FIG. 1 is a front side perspective view of an access device configured in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the access device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a first side view of the access device shown in FIG. 1, the other side being a mirror image of the first side;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the access device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a first end view of the access device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a second end view of the access device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a front side perspective view of an access device configured in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a top view of the access device shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a first side view of the access device shown in FIG. 7, the other side being a mirror image of the first side;
FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the access device shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 11 is a first end view of the access device shown in FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 12 is a second end view of the access device shown in FIG. 7.
The features shown in broken lines in FIG. 1 depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.
	
	  
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