Patent ID: 7229206

Claim:
An implement for alternately stirring a fluid substance in a container and holding implements for cleaning, after use, comprising: stirring means for alternately agitating and mixing a fluid substance within a container and holding implements for purposes of cleaning, after use, a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end comprising means for removable attachment to an external, drive means, attachment means for pivotably attaching said stirring means to said proximal end of said shaft, and stop means for limiting the degree of rotation of said stirring means about said proximal end of said shaft such that the stirring means cannot rotate to a point where it is parallel to said shaft; wherein said stirring means comprises a paddle member having a length, a height and a thickness, two upper corners, and two lower corners, wherein each of the upper corners of said paddle member are deflected from the plane of the rest of the paddle member, each of the two upper corners being deflected respectively toward opposite sides of said paddle member from each other such that, as said paddle member rotates around said shaft, the deflected corners precede the face of said paddle member, thereby increasing agitation in the fluid substance being stirred.