Granted Patent
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US 1,079,835 · App. 29/886,322 · Granted Jun 17, 2025
Model vehicle steering bellcrank cap
Inventors:
Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX); Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX); Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX); Ross Martin (Roanoke, TX); Terry Soward (Van Alstyne, TX)
Assignee:
TRAXXAS, L.P.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a model vehicle steering bellcrank cap as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Aug 11, 2023
From: POTEET, KENT, MR; ALLMENDINGER, OTTO KARL, MR; EWING, ADAM COLE, MR; MARTIN, ROSS, MR; SOWARD, TERRY, MR
To: TRAXXAS, L.P.
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