Patent ID: 7676933

Claim:
A spatula comprising: a spatula body having a working portion with a top working surface and a bottom surface, the spatula body also including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; a handle mounted to the first end of the spatula body; a first mounting member in the working portion of the spatula body and depending from the spatula body proximate the second end of the spatula body, the mounting member having first and second sides, each connecting the mounting member to the spatula body and the mounting member having an interior for receiving and an interior surface for contacting a mounting portion of a spatula blade when secured to the spatula body; the interior of the mounting member having an open first end proximate to and facing the second end of the spatula body and the interior of the mounting member having a second open end opposed to the first open end; and an access opening extending through the top working surface of the spatula body, the access opening being positioned opposite the mounting member and between the first and second open ends of the mounting member to provide access through the top working surface of the spatula body to permit cleaning of the interior and the interior surface of the mounting member.