Model vehicle body panel connection system

Abstract

A radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle body assembled with a panel connection system is provided. The system includes a first panel section having a mounting tab offset from a first panel outer surface and a tab mounting hole in the mounting tab. The system also includes a second panel section having a receiving slot and an offset panel mounting hole both offset from the second panel outer surface. The system includes a panel bracket comprising having an offset bracket first section and a bracket second section. The panel bracket further includes a first bracket mount in the offset bracket first section and a second bracket mount in the bracket second section. The second panel section is fastened to the panel bracket using the first bracket mount and the offset panel mounting hole and the mounting tab is inserted into the receiving slot and fastened to the second bracket mount.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle body assembled with a panel connection system comprising;
 a first panel section comprising;
 a mounting tab offset from a first panel outer surface; 
 a tab mounting hole in the mounting tab; 
   a second panel section comprising;
 a receiving slot offset from a second panel outer surface; 
 an offset panel mounting hole offset from the second panel outer surface; 
   a panel bracket comprising;
 an offset bracket first section; 
 a bracket second section; 
 a first bracket mount in the offset bracket first section; 
 a second bracket mount in the bracket second section; 
   wherein the second panel section is fastened to the panel bracket using the first bracket mount and the offset panel mounting hole;   wherein the mounting tab is inserted into the receiving slot and fastened to the second bracket mount.   
     
     
         2 . A radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle comprising;
 a model vehicle body assembled with a panel connection system comprising;
 a first panel section comprising;
 a mounting tab offset from a first panel outer surface; 
 a tab mounting hole in the mounting tab; 
 
 a second panel section comprising;
 a receiving slot offset from a second panel outer surface; 
 an offset panel mounting hole offset from the second panel outer surface; 
 
 a panel bracket comprising;
 an offset bracket first section; 
 a bracket second section; 
 a first bracket mount in the offset bracket first section; 
 a second bracket mount in the bracket second section; 
 
 wherein the second panel section is fastened to the panel bracket using the first bracket mount and the offset panel mounting hole; 
 wherein the mounting tab is inserted into the receiving slot and fastened to the second bracket mount. 
   
     
     
         3 . A method for assembling a radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle body comprising a panel connection system comprising:
 fastening a panel bracket to a second panel section using an offset panel mounting hole and a first bracket mount in an offset bracket first section;   inserting an offset mounting tab of a first panel section through an offset receiving slot of the second panel section;   attaching a tab mounting hole to a second bracket mount in a bracket second section of the panel bracket.