A kit for sealing an open container includes a utensil and a lid. The lid includes a lid body, a sealing mechanism, and at least one holding lug. The sealing mechanism is positioned on an inner face of the lid body, and is configured to sealingly engage an opening of a container to enable the lid to seal the opening of the container. The at least one holding lug extends radially outward from the lid body, and has a through hole extending along a direction perpendicular to the inner face. The through hole is configured to mount the utensil on the lid when the lid is engaged with a container.

The invention involves the incorporation and enablement of elements that are incorporated into a consumer product that provide necessary balance, placement, positioning, shape, contour, and geometry that prevent a portion of the product from touching or contacting a surface on which the product is placed. The elements can be readily integrated into high-volume consumable products to increase utility, function and features of the consumable product at minimal incremental cost and adjustment to production and manufacturing processes. The invention further reports processes and compositions that enable consumable products with differentiating features, which products would otherwise be deficient for their intended use and application.

A beverage infusion, straining, and stirring device for preparing beverages by infusion includes a spoon and a shell. The spoon comprises a bowl that is attached to a first end of a handle. The shell comprises a first piece, which is attached to the handle proximate to the bowl, and a second piece, which is selectively attachable to the first piece. A substrate for preparing a beverage, such as, but not limited to, tea bags, shredded tea leaves, coffee grounds, and the like can be inserted into and retained by the shell. A plurality of openings is positioned in the shell. The handle can be grasped in a hand of a user, positioning the user to submerge the shell in water and to stir the water. The openings allow for passage of the water through the shell to infuse the water to generate the beverage.

An eating utensil for gripping food such as chicken drumsticks is disclosed. The utensil has a tube which is shaped and dimensioned to accommodate the end of the chicken drumstick. The utensil is made of a springy material such as silicone so that finger pressure may bend the material to grip the chicken. The opening is sized to accommodate the shape of the food and provide more secure gripping thereof. A material such as a soft non-slip grip silicone may be used. A plastic ridge surrounds the top to act as a plastic grease dam and keep drips from the hand. A small hole at the bottom allows for easy cleaning and drying.

Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs may include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.

A lockable skewer for loading stacks of plastic cutlery into dispensers is described. The skewer comprises a vertical shaft that passes through holes in the cutlery. The vertical shaft includes a flange located below the bottom of the stack. The vertical shaft is configured to rotate between an unlocked position in which the flange is configured to pass through the holes in the cutlery pieces and a locked position in which the flange is not configured to pass through the holes in the cutlery pieces.

A lockable skewer for loading stacks of plastic cutlery into dispensers is described. The skewer comprises a vertical shaft that passes through holes in the cutlery. The vertical shaft includes a flange located below the bottom of the stack. The vertical shaft is configured to rotate between an unlocked position in which the flange is configured to pass through the holes in the cutlery pieces and a locked position in which the flange is not configured to pass through the holes in the cutlery pieces.

Provided is a feeding tool for pets which can inhibit that scooped food is dropped and hung down to a hand of feeding parson. The feeding tool for pets comprises a grip part, a plate-like member for scooping a paste-like food, which elongates in the direction approximately perpendicular to an axis of the grip part, and a guard part which is disposed between the plate-like member and the grip part. Preferable is that the plate-like member comprises a plurality of plate-like pieces which are disposed at a predetermined distance along the axis of the grip part, or that the guard part extends beyond the plate-like member.

Provided is a feeding tool for pets which can inhibit that scooped food is dropped and hung down to a hand of feeding parson. The feeding tool for pets comprises a grip part, a plate-like member for scooping a paste-like food, which elongates in the direction approximately perpendicular to an axis of the grip part, and a guard part which is disposed between the plate-like member and the grip part. Preferable is that the plate-like member comprises a plurality of plate-like pieces which are disposed at a predetermined distance along the axis of the grip part, or that the guard part extends beyond the plate-like member.

A container including: an elevator including a circular cross section, an exterior surface defined by a circumference of the circular cross section, and a first lug extending a first dimension normal to the exterior surface; a ramp shell and a drive shell having a common axis of rotation and including a thickness, a first edge surface and a second edge surface separated by a gap, and the gap continuing a length of the first edge surface and the second edge surface defining a lug channel; and the ramp shell having a first continuous helical groove recessed into the interior surface, and, when the ramp shell is rotated in a first direction relative to the drive shell, the first lug travels in a first direction along the lug channel