Tree-shaped baking cup

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the tree-shaped baking cup, showing the present design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the present design;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the present design;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the present design; and

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the present design.

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the present design; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view of the present design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tree-shaped baking cup, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D540616
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 9, 2006
Date of Patent: Apr 17, 2007
Assignee: Alcoa, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols (Richmond, VA), Michelle Shaw Johnson (Glen Allen, VA), Jennifer Danich O'Flynn (Richmond, VA), Denise Landrum Armstrong (Richmond, VA), Phillip L. Brookshire (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Application Number: 29/248,320
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/354