FIG. 2 is a first side view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 in an assembled state, the second side view being a mirror image of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is an exploded side view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 in an assembled state;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 in an assembled state;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 in an assembled state;

FIG. 8 is an exploded bottom view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a first end view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 10 is a second end view of the tongue depressor of FIG. 1 .

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USthis patent	US-D846120-S	S1	16 Apr 2019	20 Nov 2015	granted	Tongue depressor

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