Lid for a container and cutlery produced from a lid of that kind

Abstract

A lid for a container, with a lid body includes a handling body having a lid outer edge and an eating utensil part. The eating utensil part hinge has a hinge spacing from the lid outer edge of the handling body. An eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part is formed between the eating utensil part hinge or the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis and the lid outer edge of the handling body. The eating utensil part engagement-behind support body is opposite the eating utensil part in the eating use setting on a first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in a first force direction the eating utensil part is or can be directly or indirectly supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body.

Claims

1. A lid for a container, comprising: a lid body comprising a handling body, which has a lid outer edge, and an eating utensil part, which is integrally connected with the handling body via a rectilinearly extending eating utensil part hinge in such a way that the eating utensil part can be folded out relative to the handling body about an eating utensil part hinge pivot axis of the eating utensil part hinge from a not-folded-out, non-use setting not intended for eating into an eating use setting which is for eating a content of the container and in which the eating utensil part extends in the direction of its eating utensil part longitudinal axis transversely away from the eating utensil part hinge beyond the lid outer edge of the handling body, wherein the handling body comprises a plurality of handling parts of which a first handling part and a second handling part are integrally connected together via a rectilinearly extending first lid hinge in such a way that the second handling part is foldable relative to the first handling part about at least one first lid hinge pivot axis of the first lid hinge from a basic setting not intended for eating into a first handling setting in which the handling parts form a handle for manual operation of the eating utensil part, which is folded out into its eating use setting, for eating the content of the container, wherein at least one securing means for securing the handling parts, which are folded together to form the handle, against unintended folding back is provided, wherein the eating utensil part hinge has a hinge spacing from the lid outer edge of the handling body, wherein an eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part is formed between the eating utensil part hinge or the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis and the lid outer edge of the handling body and wherein the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body is opposite the eating utensil part in the eating use setting on a first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in a first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body, and wherein the second handling part is formed with a first eating utensil part engagement-over support body which in the first handling setting is opposite the eating utensil part in the eating use setting on a second eating utensil part side, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in a second force direction opposite the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body.

2. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the eating utensil part in its not-folded-out, non-use setting not intended for eating is integrated in the lid body.

3. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the eating utensil part in its not-folded-out, non-use setting not intended for eating is completely surrounded by the lid outer edge of the handling body.

4. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the first handling part is constructed as an eating utensil part receiving part with an eating utensil part receiving passage in which the eating utensil part, which is pivotably connected by way of the eating utensil part hinge with the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part of the handling body, in its not-folded-out, non-use setting not intended for eating is arranged.

5. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the first lid hinge extends with interruption or without interruption continuously between a first outer edge part of the lid outer edge and a second outer edge part, which faces away from the first outer edge part, of the lid outer edge.

6. The lid according to claim 1, wherein a first eating utensil part support body and a second eating utensil part support body are arranged at the first handling part in the region of the lid outer edge of the handling body or at the lid outer edge of the handling body at a longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge to respectively adjoin the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body and as considered in a direction parallel to the eating utensil part hinge at a mutual transverse spacing the same size as or slightly larger than an eating utensil part width which the eating utensil part has in the longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge or wherein a first eating utensil part support body and a second eating utensil part support body are arranged at the second handling part in the region of the lid outer edge of the handling body or at the lid outer edge of the handling body at a longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge to respectively adjoin the eating utensil part engagement-over support body and as considered in a direction parallel to the eating utensil part hinge at a mutual longitudinal spacing the same size as or slightly larger than an eating utensil part width which the eating utensil part has in the longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge or wherein a first eating utensil part support body is arranged at the first handling part in the region of the lid outer edge of the handling body or at the lid outer edge of the handling body at a longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge to adjoin the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body and wherein a second eating utensil part support body is arranged at the second handling part in the region of the lid outer edge of the handling body or at the lid outer edge of the handling body at a longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge to adjoin the eating utensil part engagement-over support body, wherein the first eating utensil part support body and the second eating utensil part support body in the handling setting in which the first handling part and the second part are folded to form the handle are, as considered in a direction parallel to the eating utensil part hinge, arranged at a mutual longitudinal spacing the same size as or slightly larger than an eating utensil part width which the eating utensil part has in the longitudinal spacing from the eating utensil part hinge.

