# US 2025/0153370 A1 · Quick change accessory for manipulating objects and related methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0153370 A1 - Document ID: US20250153370A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/943,869 - Filed: 2024-11-11 - Published: 2025-05-15 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-10 - Assignees: Capital Recovery Group Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Capital Recovery Group Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Blaze Lysack - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250153370A1 ## CPC - B25J 15/045: {having screw means} - B25J 11/0045: {Manipulators used in the food industry} - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for manipulating an object, comprising: an accessory for engaging the object; and a mounting block adapted to form a quick change engagement with the accessory. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the accessory comprises a spatula. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting block comprises a receiver for at least partially receiving the accessory. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the mounting block is contoured for fixing a position of the accessory when positioned in the receiver. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the accessory includes a recess for receiving a locator projection of the mounting block. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting block comprises at least one detent for engaging the accessory. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one detent is associated with a screw body connected to the mounting block, the screw body including a spring for biasing the detent into engagement with the accessory. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the accessory comprises an aperture for receiving the at least one detent. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting block comprises at least one pin for engaging the accessory. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one pin is associated with a captured spring connected to the mounting block for biasing the pin into engagement with the accessory. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the accessory comprises an aperture for receiving the at least one pin. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting block includes at least one tapered face for guiding the accessory into the quick change engagement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A machine including a support with a plurality of apparatuses of claim 1. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The machine of claim 13, wherein the mounting block is adapted for receiving a connector for connecting to the support. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The machine of claim 13, further including an actuator for advancing, rotating, retracting, or otherwise moving at least one of the plurality of apparatuses relative to the support. ### Claim 16 An apparatus for manipulating an object, comprising: a spatula for engaging the object; a mounting block adapted to form a quick change engagement with the spatula; and at least one fastener for securing the spatula to the mounting block. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the mounting block comprises a receiver for at least partially receiving the spatula. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the spatula comprises an aperture for receiving the at least one fastener. ### Claim 19 A method for mounting an accessory for manipulating an object to a mounting block, comprising: associating or removing the accessory from mounting block in a quick change manner. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the accessory comprises a spatula, and the method further comprises fastening the spatula to the mounting block, and removing the spatula from the mounting block, without the use of tools.