Patent ID: 7578611

Claim:
A stirrer tool comprising: a head component including a first body portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a first diameter, a first length and a longitudinal axis, the head component further including a second body portion coaxially aligned with the first body portion along the longitudinal axis and the second body portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, a proximal end and a second length shorter than the first length of the first body portion, the proximal end of the second body portion being connected to the distal end of the first body portion; a first plurality of projections extending substantially radially out from an outer surface of the first body portion and being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first body portion; and a second plurality of projections being arranged substantially evenly on and extending in a substantially distal direction away from the distal end of the first body portion; each of the projections being made of a substantially stiff material that is flexible enough to be bent to fit through an opening in a container that is smaller in diameter than a diameter of the head component defined by outer ends of the first plurality of projections and stiff enough to mix viscous products, each projection being capable of being shortened by cutting off a selected length of the projection, the first plurality of projections configured to provide a vortex mixing action and the second plurality of projections configured to extend beyond reach and stir up sediment on bottoms and in corners in containers.