Patent ID: 7175041

Claim:
A cap and utensil assembly, comprising: a cap having a cap top with an inner surface having at least a contact area, and having at least one upwardly standing sidewall adjacent to the cap top, said sidewall having an inner surface; a rib structure on the inner surface of the sidewall defining a first plane; and a one-piece rigid utensil comprising a cup portion and a handle, the cup portion having an enclosed volume and a depth greater than its width, the cup portion having a curved sidewall integral its distal end, the handle being substantially thinner than the width of the cup portion and having a first portion and a second portion substantially perpendicular to the first portion with a curved distal end, the utensil having points of contact consisting essentially of a first point being a line contact between the curved sidewall of the cup portion and the rib structure, a second point being a line contact between the curved distal end of the handle and the rib structure and a third point of contact between the cup portion and the contact area of the cap top at least partially within a second plane perpendicular to the cap top, the second plane being different from the first plane of the rib; wherein the three-points of contact ensure that the utensil is securely held within the cap, and yet is readily removable therefrom.