Model vehicle upper suspension arm

- TRAXXAS LP
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Description

FIG. 1 is a lower, left, rear perspective view of a model vehicle upper suspension arm;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an upper, left, front perspective environmental use view of the model vehicle upper suspension arm.

The broken lines within the body of the claim show portions of a model vehicle upper suspension arm that form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in FIG. 8 depict environmental subject matter that form no part of the claimed design.

In the drawings, a first embodiment of the left model vehicle upper suspension arm is shown. It is understood that a second embodiment of the right model vehicle upper suspension arm is a mirror image thereof.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a model vehicle upper suspension arm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D905798
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 27, 2019
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 2020
Assignee: TRAXXAS LP (McKinney, TX)
Inventors: Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX)
Primary Examiner: Sandra Snapp
Assistant Examiner: Donald B Rose, Jr.
Application Number: 29/696,389