7. The lid according to claim 1, wherein attached to the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part is a support pin which extends transversely away from an inner surface of the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body up to its free pin end and wherein the eating utensil part has an eating utensil part passage for reception of a pin part of the support pin, through which in the eating use setting of the eating utensil part the pin part of the support pin extends so that in the eating use setting of the eating utensil part the eating utensil part is either supportable on the pin by way of passage edges of its eating utensil part passage or is supported on the support pin by way of passage edges of its eating utensil part passage.

8. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the handling body comprises a third handling part, which is integrally connected by way of a rectilinearly extending second lid hinge with the first handling part in such a way that the third handling part is foldable relative to the first handling part about a second lid hinge pivot axis, which extends parallel to the first lid hinge pivot axis, of the second lid hinge from a second basic setting not intended for eating into a second handling setting, wherein the second handling part in its first handling setting and the third handling part in its second handling setting form together with the first handling part the handle for manual operation of the eating utensil part, which is folded out into its eating use setting, for eating the content of the container, and wherein the third handling part comprises a second eating utensil engagement-over support body which in the second handling setting of the third handling part is opposite the eating utensil part in the eating use setting on the second eating utensil side, which faces away from the first eating utensil side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in a third force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the second eating utensil engagement-over support body.

9. The lid according to claim 8, wherein the second handling part and the third handling part each have an outer profile formed symmetrically with respect to a center longitudinal axis of the first handling part.

10. The lid according to claim 8, wherein the second lid hinge extends with interruption or without interruption continuously between a third outer edge part of the lid outer edge and a fourth outer edge part, which faces away from the third outer edge part, of the lid outer edge.

11. The lid according to claim 8, wherein the first handling part and/or the second handling part and/or the third handling part is or are provided with abutments which on folding-over of the second handling part relative to the first handling part about the first lid hinge pivot axis of the first lid hinge and on folding-over of the third handling part relative to the first handling part about the second lid hinge pivot axis of the second lid hinge enables or enable abutment in each instance in an angular setting corresponding with an angle.

12. The lid according to claim 8, further comprising a container engagement-over edge, which is partly or completely encircling and which extends in a direction transversely to an inner cover surface of the lid body out beyond the inner cover surface, for engagement over a container edge of the container to be covered or closed by means of the lid, wherein the container engagement-over edge has a first container engagement-over edge part associated with the second handling part and a second container engagement-over edge part associated with the third handling part, and wherein the first eating utensil engagement-over support body of the second handling part is a component of the first container engagement-over edge part and wherein the second eating utensil engagement-over support body of the third handling part is a component of the second container engagement-over edge part and wherein the container engagement-over edge has a third container engagement-over edge part associated with the second handling part and a fourth container engagement-over edge part associated with the third handling part, wherein the third container engagement-over edge part has a first edge part which in the first handling setting is opposite a body part of the first handling part and wherein the fourth container engagement-over edge part has a second edge part which in the second handling setting is opposite the body part of the first handling part.

13. The lid according to claim 12, wherein a fifth container engagement-over edge part of the container engagement-over edge and the first handling part are integrally connected by way of a first engagement-over edge hinge arranged in the region of the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body, and wherein the fifth container engagement-over edge part and the first container engagement-over edge part are connected by way of a manually destructible first engagement-over edge frangible location and wherein the fifth container engagement-over edge part and the second container engagement-over edge part are connected by way of a manually destructible second engagement-over edge frangible location and wherein a sixth container engagement-over edge part of the container engagement-over edge and the first handling part are integrally connected by way of a second engagement-over edge hinge arranged in the region of the body part of the first handling part and wherein the sixth container engagement-over edge part and the third container engagement-over edge part are connected by way of a manually destructible third engagement-over edge frangible location and wherein the sixth container engagement-over edge part and the fourth container engagement-over edge part are connected by way of manually destructible fourth engagement-over edge frangible location, so that after destruction of the first engagement-over edge frangible location and the second engagement-over edge frangible location the fifth container engagement-over edge part is foldable away outwardly or inwardly about a first engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis of the first engagement-over edge hinge and after destruction of the third engagement-over edge frangible location and the fourth engagement-over edge frangible location the sixth container engagement-over edge part is foldable away outwardly or inwardly about a second engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis of the second engagement-over edge hinge, so that the second handling part is foldable about the first lid hinge pivot axis of the first lid hinge and the third handling part about the second lid hinge pivot axis of the second lid hinge relative to one another to form the handle.

