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.
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