Culinary utensil

Abstract

A culinary whisk comprising an elongate handle, and a generally planar utility portion connected to the handle so as to be pivotably movable about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the handle.

1 . A culinary whisk comprising an elongate handle, and a generally planar utility portion connected to the handle so as to be pivotably movable about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the handle.  
     
     
         2 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 1  wherein the utility portion comprises a plurality of wires.  
     
     
         3 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 1  wherein the utility portion comprises a generally planar wire loop and a coil of relatively fine wire extending around the wire loop.  
     
     
         4 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein said coil of wire is loosely wound around the wire loop to allow limited movement of the coil on the loop.  
     
     
         5 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein the wire loop is provided with a crosspiece to which said pivotable connection is made.  
     
     
         6 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein the handle is joined to the wire loop by a pair of legs extending from the handle.  
     
     
         7 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 6  wherein the legs comprises bent over end regions bent around said crosspiece.  
     
     
         8 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 7  wherein said crosspiece is provided with lugs preventing lateral movement of the wire loop relative to the legs.  
     
     
         9 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein the wire loop is formed with at least one pointed region.  
     
     
         10 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein the wire loop is of heart shaped.  
     
     
         11 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein the wire loop is of oval shaped.  
     
     
         12 . A culinary whisk according to  claim 3  wherein the wire loop is of triangular shaped.