14. An eating utensil which is produced from the lid according to claim 1, wherein the eating utensil part is folded out about the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis of the eating utensil part hinge into its eating use setting for eating the content of the container, in which the eating utensil part extends in the direction of its eating utensil part longitudinal axis transversely away from the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis out beyond the lid outer edge of the handling body and in which the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part either is opposite the eating utensil part on the first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body or bears against the eating utensil part on the first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body, and wherein the first handling part and the second handling part in their first handling setting are folded about the first lid hinge pivot axis of the first lid hinge, in which the first handling part and the second handling part form the handle for manual operation of the eating utensil part, which is folded out into its eating use setting, for eating the content of the container and in which the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body of the second handling part either is opposite the eating utensil part on the second eating utensil part side, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the second force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body or bears against the eating utensil part on the second eating utensil part side, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the second force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-over support body and in which the second handling part and a third handling part are secured by way of the at least one securing means against unintended folding back.

15. An eating utensil which is produced from the lid according to claim 8, wherein the eating utensil part is folded out about the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis of the eating utensil part hinge into its eating use setting for eating the content of the container, in which the eating utensil part extends in the direction of its eating utensil part longitudinal axis transversely away from the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis out beyond the lid outer edge of the handling body and in which the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part either is opposite the eating utensil part on the first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body or bears against the eating utensil part on the first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body, and wherein the second handling part is disposed in its first handling setting folded about the first lid hinge pivot axis of the first lid hinge and the third handling part is disposed in its second handling setting folded about the second lid hinge pivot axis of the second lid hinge, in which the second handling part, the first handling part and the third handling part form the handle for manual operation of the eating utensil part, which is folded out into its eating use setting, for eating the content of the container, and in which the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body of the second handling part either is opposite the eating utensil part on the second eating utensil part side, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the second force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body or bears against the eating utensil part on the second eating utensil part side, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the second force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-over support body, and in which the second eating utensil part engagement-over support body of the third handling part either is opposite the eating utensil part on the second eating utensil part side which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the third force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the second eating utensil part engagement-over support body or bears against the eating utensil part on the second eating utensil part side, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side, of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in the third force direction opposite to the first force direction the eating utensil part is supported on the eating utensil part engagement-over support body and in which the second and third handling parts are secured by way of the at least one securing means against unintended folding back.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Other objects and features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed as an illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the invention.

(2) In the drawings,

(3) FIG. 1 shows a perspective exploded illustration of an arrangement comprising a container, an optional sealing membrane, a lid for the container and a cover foil of the lid;

(4) FIG. 2 shows a first underneath view of the lid provided with the cover foil, in a perspective illustration;

(5) FIG. 3 shows a top view of the lid provided with the cover foil, in a two-dimensional illustration;

(6) FIG. 4 shows a top view of the lid without the cover foil, in a two-dimensional illustration;

(7) FIG. 5 shows an underneath view of the lid provided with the cover foil in a two-dimensional illustration;

(8) FIG. 6 shows the lid provided with the cover foil and the container closed by that, in a perspective illustration;

(9) FIG. 7 shows a top view of the lid with partly detached cover foil, in a perspective illustration;

(10) FIG. 8 shows a second underneath view of the lid provided with the cover foil, in a perspective illustration;

(11) FIG. 9 shows a third underneath view of the lid provided with the cover foil, in a perspective illustration, wherein two opening flaps of the container engagement-over edge of the lid are folded inwardly and wherein the eating utensil part is folded outwardly into an intermediate setting;

(12) FIG. 10 shows an eating utensil produced directly from the lid provided with the cover foil, in a perspective illustration; and

(13) FIG. 11 shows the container according to FIG. 1 and the eating utensil according to FIG. 10, which is introduced by its eating utensil part through a container opening into a container cavity of the container.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(14) A preferred embodiment of a lid 10 according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 8. This lid 10 is a closure lid. An eating utensil 11 directly produced from the closure lid 10 is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. For the sake of clarification, the closure lid 10 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 11 together with a portable container 12. For further clarification, the eating utensil 11 produced directly from the closure lid 10 is similarly shown together with the container 12.

