Case for a remotely controlled toy vehicle

- Taiyo Kogyo Company, Ltd.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a case for a remotely controlled toy vehicle in accordance with my new design, the rear elevation and bottom plan views being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along lines 5-5 in FIG. 6 showing an internal structure thereof with screw bosses holding together a pair of hemispherical shells, each with one semicircular end;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along lines 6-6 in FIG. 1 also showing the internal structure thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective exploded view thereof from the front and right sides showing three parts of the case: outer cap, inner cap and container; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof with the outer cap thereof removed to reveal the inner cap thereof in the form of a hand control unit of the toy.

The broken line showing of vehicle is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D424431
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 1998
Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
Assignee: Taiyo Kogyo Company, Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Masaki Suzuki (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Law Firm: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/93,574
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9428; Electronic Type (D21/324)
International Classification: 0907;