Container lid with integral removable eating utensil

Claim 1

A container for edible material, comprising: an upright open top vessel having a circumferential upper lip; a lid of thin, imprevious material having an outer edge shaped to removably sealably engage the circumferential upper lip of said container when pressed thereagainst, the outer edge of the lid sealably fitting the upper internal circumferential top portion of said vessel and the lid having a circumferential portion conforming to said circumferential upper lip of said vessel and the edge of the lid extending down over and externally of said vessel circumferential upper lip, the lid having an integrally formed eating utensil, the utensil being outlined by a notch of reduced thickness of the lid material, the notch beginning at a first point on the edge of the lid, the notch extending around the total perimeter of the defined utensil and terminating at a second point on the edge of the lid spaced from said first point, the notch adjacent the first and second points on the external circumferential downwardly extending lid edge being cut through the lid material for a short distance from the lid edge, the portion of the downwardly extending edge of the lid between said first and second points providing a finger grip area externally of said vessel circumferential upper lip whereby the portion of the lid may be pulled upwardly, tearing the lid along the notch beginning with the cut through portions so that the defined utensil may be detached from the remainder of the lid.