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USD719653S1
USD719653S1 US29/498,970 US201429498970F USD719653S US D719653 S1 USD719653 S1 US D719653S1 US 201429498970 F US201429498970 F US 201429498970F US D719653 S USD719653 S US D719653S
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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 right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a left 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.
The broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the reusable tampon applicator and form no part of the claimed design.

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