Patent ID: 7040799

Claim:
A stirring stick for manipulating foodstuff in combination with a blender, the combination comprising: a blender base containing a motor; a blender jar releasably attached to the base, the blender jar being open at a top end and closed at a bottom end; a blade set drivingly connected to the motor, the blade set extending into the blender jar proximate the bottom end; an elongate plunger having first and second ends, the plunger having a single trough-shaped cavity extending between the first and second ends, the cavity having first and second side edges, the cavity being open between the first and second side edges to form a tapered opening extending from the first end to the second end; a scoop attached to the second end of the plunger, the scoop having a plunger tip forming a continuous, substantially planar, straight scraping edge separate from and extending beyond the first and second side edges; a handle attached to the first end of the plunger, the handle including a generally disc-shaped collar connected to the first end of the plunger, a constant diameter cylindrically shaped portion connected to the collar, and a top grippable portion having a semi-spherically shaped dome and a substantially planar base, the top portion being connected to the cylindrical portion at the base.