Patent ID: 8287177

Claim:
A cocktail mixer, comprising: a container having a body generally oriented about an axis of rotation, the container being sized and shaped to be manually shaken by a user, and a cover adapted to be sealingly coupled to the body, the cover comprising: an outer portion adapted for sealed, removable engagement with the body of the container, the outer portion of the cover having a central opening therethrough; and a hollow measuring chamber having a first portion with an opening therein for receiving a liquid, a second portion having no opening therein to enable the measuring chamber to hold the liquid, and a third portion, between the first portion and the second portion, having a plurality of straining elements therein, the measuring chamber being adapted to receive and retain a volume of the liquid when the first portion is oriented above the central opening, to pour the liquid into the body of the container when the second portion is above the central opening, and to strain liquid when the third portion is above the central opening; wherein a pin-type connector rotatably couples opposing points on the measuring chamber to the outer portion of the cover, allowing a user to rotate the measuring chamber with respect to the container and the outer portion of the cover about a pivoting axis non-parallel with respect to the axis of rotation of the body, the measuring chamber being pivotable between at least a measuring orientation in which the first portion of the measuring chamber is oriented above the central opening, a mixing orientation in which the second portion of the measuring chamber is above the central opening, and a straining orientation in which the third portion of the measuring chamber is above the central opening.