Reusable tampon applicator

- THINX, INC.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the reusable tampon applicator, showing the case with the enclosed body and pusher inside;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the case 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 body 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 pusher of the reusable tampon applicator that is used for inserting the tampon (tampon not shown);

FIG. 18 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 23 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed lines, representing the body and a top portion of the pusher of the reusable tampon applicator, are shown for illustrative purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D741479
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 10, 2015
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2015
Assignee: THINX, INC. (New York, NY)
Inventor: Miki Agrawal (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/535,789