Quick change accessory for manipulating objects and related methods

Abstract

A quick change accessory for manipulating an object, such as a food item, is disclosed. The quick change accessory includes a flipper assembly, an accessory for engaging the object, and a mounting block adapted to form a quick change engagement with the accessory. The accessory, which may be a spatula, includes a recess for receiving a locator projection of the mounting block as the accessory is being guided into a receiver of the mounting block. A releasable locking engagement is formed by a fastener associated with the mounting block being urged into a corresponding aperture of the accessory, thus holding the accessory in a fixed position during flipping of the object. The fastener may include a detent associated with a screw body including a spring. In other embodiments, the fastener includes a pin associated with a captured spring.

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