Patent ID: 7823743

Claim:
A food container with an eating implement, said container comprising: a receptacle with a storage cavity, said receptacle having a sidewall and an opening defined by a lip perimeter; an end cap removably mounted to the receptacle and covering the opening, said end cap having an outwardly opening recess with a bottom wall extending generally across the opening and at least one shoulder forming member projecting into the recess and extending about an outer perimeter of the recess, said at least one shoulder forming member having a shoulder spaced from the bottom wall; a cover removably mounted to the end cap and fitting within the recess, said cover having a peripheral edge and an inwardly extending notch opening at the peripheral edge providing access to an underneath side of the cover prior to the removal of any portion of the cover from the end cap recess, said cover being releasably captured between the shoulder and bottom wall; and an eating implement releasably retained between the cover and bottom wall.