(15) A container content (not shown in the figures), for example a foodstuff such as soft cheese or ice-cream, can be stored in the container 12. The container 12 is a packaging container. The container 12 has a circular container opening 13, a circular container base 14 and a conical container circumferential wall 15. The container circumferential wall 15 bounds, together with the container base 14, a container cavity 16. The container opening 13 is bounded by an encircling rim 17. In order to protect the container content from contaminants, the container opening 13 can be tightly closed by means of the sealing membrane 18, which is shown in FIG. 1, to be manually openable. The container 12 without a sealing membrane or provided with a sealing membrane 18 of that kind can be closed or is able to be (re)closed by means of the closure lid 10 according to the invention (see FIG. 6).

(16) The closure lid 10 is intended for covering and closing the container 12 shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 11. For that purpose the closure lid 10 has a container engagement-over edge 21 with an inwardly disposed closure means 20 in the form of an inwardly projecting, encircling inner edge for manually releasable closure of the container 12 by detenting behind the container edge 19. The closure lid 10 has a plurality of spacers 22 in the form of spacer ribs for supporting the closure lid 10 on the container edge 19 or on the optional sealing membrane 18 and also for stacking several identical closure lids 10 one above the other. The closure lid 10 comprises a lid body 23, which is bounded by a lid edge 24. The closure lid 10 is designed to be matched to the shape of the rim 17 of the container 12. In the illustrated embodiment the rim 17 of the container 12 and the lid outer edge 26 each have a shape formed to be substantially circular. However, it will be obvious that the container rim and the lid edge can also have other shapes matched to one another.

(17) The lid body 23 of the closure lid 10 comprises a handling body 25, which is bounded by a lid outer edge 26. The handling body 25 comprises a plurality of handling parts 27.1, 27.2, 27.3 and, specifically, a first handling part 27.1, a second handling part 27.2 and a third handling part 27.3. The first handling part 27.1 forms a middle part of the closure lid 10. The second handling part 27.2 forms a first closure half of the closure lid 10 and the third handling part 27.3 forms a second closure half of the closure lid.

(18) The first handling part 27.1 formed as middle part comprises an integrated eating utensil part 30, a first eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 at its first handling part end 31.1, and a body part 33, which is constructed as an edge part, at its second handling part end 31.2 extending away from the first handling part end 31.1 in an opposite direction. The eating utensil part 30 and the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 are non-detachably integrally connected together, preferably of the same material, by way of a rectilinearly extending eating utensil part hinge 35 in such a way that the eating utensil part 30 is pivotable or foldable out relative to the first handling body or middle part 27.1 about an eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 36 of the eating utensil part hinge 35 from a not-folded-out, non-use setting 37, which is shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 and which is not intended for eating, via an intermediate pivot setting 76, which is shown in FIG. 9, through approximately 180 degrees into an eating use setting 38, which is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. In the eating use setting 38 the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 is opposite the eating utensil part 40 on a first eating utensil part side 34.1 of the eating utensil part 30. As a result, the eating utensil part 30 in the eating use setting 38 is indirectly supportable or supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32, preferably by way of the fifth container engagement-over edge part 63.5 also termed first opening flap, for acceptance of use forces acting in a first force direction 39.1 (see FIG. 10). The eating utensil part 30 extends in a longitudinal direction along its eating utensil part longitudinal axis 40. The eating utensil part hinge 35 is formed as a film hinge.

