Patent ID: 8757421

Claim:
A package for storing a powdered instant beverage, comprising: a first container; a utensil; a lid configured to engage the first container so that the lid and the container enclose an interior volume, wherein the lid comprises: a lid body; a lid insert configured to be secured to a lower side of the lid body, the lid insert comprising a utensil recess that extends upwardly into a central portion of a lower surface of the lid insert, the utensil recess configured to receive at least a portion of the utensil from below the lower surface, and a handling recess configured to facilitate the removal and securing of the utensil to the lid; and a utensil-holding structure on the lid insert, the utensil-holding structure configured to removably secure the utensil to the lid insert; and a second container, the second container comprising a rim extending around an opening positioned at an upper end of the second container; wherein the first container has an upper end and a lower end, the upper end including a lid-receiving portion around which the lid can engage, the lower end configured to be inserted into the opening of the second container, the first container comprising a rim-engaging structure extending outwardly from a sidewall of the first container and below the lid-receiving portion, wherein an inner width or diameter of the lid-receiving portion is less than an outer width or diameter of the rim-engaging structure, the rim-engaging structure configured to contact and rest upon the rim when the lower end of the first container is inserted into the opening of the second container.