Square bottom taco shell

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a square bottom taco shell of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the square bottom taco shell of FIG. 1, the right side view being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 3 is a front view of the square bottom taco shell of FIG. 1, the rear view being identical thereto.

Claims

The ornamental design for a square bottom taco shell, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D655886
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 3, 2009
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2012
Assignee: General Mills Cereals, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Nicholas D. Kovich (Minneapolis, MN), Anthony W. Richards (Poplar, WI)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Attorney: John A. O'Toole
Application Number: 29/333,082
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/122