Stirring device
OwnerCharlotte A. Hatfieldinventor
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Abstract
An elongate inner tubular sleeve is slidably mounted within an outer tubular sleeve, with the inner sleeve mounting a plurality of actuator links to permit axial displacement of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve pivotally mounts an annular array of paddle blades at a lower distal end of the inner sleeve that are positioned exteriorly of the outer sleeve, whereupon axial displacement of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve effects radial displacement of each paddle blade relative to the outer sleeve to permit a stirring thereof, with the actuator links projecting exteriorly to provide for a handle structure permitting ease of rotation of the stirring device within a container.
Claims4
A stirring device, comprising,
- an outer tubular sleeve slidably mounted within an inner sleeve, the outer tubular sleeve defined by a predetermined internal diameter, and the inner tubular sleeve defined by a predetermined outer diameter, wherein the predetermined outer diameter is substantially equal to the predetermined internal diameter, and
- the outer tubular sleeve including an outer sleeve lower distal end spaced from an outer sleeve upper distal end, the inner sleeve including an inner sleeve lower distal end spaced from an inner sleeve upper distal end, and
- the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve coaxially aligned relative to one another about a common axis, and
- the inner sleeve including a first actuator link and a second actuator link mounted pivotally to the inner sleeve adjacent the inner sleeve upper distal end, wherein the first actuator link and the second actuator link effect coaxial displacement of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve, and
- the inner sleeve lower distal end including a plurality of paddle members pivotally mounted to the inner sleeve lower distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.