(19) The eating utensil part 30 has an eating functional part 42 at its free eating utensil part end 41 facing away from the eating utensil part hinge 35. In the illustrated embodiment the eating functional part 42 is a spoon basin, which is also termed bowl. A spoon stem part 43 is formed between the spoon basin 42 and the eating utensil part hinge 35. The eating utensil part 30 is thus, for example, a spoon part of a spoon 44. The eating utensil part hinge 35 as considered in a direction perpendicular to the eating utensil part hinge 35 is arranged at a hinge spacing 45 from the lid outer edge 26.1 of a first handling part or middle part 27.1 of the handling body 25. The eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 is arranged between this lid outer edge 26.1 and the eating utensil part hinge 35.

(20) In the non-use setting 37 the eating utensil part 30 extends perpendicularly away from the eating utensil part hinge 35 parallel to its eating utensil part longitudinal axis 40. In the eating use setting 38 the eating utensil part 30 extends perpendicularly away from the eating utensil part hinge 35 in the direction of its eating utensil part longitudinal axis 40 out beyond the lid outer edge 26; 26.1. In its non-use setting 37 the eating utensil part 30 is completely surrounded by the lid outer edge 26 of the handling body 25. The first handling part or middle part 27.1 is constructed as an eating utensil part receiving part with an eating utensil part receiving passage 46; 46.1, 46.2, which is here formed with a first eating utensil part receiving passage 46.1 and a second eating utensil part receiving passage 46.2. The eating utensil part 30, which is pivotably connected by way of the eating utensil part hinge 35 with the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32, in its non-use setting 37 is received in the eating utensil part receiving passage. In the non-use setting 37 of the eating utensil part 30 the body part 33 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 is opposite the spoon basin 42. The eating utensil part 30 is provided, preferably at least in the region of its eating functional part 42, particularly at the free end 41 of the eating functional part 42 or of the eating utensil part 30, with at least one manually detachable or manually destructible fixing means 47, for example in the form of a connection, for fixing the eating utensil part 30 against unintended folding out from the eating utensil part receiving passage 46; 46.1, 46.2. The at least one fixing means 47 can also be a means for repeat fixing of the eating utensil part 30 against unintended folding out from the at least one eating utensil part receiving passage 46; 46.1, 46.2 after the eating utensil part 30 has been folded at least once about the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 36 out from the eating utensil part receiving passage 46; 46.1, 46.2. If, as in the illustrated embodiment, the fixing means 47 is provided, then if the eating utensil part 30 is in its non-use setting 37 the eating utensil part receiving passage 46 is divided by the fixing means 47 into the two eating utensil part receiving passages 46.1, 46.2. The two eating utensil part receiving passages 46.1, 46.2 then each form a gap.

(21) A support pin 72 is fastened to the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part 27.1. The support pin 72 extends from its first pin end 73.1 perpendicularly away from an inner surface 49 of the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 to its second, free pin end 73.2. The eating utensil part 30 has an eating utensil part passage 48 for reception of a pin part of the support pin 72. The eating utensil part passage 48 spans a passage cross-section, which is preferably circular. The passage cross-section is slightly smaller than a support pin cross-section which spans the support pin 72 and which the support pin 72 has in a pin region arranged between the first pin end 73.1 thereof and the second, free pin end 73.2.

(22) The first handling part or middle part 27.1 comprising the eating utensil part 30 is bounded by two parallel lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 and, specifically, by a first lid hinge 50.1 and by a second lid hinge 50.2. These lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 and the lid hinge pivot axes 51.1, 51.2 thereof extend parallel to a center longitudinal axis 52 of the first handling part 27.1. In the non-use setting 37 and also in the eating use setting 38 of the eating utensil part 30 the two lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 and the lid hinge pivot axes 51.1, 51.2 thereof extend parallel to the eating utensil part longitudinal axis 40. The first lid hinge 50.1 is a first lid film hinge. The second lid hinge 50.2 is a second lid film hinge. The first lid hinge 50.1 and the second lid hinge 50.2 are of the same form. The two lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 and the lid hinge pivot axes 51.1, 51.2 thereof extend perpendicularly to the eating utensil part hinge 35 and perpendicularly to the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 36 thereof. The first lid hinge 50.1 extends without interruption continuously between a first outer edge part 53.1 and a second outer edge part 53.2, which faces away from the first outer edge part 53.1, of the lid outer edge 26 or the container engagement-over edge 21. The second lid hinge 50.2 extends without interruption continuously between a third outer edge part 53.3 and a fourth outer edge part 53.4, which faces away from the third outer edge part 53.3, of the lid outer edge or the container engagement-over edge 21.

