US6003710A
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Cover structure with integral utensil means for canned and cupped food
Assignee: General Mills Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-18
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Granted: 1999-12-21
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Expires: 2017-03-18
Abstract
Abstract A cover including a cover body adapted for covering on a top end of a canned food or cupped food, a kitchen utensil integrally formed in said cover body and connected thereto by separated connecting points, and a sealing film sealed on an outer side of the cover body to protect the kitchen utensil from contamination when the cover body is covered on a canned food or cupped food, the kitchen utensil including a utensil body having a coupling neck with transverse coupling notches, and a utensil handle having a coupling neck with upright coupling rods adapted for coupling to the coupling neck of the utensil body.
Inventors
- 👤 Shou Li Huang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:52
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D51/246; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S215/00; Y10S215/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A cover for a food container comprising: a cover body configured to cover an end of a food container; a kitchen utensil integrally formed in said cover body and releasably connected thereto by a plurality of discrete, spaced apart frangible connecting elements, said kitchen utensil comprises a spoon bowl and a spoon handle separately formed in said cover body and adapted for connecting to each other; and wherein said spoon bowl comprises a bowl body and a coupling neck extending from one end of said bowl body, the coupling neck of said spoon bowl comprising a plurality of elongated transverse notches and a plurality of fingers separated by said elongated transverse notches, said spoon handle comprising a handle body and a coupling neck at one end of said handle body, the coupling neck of said spoon handle comprising a plurality of upright coupling rods extending from one side and adapted to be transversely forced into the elongated notches of the coupling neck of said spoon bowl to engage with said fingers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A cover for a food container comprising: a cover body configured to cover an end of a food container; a kitchen utensil integrally formed in said cover body and releasably connected thereto by a plurality of discrete, spaced apart frangible connecting elements, said kitchen utensil comprises a spoon bowl and a spoon handle separately formed in said cover body and adapted for connecting to each other; and wherein said spoon bowl comprises a bowl body and a coupling neck extending from one end of said bowl body, the coupling neck of said spoon bowl comprising a plurality of elongated transverse notches and a plurality of fingers separated by said elongated transverse notches, said spoon handle comprising a handle body and a coupling neck at one end of said handle body, the coupling neck of said spoon handle comprising a plurality of upright coupling rods extending from one side and adapted to be transversely forced into the elongated notches of the coupling neck of said spoon bowl to engage with said fingers.
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