Amusement devices: toys – Rolling or tumbling – Wheeled vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-15
2009-08-25
Ricci, John (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: toys
Rolling or tumbling
Wheeled vehicle
C446S431000, C446S470000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07578721
ABSTRACT:
A wheelie bar assembly for a model vehicle has a mast member having one or fasteners for securing the mast member to a model vehicle, a bearing support member having a length and secured to the mast member for pivotal movement about one or more pivot points, a bearing support member having a length and secured to the mast member for pivotal movement about one or more pivot points, a bearing element secured to or formed on the bearing support member for contacting a surface underlying the vehicle and resisting a wheelie of the vehicle, an adjustment member secured to the mast member for pivotal movement relative to both the mast member and the bearing support member, and the adjustment member being securable to a plurality of different locations along the length of the bearing support member to vary the position of the bearing support member relative to the mast member and a surface underlying the vehicle.
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Carr LLP
Ricci John
Traxxas LP
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