Finger manipulated mixing device
OwnerMark D. Peacockinventor
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Abstract
A small, non-powered, handheld and finger-manipulated mixing device adapted for stirring or mixing liquids or liquid/solid combinations in relatively small volume containers. The mixing device has an elongated rod-like main body with an agitation member disposed on its distal end. The main body is provided with a bounded shaft segment that is bounded proximally and distally by transition shoulders of greater diameter than the bounded shaft segment, thus providing a region to receive the thumb and finger of the user to spin the main body, with the transition shoulders preventing excessive movement in the axial direction during rotation.
Claims10
A handheld, non-powered, finger manipulated mixing device comprising:
- an elongated, circular-in-cross-section main body having a distal end, wherein said main body is approximately 5 to 7 inches in length;
- an agitation member disposed on said distal end of said main body;
- a circular-in-cross-section primary bounded shaft segment, said primary bounded shaft segment adapted to be gripped between a thumb and finger of a user, wherein said primary bounded shaft segment is approximately 0.75 to 1.5 inches in length and approximately 0.06 to 0.1 inches in diameter;
- a pair of enlarged shaft segments, said primary bounded shaft being positioned between said enlarged shaft segments;
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- transition shoulders positioned on each of said enlarged shaft segments, two of said transition shoulders bounding said primary bounded shaft segment and two of said transition shoulders bounding said main body;
- whereby said agitation member is rotated by a user gripping said primary bounded shaft segment between the user's thumb and finger and moving the thumb and finger in a back and forth motion;
- and further whereby said two transition shoulders bounding said primary bounded shaft segment define restricting members limiting axial movement of said primary bounded shaft segment relative to the user's thumb and finger.
A method of mixing tattoo ink comprising the steps of:
- covering a user's hand with a latex glove;
- providing a liquid container smaller than two ounces in volume;
- pouring a quantity of liquid tattoo ink into said liquid container;
- providing a handheld, non-powered, finger manipulated mixing device comprising:
- an elongated, circular-in-cross-section main body having a distal end, wherein said main body is approximately 5 to 7 inches in length;
- an agitation member disposed on said distal end of said main body;
- a circular-in-cross-section primary bounded shaft segment, said primary bounded shaft segment adapted to be gripped between a thumb and finger of a user, wherein said primary bounded shaft segment is approximately 0.75 to 1.5 inches in length and approximately 0.06 to 0.1 inches in diameter;
- a pair of enlarged shaft segments, said primary bounded shaft being positioned between said enlarged shaft segments;
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- transition shoulders positioned on each of said enlarged shaft segments, two of said transition shoulders bounding said primary bounded shaft segment and two of said transition shoulders bounding said main body;
- whereby said agitation member is rotated by a user gripping said primary bounded shaft segment between the user's thumb and finger and moving the thumb and finger in a back and forth motion;
- and further whereby said two transition shoulders bounding said primary bounded shaft segment define restricting members limiting axial movement of said primary bounded shaft segment relative to the user's thumb and finger;
- gripping said mixing device on said primary bounded shaft segment with the user's thumb and finger, inserting said distal end into said liquid tattoo ink within said liquid container, and rotating in a back and forth motion said primary bounded shaft segment between the user's thumb and finger to mix said liquid tattoo ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.