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A disposable agitator (12, 12A) for a food mixer (10) includes an elongate hollow sleeve stem (16, 24) which fits over and rotates with an elongate rotatable shaft (11, 11A) of the mixer (10). An agitator blade (17, 25) configured in the shape of a bowl of a spoon is positioned at the bottom of the

A disposable agitator (12, 12A) for a food mixer (10) includes an elongate hollow sleeve stem (16, 24) which fits over and rotates with an elongate rotatable shaft (11, 11A) of the mixer (10). An agitator blade (17, 25) configured in the shape of a bowl of a spoon is positioned at the bottom of the stem (16, 24). In one embodiment a detent (18) in the stem (16) engages a recess (14) in the shaft (11) while in another embodiment a barb (29) engages a flange (23) on the shaft to longitudinally position the agitator (12) on the shaft (11). The agitator is used by sliding the hollow stem (16, 24) upwardly over the shaft (11, 11A) to, in one embodiment, to cause the detent (18) to engage the recess (14), and in the other embodiment to cause the barb (29) to engage the flange (23). After mixing the food product, the user is induced to remove the agitator (12, 12A), because the blade (17, 25) is configured like the bowl of a spoon, by sliding the stem (16, 24) downwardly away from the shaft (11, 11A).

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A disposable food mixer agitator for use by a consumer, the agitator being engageable with a rotatable elongate shaft, the shaft tapering downwardly from a larger cross section to a smaller cross section and including coupling means, the agitator comprising, an elongate plastic stem, said stem being

A disposable food mixer agitator for use by a consumer, the agitator being engageable with a rotatable elongate shaft, the shaft tapering downwardly from a larger cross section to a smaller cross section and including coupling means, the agitator comprising, an elongate plastic stem, said stem being hollow along its entire length and being adapted to fit over substantially the entire shaft and be strengthened thereby, said stem tapering downwardly from a larger cross section to a smaller cross section corresponding to the taper of the shaft, blade means on the lower end of said stem configured to induce the consumer to remove said stem from the shaft and use the agitator to consume the food, said blade means being in the shape of a bowl of a spoon and closing the lower end of said stem to prevent contamination of the shaft, and means on said stem to temporarily engage the coupling means of the shaft to temporarily position said hollow stem longitudinally on the shaft and permit rotation of said stem and said blade means with the shaft so that said blade means will mix the food after which time the consumer is induced by said blade means to remove said stem from the shaft and consume the food with the agitator thereby preventing contamination of the shaft from exposure to different food items.