Model vehicle lower suspension arm

- TRAXXAS LP
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Description

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

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 an upper plan view thereof;

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

FIG. 8 is a bottom, right, rear perspective view of the model vehicle lower suspension arm.

In the drawings, the broken lines illustrate portions of the model vehicle lower suspension arm that form no part of the claimed design.

In the drawings, only the first embodiment of the model vehicle lower suspension arm is shown. The second embodiment of the claimed design is a right model vehicle lower suspension arm which is a mirror image of the left model vehicle lower suspension arm disclosed in the first embodiment.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D944901
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 2022
Assignee: TRAXXAS LP (McKinney, TX)
Inventors: Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX)
Primary Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Assistant Examiner: Sarah L Smith
Application Number: 29/716,140
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