Model vehicle platform assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper, left, front perspective view of a model vehicle platform assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an upper plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a lower plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an upper, right, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a lower, right, rear perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a lower, left, front perspective view of the model vehicle platform assembly.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for a model vehicle platform assembly as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1051246
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 2022
Date of Patent: Nov 12, 2024
Assignee: TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Inventors: Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Jaime Felix Barajas (Dallas, TX), Ross Martin (Roanoke, TX), Trent Collins (McKinney, TX), Caleb Hix (McKinney, TX), Terry Soward (Van Alstyne, TX), Jory Sprowl (Honey Grove, TX)
Primary Examiner: Gino Colan
Assistant Examiner: Gregory G McLemore
Application Number: 29/852,397
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Body Or Chassis (D21/562)