Patent ID: 7971747
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A closure for a container that has an interior where a product may be stored, said closure comprising: (A) a body for extending from said container and defining an opening for communicating with the container interior; (B) a lid; (C) a hinge for connecting said lid with said body to accommodate movement of said lid between a closed position occluding said opening and an open position exposing said opening; and (D) a utensil initially molded with the same material as said body, and connected to said body wherein said lid including a receiving structure adapted for holding said utensil in a releasable engagement of said utensil after said frangible connection has been broken and said utensil has been moved into releasable engagement with said receiving structure, whereby said utensil can be releasably held in said lid when said lid is in said open position and when said lid is in said closed position.