Lid with a rotatable paddle for stirring paint

A paint stirring apparatus comprising:

• a. a lid having a first side, and a second side opposite the first side;
• b. the lid adapted to cover an opening of a paint can such that the second side faces an inside of the paint can;
• c. a second shaft formed from an elongated planar member coiled about a longitudinal axis thereof, the second shaft extending generally perpendicularly outward from the first side of the lid;
• d. a first shaft having a coiled internal slot configured to receive the second shaft, the first shaft mounted to the lid such that the first shaft is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof with respect to the lid;
• e. a paddle connected to the first shaft on the second side of the lid;
• f. the second shaft on the first side of the lid being surrounded by an extendable and collapsible sleeve;
• and
• g. wherein the first shaft is rotated when the second shaft is translated along the first shaft.

A paint stirring apparatus comprising:

• a. a lid having a first side, and a second side opposite the first side;
• b. the lid adapted to cover an opening of a paint can such that the second side faces an inside of the paint can;
• c. a second shaft formed from an elongated planar member coiled about a longitudinal axis thereof, the second shaft extending generally perpendicularly outward from the first side of the lid;
• d. a first shaft having a slot configured to receive the second shaft, the first shaft mounted to the lid such that the first shaft is rotatable about a longitudinal axis thereof with respect to the lid;
• e. a paddle connected to the first shaft on the second side of the lid;
• f. the second shaft on the first side of the lid being surrounded by an extendable and collapsible sleeve;
• and
• g. wherein the first shaft is rotated when the second shaft is translated through the slot of the first shaft.