Tumbler with stirring assembly

A stirring assembly for use with a vessel, the stirring assembly comprising:

• an external manually rotatable wheel selectively rotatable about a first axis of rotation relative to the vessel;
• a shaft disposable inside the vessel, the shaft being rotatable by the wheel about a second axis of rotation when the wheel is selectively rotated about the first axis of rotation, the second axis of rotation being spaced from the first axis of rotation;
• and
• at least one paddle extending outwardly from the shaft, rotation of the shaft rotating the at least one paddle about the second axis of rotation.

A kit comprising:

• a lid;
• a manually rotatable wheel rotatably mountable to the lid;
• a shaft having at least one paddle extending laterally outwardly therefrom;
• a drive gear selectively rotatable about a first axis of rotation by rotation of the rotatable wheel;
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• a driven gear configured to engage the drive gear and be rotated thereby about a second axis of rotation, the shaft being couplable to the driven gear and rotatable thereby when the driven gear is rotated about the second axis of rotation.

A container comprising:

• a vessel having a rim portion and a hollow interior;
• a lid couplable to the rim portion of the vessel, the lid having a support surface with a first aperture formed therein;
• a manually rotatable wheel supported by the support surface and selectively rotatable relative thereto about a first axis of rotation;
• a shaft disposed inside the hollow interior of the vessel, the shaft having a plurality of paddle members extending laterally therefrom;
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• a connector member having a first portion disposed inside the first aperture formed in the support surface of the lid, a second portion disposed above the support surface and coupled to the manually rotatable wheel, and a third portion disposed inside the hollow interior of the vessel and coupled to the shaft, the connector member being rotatable by the manually rotatable wheel when the manually rotatable wheel is rotated about the first axis of rotation, and when rotated by the manually rotatable wheel, the connector member rotating the shaft.

A container comprising:

• a vessel having a hollow interior;
• a wheel;
• means for rotatably coupling the wheel to the vessel, when coupled to the vessel, the wheel being rotatable relative to the vessel in response to a manually applied rotational force;
• a stirring member disposed inside the hollow interior of the vessel;
• means for translating the rotational force manually applied to the wheel to the stirring member, the translated rotational force rotating the stirring member inside the hollow interior of the vessel.

A container comprising:

• a vessel having an upper opening defined by a rim portion;
• a lid coupled to the rim portion of the vessel;
• a manually rotatable wheel rotatably mounted to the lid;
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• a shaft having at least one paddle extending laterally outwardly therefrom, the shaft being coupled to the manually rotatable wheel and rotatable thereby when the manually rotatable wheel is rotated relative to the lid.