FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an embossed towel showing our new design. The embossed towel is shown cut away on each of its four sides to indicate indeterminate length and width. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design and depict one repeat unit of the design, which repeats uniformly throughout the entire surface of the towel. The bottom plan view forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional view along line 2--2 as shown in FIG. 1.

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for an embossed towel, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D416393-S	S	16 Nov 1999	15 Jan 1999	granted	Embossed towel

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-142262-S	S	13 Nov 2000	14 Jul 1999	published	Towel

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