Patent ID: 6247837
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
A device for use in stirring liquid within a container having an opening with a smaller circumference than a circumference of a body of said container, said device comprising:a cylindrical rod having a first end and a second end and an axis extending between said first end and said second end;a shaft at said first end constructed so as to rationally couple said rod to a rotation source; anda split in at said rod extending longitudinally along said axis from an approximate mid-point of said rod to said second end to form mixing blades, wherein said rod comprises a resilient material such that a portion of each said mixing blade proximate to said mid-point are substantially parallel and located in a first position that is substantially adjacent to said axis prior to being rotated by said rotation source, said portions are located in a second spread apart position when rotating under the influence of, at least, a rotational force imparted to said shaft by said rotation source, and return to said first position upon cessation of said rotational force.