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A beverage mixer includes a container with a mixing assembly removably disposable on a base with a motor turning a drive mechanism engagable with the mixing assembly. A spout is operatively coupled to the container, and can include a valve operable to allow and restrict contents of the container and

A beverage mixer includes a container with a mixing assembly removably disposable on a base with a motor turning a drive mechanism engagable with the mixing assembly. A spout is operatively coupled to the container, and can include a valve operable to allow and restrict contents of the container and actuatable by an actuator. A cup indentation is positioned under the outlet opening of the spout when the container is disposed on the base. The cup indentation extends horizontally into the base and is formed by a perimeter of the base. An air pump can be associated with the base, and an air line operatively coupled between the air pump and the container to assist dispensing contents of the container through the spout. An impeller associated with the mixing assembly in the container. The impeller forms an oblique angle oriented to drive contents of the container towards an opening in the container and out of the spout.

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1. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism when the container is disposed on the base;c) a lid, removably

1. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism when the container is disposed on the base;c) a lid, removably disposed on the container, having an opening;d) a stir stick, configured to be carried by the lid, and extendable through the opening in the lid and into the container, and to be pivotable with respect to the lid when carried thereby; ande) the stir stick including at least a portion of a substantially spherical ball portion pivotally disposable over the opening of the lid to cooperate therewith to cover the opening and to allow the ball portion to pivot in the opening.2. A device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:a spout, operatively coupled to the container, to dispense contents thereof, and having an outlet opening;a valve, associated with the spout, operable to allow and restrict contents of the container through the spout; andan actuator, associated with the spout and operatively coupled to the valve, to actuate the valve.3. A device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the valve is disposed at the distal end of the spout.4. A device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the spout has a proximal end operatively coupled to the container and extends therefrom to an opposite distal end, the outlet opening being positioned at the distal end; and wherein the actuator is positioned at the distal end of the spout.5. A device in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:a beverage cup accommodation indentation including an indentation configuration of the base, positioned under the outlet opening of the spout so that when the container is disposed on the base a beverage cup can be more conveniently placed adjacent the spout in the indentation, and extending into the base to reduce a length of the spout to reduce frictional loses of contents flowing through the spout.6. A device in accordance with claim 5, wherein the base includes a perimeter base wall extending around and defining a perimeter of the base; and wherein the indentation is formed in a perimeter of the base by the perimeter base wall.7. A device in accordance with claim 5, wherein the indentation extends horizontally into the base and is formed by a vertically oriented portion of a perimeter base wall.8. A device in accordance with claim 7, wherein the vertically oriented portion of the perimeter base wall extends from a top of the indentation proximate the spout when the container is disposed on the base to a bottom of the indentation proximate a bottom of the base.9. A device in accordance with claim 5, further comprising:at least one protrusion, extending horizontally outward from the base adjacent the indentation.10. A device in accordance with claim 5, further comprising:means, associated with the base and container, for aligning the spout with the indentation.11. A device in accordance with claim 2, further comprising a cross member extending into an opening of the container leading to the spout.12. A device in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:at least one impeller, associated with the mixing assembly in the container; andthe at least one impeller forming an oblique angle oriented to drive contents of the container towards an opening in the container and out of the spout.13. A device in accordance with claim 2, wherein the spout is coupled to an opening in the container, and further comprising a protrusion disposed adjacent the opening and extending into the container configured to direct contents of the container towards the opening and out of the spout.14. