Tampon applicator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a first embodiment of our new tampon applicator;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation thereof, with a plunger of the tampon applicator shown in phantom and forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front elevation of a second embodiment of our new tampon applicator;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevation thereof, with a plunger of the tampon applicator shown in phantom and forming no part of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a perspective view thereof.

The broken lines of the plunder in the drawing figures are included for the purpose of illustrating an environmental that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tampon applicator, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D602588
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 2008
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2009
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Tom William VanDenBogart (Slinger, WI), Cao Hue Chi Pham (Alpharetta, GA), Yein Sze Ong (Singapore), Franz Aschenbrenner (Kastl), Du{hacek over (s)}an Pavlik (Novy Jicin), Gary Mastalish (Oshkosh, WI), Irina Tsareva (Moscow Region), Lynn Ann Weggel (Appleton, WI), Anastasia Barlas (Arncliffe), Priscilla Eng Choo Goh (Maplewoods), EunJung Kang (Seoul)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
Application Number: 29/321,369