pair of parallel fold lines across said blank parallel to said side edges and near the mid-portion of said blank to enable side portions of said blank to be folded toward each other to encompass a taco or the like; a first continuous line forming a polygon extending across said first pair of parallel fold lines and into said side portions; one line of said first polygon parallel to said first pair of fold lines being a fold line and the other lines being perforated so that the area within said first polygon is partially removable to form a pocket when said side portions are folded toward each other, adapted to receive a taco or the like; and a second pair of parallel fold lines, each of said second pair of fold lines being along and parallel to one of said side edges to enable side edge portions to be folded away from each other to form generally horizontal bases for said folded form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A holder for tacos or the like comprising: a blank formed from a sheet of paperboard material; said blank having end edges and a pair of opposing side edges; a first pair of parallel fold lines across said blank parallel to said side edges and near the mid-portion of said blank to enable side portions of said blank to be folded toward each other to encompass a taco or the like; a first continuous line forming a polygon extending across said first pair of parallel fold lines and into said side portions; one line of said first polygon parallel to said first pair of fold lines being a fold line and the other lines being perforated so that the area within said first polygon is partially removable to form a pocket when said side portions are folded toward each other, adapted to receive a taco or the like; and a second pair of parallel fold lines, each of said second pair of fold lines being along and parallel to one of said side edges to enable side edge portions to be folded away from each other to form generally horizontal bases for said folded form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The holder defined by claim 1 including; interengaging means on said first polygon and one of said side portions to hold said side portions in folded positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
The holder defined by claim 1 including: a second continuous perforated line forming a second polygon extending across said first pair of parallel fold lines and into said side portions; one line of said second polygon parallel to said first pair of fold lines being a fold line and the other lines being perforated so that the area of said blank within said second polygon is partially removable to form a slot for receipt of a taco or the like when said side portions are folded toward each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The holder defined by claim 3 including: interengaging means on said second polygon and the other of said side portions to hold said portions in folded positions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The holder defined by claim 1 wherein: the ends of said first polygon are generally parallel to and along said second pair of parallel fold lines, the sides of said first polygon are generally parallel at the mid-portions thereof and converge to meet the ends of said end lines.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-01-29 | 1997-07-31 | 1998-01-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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