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism;c) a lid, disposable on the container, having an opening;d) a stir stick, configured to be carried by the lid, and extendable through the opening in the lid and into the container, and to be pivotable with respect to the lid when carried thereby;e) the stir stick including a bulbous portion disposable over the opening of the lid, the bulbous portion being slidable in the opening as the stir stick pivots, the bulbous portion including at least a portion of a ball portion with a rounded shape over the opening;f) a spout, operatively coupled to the container, to dispense contents thereof, and having an outlet opening;g) a valve, associated with the spout, operable to allow and restrict contents of the container through the spout; andh) an actuator, associated with the spout and operatively coupled to the valve, to actuate the valve.15. A beverage mixer in accordance with claim 14, wherein the rounded shape has a curved profile taken vertically.16. A beverage mixer in accordance with claim 14, wherein the rounded shape has a curvature that extends from above the lid and into the opening of the lid.17. A beverage mixer in accordance with claim 14, further comprising a socket surrounding the opening of the lid with the bulbous portion of the stir stick receivable within the socket of the lid and the bulbous portion and the socket forming a ball-and-socket coupling.18. A beverage mixer in accordance with claim 14, wherein stir stick includes:a bumper formed of a flexible material, disposed on a lower end of the stir stick, andlocated to contact an inner surface of the container when the stir stick is pivoted.19. A stir stick in accordance with claim 18, wherein the bumper includes an o-ring.20. A beverage mixer in accordance with claim 14, wherein stir stick includes:a) a handle portion configured to extend substantially above a lid of the beverage mixer;b) a stir portion configured to extend substantially below the lid of the beverage mixer; andc) a second bulbous portion disposed on an upper portion of the handle portion configured to be grasped by a user.21. A stir stick in accordance with claim 20, wherein the stir portion has an x-shaped cross-section relative to a longitudinal axis of the stir portion and extending continuously along substantially the length of the stir portion.22. A device in accordance with claim 14, wherein the valve is disposed at the distal end of the spout.23. A device in accordance with claim 14, wherein the spout has a proximal end operatively coupled to the container and extends therefrom to an opposite distal end, the outlet opening being positioned at the distal end; and wherein the actuator is positioned at the distal end of the spout.24. A device in accordance with claim 14, further comprising:a beverage cup accommodation indentation including an indentation configuration of the base, positioned under the outlet opening of the spout so that when the container is disposed on the base a beverage cup can be more conveniently placed adjacent the spout in the indentation, and extending into the base to reduce a length of the spout to reduce frictional loses of contents flowing through the spout.25. A device in accordance with claim 24, wherein the base includes a perimeter base wall extending around and defining a perimeter of the base; and wherein the indentation is formed in a perimeter of the base by the perimeter base wall.26. A device in accordance with claim 24, wherein the indentation extends horizontally into the base and is formed by a vertically oriented portion of a perimeter base wall.27. A device in accordance with claim 26, wherein the vertically oriented portion of the perimeter base wall extends from a top of the indentation proximate the spout when the container is disposed on the base to a bottom of the indentation proximate a bottom of the base.28. A device in accordance with claim 24, further comprising:at least one protrusion, extending horizontally outward from the base adjacent the indentation.29. A device in accordance with claim 24, further comprising:means, associated with the base and container, for aligning the spout with the indentation.30. A device in accordance with claim 14, further comprising a cross member extending into an opening of the container leading to the spout.31. A device in accordance with claim 14, further comprising:at least one impeller, associated with the mixing assembly in the container; andthe at least one impeller forming an oblique angle oriented to drive contents of the container towards an opening in the container and out of the spout.32. A device in accordance with claim 14, wherein the spout is coupled to an opening in the container, and further comprising a protrusion disposed adjacent the opening and extending into the container configured to direct contents of the container towards the opening and out of the spout.33. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism;c) a lid, disposable on the container, having an opening;d) a stir stick, configured to be carried by the lid, and extendable through the opening in the lid and into the container, and to be pivotable with respect to the lid when carried thereby, the stir stick including:i) a handle portion configured to extend substantially above a lid of the beverage mixer;ii) a stir portion configured to extend substantially below the lid of the beverage mixer;iii) at least two fins, extending outward from the stir portion in transverse directions, the fins extending from the lid to substantially a bottom of the stir portion when the stir stick extended through the opening in the lid; andiv) a bumper formed of a flexible material disposed on a lower end of the stir stick and located to contact an inner surface of the container when the stir stick is pivoted; and wherein the bumper includes an o-ring.34. