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USD667795S1
USD667795S1 US29/394,436 US201129394436F USD667795S US D667795 S1 USD667795 S1 US D667795S1 US 201129394436 F US201129394436 F US 201129394436F US D667795 S USD667795 S US D667795S
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of the reconfigurable plug strip;
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof; and
FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof.
FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of the reconfigurable plug strip;
FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof; and
FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof.
FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of the reconfigurable plug strip;
FIG. 16 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a left side view thereof; and,
FIG. 21 is a right side view thereof.
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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