Patent ID: 8079488

Claim:
A lid for use with a jar having an opening and defining an interior area, said lid comprising: a closure member configured to cover said jar opening when said closure member is fastened to said jar, said closure member having a top surface defining a completely planar configuration and an opposed bottom surface defining a completely planar configuration; an attachment member coupled to said closure member to selectively fasten said closure member to said jar; a catch coupled to said bottom surface of said closure member and extending toward the interior area of said jar when said closure member is fastened to said jar; a utensil having a use end and an opposed attachment end; a hook extending from said utensil attachment end configured to rotatably couple said utensil to said catch; said hook extends to one side of said utensil attachment end; and a stop extends to an opposed side of said utensil attachment end to limit rotation of said utensil relative to said catch, whereby said utensil is only generally parallel to said closure member at one position when coupled to said catch wherein: said closure member top and bottom surfaces have a unitary construction and having a configuration that is completely planar; said catch includes a generally cylindrical bar; said hook is rotatably coupled to said cylindrical bar; and said hook is removable from said cylindrical bar only when said utensil is generally parallel to said closure member.