FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a keyed spindle showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof; the left side view being a mirror image thereto;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken lines in the drawings show unclaimed subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.
	
	  
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