FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a spindle key showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view;
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 shown in the drawings represent portions of the spindle key that form no part of the claimed design.
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