Model vehicle axle carrier

- TRAXXAS, L.P.
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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper, left, front perspective view, to include the mirror image, of a model vehicle axle carrier showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an upper, right, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an upper plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a lower plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a lower, left, rear perspective view of a model vehicle axle carrier.

In the drawings, the broken lines illustrate portions of the model vehicle axle carrier that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a model vehicle axle carrier as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1049262
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2022
Date of Patent: Oct 29, 2024
Assignee: TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Inventors: Jonathan Scott Wood (Campbell, CA), Trent Collins (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: Jeremy Koenig
Application Number: 29/829,414
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Body Or Chassis (D21/562)