Reusable tampon applicator

- Thinx, LLC

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Description

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the new design of a reusable tampon applicator, showing a cover (at a top of FIG. 1) that is used to encase a barrel (middle) and a plunger (bottom), the barrel used to hold a tampon (tampon not shown), and the plunger used to insert the tampon (not shown) through the barrel;

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the reusable tampon applicator, showing the cover with the enclosed barrel and plunger inside;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cover of the reusable tampon applicator;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the barrel of the reusable tampon applicator that is used to hold the tampon (tampon not shown);

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the plunger of the reusable tampon applicator that is used for inserting the tampon (tampon not shown);

FIG. 18 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 23 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D717950
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 2014
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2014
Assignee: Thinx, LLC (New York, NY)
Inventor: Miki Agrawal (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/498,967