USD746234S1 - Reconfigurable plug strip - Google Patents

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USD746234S1
USD746234S1 US29/445,582 US201329445582F USD746234S US D746234 S1 USD746234 S1 US D746234S1 US 201329445582 F US201329445582 F US 201329445582F US D746234 S USD746234 S US D746234S
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of the first configuration of a reconfigurable plug strip;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 4 is front view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 6 left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof; and
FIG. 8 is an enlarged front perspective view of the portion of FIG. 1 identified by the line 8.
FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the first configuration of a reconfigurable plug strip;
FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 12 is front view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 14 left side view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is an enlarged front perspective view of the portion of FIG. 1 identified by the line 16.
The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a reconfigurable plug strip, as shown and described.
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