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, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a lower, left, rear 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 thereof.

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

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: D1121742
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 2025
Date of Patent: Apr 7, 2026
Assignee: TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Inventors: Casey Christen Jens Christensen (Trenton, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Skylar Hagler (Anna, TX), Randy Perez (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX)
Primary Examiner: Erich G Herbermann
Assistant Examiner: Alisha K Miles
Application Number: 29/988,032
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