Patent ID: 8955738
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A food scoop comprising: a body portion having a vertically elongate peripheral wall defining an upwardly opening container having a mouth to an interior lumen; said wall comprising first and second panels and an upper peripheral edge defining a single closure flap foldably connected to a portion of said wall, the closure flap having an upper edge including a pair of opposed arcuate portions having a first radius of curvature and a convex extent disposed therebetween and having a second radius of curvature, and opposing lateral edges with a lateral extent extending from and foldable along each lateral edge, a pair of oppositely-bowed fold lines defining a hinge area between the closure flap and the wall, each oppositely-bowed fold line having opposing ends meeting at an apex proximate each lateral extent, each lateral extent at least partially defined by a linear fold line extending from a corresponding one of the apices to a confluence of the convex extent and one of the opposed arcuate portions, the closure flap moveable about the hinge area between an open position and a position at least partially covering the mouth, and a lower peripheral edge with a bottom panel joined thereto.