Patent ID: 8025436

Claim:
A whisk comprising: a whisk handle comprising an interior surface, an exterior surface, a whisk head end, and a cap end; a bushing fixedly attached to the whisk head end of the whisk handle; at least two generally spiral grooves located on the interior surface; a bushing fixedly attached to whisk head end of the whisk handle; an extension member in rotatable and slideable communication with the whisk handle and the bushing, the extension member having a whisk head end and a cap end; at least two engagement members extending orthogonally from the extension member, the at least two engagement members located at the cap end of the extension member, and wherein each of the at least two engagement members slideably engage with one of the generally spiral grooves; a whisk head, with a whisk head base, the whisk head based fixedly attached to the whisk head end of the extension member; and generally externally located with respect to the whisk handle; a spring rod, with a whisk head end and a cap end, located within the extension member; an integral cap located on the cap end of the spring rod, the integral cap externally located with respect to the extension member; a compression spring, with a whisk head end and a cap end, in slideable communication with the spring rod, the whisk head end of the compression head pushing against the whisk head base, the cap end of the compression spring pushing against the integral cap; and a handle cap removeably attached to the cap end of the handle, the handle cap containing the integral cap.