Patent ID: 6086240
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A47G,B01F

Abstract:
A stirring pitcher comprising:a) a container having an upwardly facing container opening and container sidewalls and a bottom wall, defining a container bottom;b) a container cover for covering said upwardly facing container opening, said container cover being removable and replaceable over said container opening to open and close said container opening, said container cover further including at least one pivot mount, a first aperture and a second spout aperture; andc) a pivotable stirrer adapted for extending through said first aperture of said container cover, said stirrer comprising a spoon end, a central shaft extending from said spoon end along a longitudinal axis, and a stirrer handle attachment end oppositely disposed from said spoon end, said stirrer handle attachment end further comprising a detachable handle attachment end, said central shaft including a pivot pin oriented transversely to the shaft longitudinal axis, said tranversely oriented pivot pin being attached to said stirrer handle attachment end, whereby said stirrer is attachable to said cover at said first aperture such that said pivot pin engages said at least one pivot mount on said cover causing said handle attachment end of said stirrer to extend outside of said cover and said spoon end of said stirrer to extend within said container when said container cover engages said container to cover said container opening, said stirrer handle attachment end further including a handle insertion post extending away from said stirrer handle attachment end and a detachable stirring spoon portion, including said central shaft and said spoon end attached to said central shaft, said central shaft having an insertion channel at an end opposite said spoon end which is shaped, dimensioned and oriented to receive said handle insertion post, whereby insertion of said insertion post through said first aperture and into said spoon portion insertion channel engages said detachable stirrer handle attachment end with said central shaft such that rotational motion of the stirrer handle about said pivot pin causes said spoon end to rotate in the opposite direction about said pivot pin,wherein said bottom wall of said container describes an arc having a radius of about the distance from said stirrer pivot pin to the distal end of said spoon end, and the container bottom defined by said bottom and side walls has a contour which is essentially identical to the contour of said spoon end, whereby rotating said handle about said pivot pin causes said distal end of said stirrer spoon end to describe an arc which follows the arc of said bottom wall.