Body mounting system for a model vehicle

Abstract

A body mounting assembly, system, and method are provided. The body mounting assembly includes a tongue assembly and a tongue retainer assembly. The body mounting assembly also includes a latch assembly and a latch retainer assembly. The latch assembly is releasably engaged to the latch retainer assembly when a latch engagement surface and a latch retainer engagement surface are interlock together. The latch engagement surface and the latch retainer engagement surface comprise negative engagement angles. A body mount includes one of the latch assembly or the latch retainer assembly and a chassis mount includes the other. The tongue assembly is releasably coupled to the tongue retainer assembly when a tongue member is inserted into a tongue retainer aperture. A second body mount includes one of the tongue assembly or the tongue retainer assembly and a second chassis mount includes the other.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A body mounting assembly comprising:
 a tongue assembly comprising:
 a tongue member: 
   a tongue retainer assembly comprising:
 a tongue retainer aperture; 
   a latch assembly comprising:
 a latch member comprising:
 a latch engagement surface; 
 
   a latch retainer assembly comprising:
 a latch retainer engagement surface; 
   wherein the latch assembly is releasably coupled to the retainer assembly when the latch engagement surface and the latch retainer engagement surface interlock together;   wherein the latch engagement surface and the latch retainer engagement surface comprise negative engagement angles;   wherein a first body mount configured to be coupled to a model vehicle body comprises one of the latch assembly or the latch retainer assembly;   wherein a first chassis mount configured to be coupled to the model vehicle chassis comprises a corresponding one of the latch retainer assembly or the latch assembly corresponding to the first body mount;   wherein the tongue assembly is releasably coupled to the tongue retainer assembly when the tongue member is inserted into the tongue retainer aperture;   wherein a second body mount configured to be coupled to the model vehicle body comprises one of the tongue assembly or the tongue retainer assembly; and   wherein a second chassis mount configured to be coupled to the model vehicle chassis comprises a corresponding one of the tongue retainer assembly or the tongue assembly corresponding to second body mount.   
     
     
         2 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the latch member further comprises:
 a latch release member;   wherein the latch assembly is released from the latch retainer assembly via operation of the latch release member.   
     
     
         3 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the latch retainer assembly further comprises:
 a latch retainer aperture configured to accommodate at least a portion of the latch member;   wherein the latch retainer engagement surface is provided on a first side of the latch retainer aperture.   
     
     
         4 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein operation of the latch release member comprises application of a horizontal force directed against the latch release member in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         5 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first body mount is provided proximate to a first body wheel well and the first chassis mount is provided proximate to a first chassis wheel well corresponding to the first body wheel well. 
     
     
         6 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second latch assembly comprising:
 a second latch member comprising:
 a second latch engagement surface; 
 
   a second latch retainer assembly comprising:
 a second latch retainer engagement surface; 
   wherein the second latch assembly is releasably coupled to the second latch retainer assembly via the second latch engagement surface interlocking with the second latch retainer engagement surface;   wherein the second latch engagement surface and the second latch retainer engagement surface comprise negative engagement angles;   wherein the first body mount further comprises one of the second latch assembly or the second latch retainer assembly;   wherein the first chassis mount further comprises a corresponding one of the second latch retainer assembly or the second latch assembly corresponding to the body mount.   
     
     
         7 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the one of the latch assembly or the latch retainer assembly of the first body mount is rigidly coupled to the one of the second latch assembly or the second latch retainer assembly of the first body mount via a latch assembly connecting member. 
     
     
         8 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the one of the latch assembly or the latch retainer assembly of the first body mount is configured to be provided proximate to a first body wheel well in the model vehicle body and the corresponding one of the latch retainer assembly or the latch assembly of the first chassis mount is configured to be provided proximate to a first chassis wheel well in the model vehicle chassis corresponding to the first body wheel well; and
 wherein the one of the second latch assembly or the second latch retainer assembly of the first body mount is configured to be provided proximate to a second body wheel well in the model vehicle body and the corresponding one of the second latch retainer assembly or the second latch assembly of the first chassis mount is configured to be provided proximate to a second chassis wheel well provided in the model vehicle chassis corresponding to the first body wheel well.   
     
     
         9 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the first and the second body wheel wells and the first and the second chassis wheel wells are provided on a first model vehicle side. 
     
     
         10 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the first model vehicle side is a front of the model vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein a bias of the first latch member is in a second horizontal direction opposite to the first horizontal direction and towards engaging the latch engagement surface and the latch retainer engagement surface. 
     
     
         12 . The body mounting assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the latch assembly further comprises a latch support; and
 wherein the latch support abuts a second side of the latch retainer aperture opposite the first side of the latch retainer aperture.