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USD859967S1
USD859967S1 US29/574,949 US201629574949F USD859967S US D859967 S1 USD859967 S1 US D859967S1 US 201629574949 F US201629574949 F US 201629574949F US D859967 S USD859967 S US D859967S
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FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a coupling showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the coupling that form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a coupling, as shown and described.
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