Model vehicle caster block

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Description

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

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

FIG. 3 is a lower, right, rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a lower, left, front perspective 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;

FIG. 9 is a right-side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a left-side elevation view of a model vehicle caster block.

Only the left-side model vehicle caster block is shown. The right-side model vehicle caster block is a mirror image of the shown model vehicle caster block.

Claims

The ornamental design for a model vehicle caster block as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1104885
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2024
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 2025
Assignee: TRAXXAS, L.P. (Mckinney, TX)
Inventors: Noah House (Sachse, TX), Trent Collins (McKinney, TX), Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Application Number: 29/966,344
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Body Or Chassis (D21/562)