| CPC B65D 51/246 (2013.01) [A47G 21/04 (2013.01); B65D 51/247 (2013.01); A47G 2021/002 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a lid removably attached to a container rim, wherein:
the lid is configured to be shaped into an eating utensil;
the lid is made of a sheet of plastic material, a sheet of metallic material, or a sheet that is a combination of plastic and metallic material; and
the lid comprises:
a scoop defined by:
an outer edge of the lid; or
a tear strip formed in the lid, wherein the tear strip is configured to be torn from between the lid and the scoop to release the scoop from the lid; and
a handle that extends from the scoop, wherein:
the handle is folded against the scoop while the lid is attached to the container rim;
the handle comprises:
a first guiding line extending along a length of the handle away from the scoop and towards an end of the handle opposite the scoop, wherein the first guiding line divides the handle into a first side and a second side; and
a second guiding line extending away from the first guiding line towards a side edge of the handle;
wherein the first guiding line defines a first fold of the handle that brings the first side and the second side of the handle together, wherein, as the first side and the second side of the handle are brought together and when the handle is folded along the first guiding line, the scoop forms an arch shape; and
wherein the second guiding line defines a second fold of the handle, wherein, as the first side and the second side of the handle are brought together, as the handle is folded along the first guiding line, and when the handle is further folded along the second guiding line, the scoop forms a concave shape.
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