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism;c) a lid, disposable on the container, having an opening;d) a stir stick, configured to be carried by the lid, and extendable through the opening in the lid and into the container, and to be pivotable with respect to the lid when carried thereby; ande) the stir stick including a first bulbous portion disposable over the opening of the lid, the bulbous portion being slidable in the opening as the stir stick pivots, the stir stick including:i) a handle portion configured to extend substantially above a lid of the beverage mixer;ii) a stir portion configured to extend substantially below the lid of the beverage mixer;iii) a second bulbous portion disposed on an upper portion of the handle portion configured to be grasped by a user;iv) a narrower neck, disposed between the first bulbous portion and the second bulbous portion, narrower than the first or second bulbous portions, configured to facilitate grasping the second bulbous portion;f) a spout, operatively coupled to the container, to dispense contents thereof, and having an outlet opening;g) a valve, associated with the spout, operable to allow and restrict contents of the container through the spout; andh) an actuator, associated with the spout and operatively coupled to the valve, to actuate the valve.35. A device in accordance with claim 34, wherein the valve is disposed at the distal end of the spout.36. A device in accordance with claim 34, wherein the spout has a proximal end operatively coupled to the container and extends therefrom to an opposite distal end, the outlet opening being positioned at the distal end; and wherein the actuator is positioned at the distal end of the spout.37. A device in accordance with claim 34, further comprising:a beverage cup accommodation indentation including an indentation configuration of the base, positioned under the outlet opening of the spout so that when the container is disposed on the base a beverage cup can be more conveniently placed adjacent the spout in the indentation, and extending into the base to reduce a length of the spout to reduce frictional loses of contents flowing through the spout.38. A device in accordance with claim 37, wherein the base includes a perimeter base wall extending around and defining a perimeter of the base; and wherein the indentation is formed in a perimeter of the base by the perimeter base wall.39. A device in accordance with claim 37, wherein the indentation extends horizontally into the base and is formed by a vertically oriented portion of a perimeter base wall.40. A device in accordance with claim 39, wherein the vertically oriented portion of the perimeter base wall extends from a top of the indentation proximate the spout when the container is disposed on the base to a bottom of the indentation proximate a bottom of the base.41. A device in accordance with claim 37, further comprising:at least one protrusion, extending horizontally outward from the base adjacent the indentation.42. A device in accordance with claim 37, further comprising:means, associated with the base and container, for aligning the spout with the indentation.43. A device in accordance with claim 34, further comprising a cross member extending into an opening of the container leading to the spout.44. A device in accordance with claim 34, further comprising:at least one impeller, associated with the mixing assembly in the container; andthe at least one impeller forming an oblique angle oriented to drive contents of the container towards an opening in the container and out of the spout.45. A device in accordance with claim 34, wherein the spout is coupled to an opening in the container, and further comprising a protrusion disposed adjacent the opening and extending into the container configured to direct contents of the container towards the opening and out of the spout.46. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism;c) a lid, disposable on the container, having an opening;d) a stir stick, configured to be carried by the lid, and extendable through the opening in the lid and into the container, and to be pivotable with respect to the lid when carried thereby;e) a socket, surrounding the opening of the lid; andf) the stir stick including a bulbous portion disposable over the opening of the lid and receivable within the socket of the lid, the bulbous portion being slidable in the socket as the stir stick pivots, the bulbous portion including at least a portion of a ball portion with a rounded shape over the opening.47. A beverage mixer, comprising:a) a base including a motor turning a drive mechanism extending therefrom;b) a container, disposable on the base, including a mixing assembly rotatably disposed therein and engagable by the drive mechanism;c) a lid, disposable on the container, having an opening;d) a stir stick, configured to be carried by the lid, and extendable through the opening in the lid and into the container, and to be pivotable with respect to the lid when carried thereby;e) a socket, surrounding the opening of the lid; andf) the stir stick including:i) a first bulbous portion, disposable over the opening of the lid and receivable within the socket of the lid, the first bulbous portion being slidable in the socket as the stir stick pivots;ii) a handle portion configured to extend substantially above a lid of the beverage mixer;iii) a stir portion configured to extend substantially below the lid of the beverage mixer; andiv) a second bulbous portion disposed on an upper portion of the handle portion configured to be grasped by a user.