In honor of National Taco Day in the US, the following taco patent is one of many existing taco patents, filed for resolving the issue of holding filled taco shells, in an upright position.
US4925032 titled Device for holding tacos and other foods, in particular responds to issues of: “excessive manufacturing costs due to complicated designs and excess materials, difficulty in cleaning, lack of stability sufficient to support a taco shell which has become top-heavy with a high center of gravity due to being filled with various foods, or lack of attractiveness to the consumer”, especially in terms of ease of storage, and use of materials that are microwave and dishwasher safe.
The abstract for US4925032 is included below, with two patent figure drawings: one showing an end view (Fig. 2), and the other showing a perspective view of the embodied freestanding taco holder, according to the invention.
The invention relates to holders for comestible products and, more particularly, to holders for supporting tacos in a vertical orientation. The articles of the invention include unitary holders comprising a generally U-shaped single piece body having a pair of vertical parallel walls projecting upwardly from and perpendicular to a horizontal base which extends outward from the junctures of the walls and the base. A three sided receiving trough is thereby created into which can be placed and held upright comestible products. The extended base provides sufficient stability to allow the device to be significantly smaller than the comestible products supported.
Reference
Wikipedia - Taco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco
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