(23) The second handling part 27.2, which is constructed as first closure half, and the first handling part 27.1, which is constructed as middle part, are integrally connected together, preferably with the same material, by way of the rectilinearly extending first lid hinge 50.1 in such a way that the second handling part 27.2 is foldable relative to the first handling part 27.1, which is constructed as middle part, about the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 of the first lid hinge 50.1 through a pivot angle of approximately 90 degrees from a first basic setting 54.1, which is not intended for eating and which is shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, into a first handling setting 55.1, which is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. In the first handling setting 55.1 the handling parts 27.1, 27.2 form a handle 56 for manual operation of the eating utensil part 30, which is folded out into its eating use setting 38, for eating a content of the container 12.

(24) The third handling part 27.3, which is constructed as second closure half, and the first handling part 27.1, which is constructed as middle part, are integrally connected together, preferably by the same material, by way of the rectilinearly extending second lid hinge 50.2 in such a way that the third handling part 27.3 is foldable relative to the first handling part 27.1, which is constructed as middle part, about the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 of the first lid hinge 50.1 similarly through a pivot angle of approximately 90 degrees from a second basic setting 54.2, which is not intended for eating and which is shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, into a second handling setting 55.2, which is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. In the second handling setting 55.2 the handling parts 27.1, 27.3 form a handle 56 for manual operation of the eating utensil part 30 which is folded out into its eating use setting 38, for eating a content of the container 12.

(25) The second handling part 27.2 and the third handling part 27.3 or the first closure half and the second closure half each have an outer profile formed symmetrically with respect to the center longitudinal axis 52 of the first handling part 27.1. This center longitudinal axis 52 extends parallel to the lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 or parallel to the lid hinge pivot axes 51.1, 51.2.

(26) In order to limit the pivotation or folding-over of the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 relative to the first handling part or middle part 27.1 about the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 of the first lid hinge 50.1 to the said first pivot angle of approximately 90 degrees and also to limit the pivotation or folding-over of the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 relative to the first handling part or middle part 27.1 about the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 of the second lid hinge 50.2 to the said second pivot angle of approximately 90 degrees the first handling part or the middle part 27.1 is preferably provided with a plurality of support bodies 57.1, 57.2, which are also termed abutments. These can preferably be formed at the first eating utensil part engagement-behind support part 32 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 and also at the opposite body part 33 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1. The support bodies or abutments 57.1, 57.2, which are formed at the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32, can preferably be constructed at the same time as eating utensil part support bodies for supporting the eating utensil part 30, which is folded out about the eating utensil part pivot axis 36 of the eating utensil part hinge 35 from its non-use setting 37 into its eating use setting 38, against lateral movements of the eating utensil part 30 and for acceptance of lateral use forces. For this purpose, a first eating utensil part support body 57.1 and a second eating utensil part support body 57.2, which as considered in a direction parallel to the eating utensil part hinge 35 are arranged at a transverse spacing 59 from one another, can thus be formed at the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 38 to be arranged at a longitudinal spacing 58 from the eating utensil part hinge 35 as considered in a direction parallel to the lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 or to the lid hinge pivot axes 51.1, 51.2 thereof. This transverse spacing 59 is the same size as or slightly smaller than an eating utensil part width 60 which the eating utensil part 30 in the said longitudinal spacing 58 has from the eating utensil part hinge 35.

(27) The closure lid 10 has a completely encircling container engagement-over edge 21 for engagement-over of a container edge 19 of the container 12 closable by means of the lid 10. The container engagement-over edge 21 extends in a direction transverse or perpendicular to an inner cover surface 62 of the lid body 23 out beyond the inner cover surface 62. The container engagement-over edge 21 has in the region of the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 a first container engagement-over edge part 63.1, which is associated with the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2. In addition, the container engagement-over edge 21 has in the region of the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 a second container engagement-over edge part 63.2, which is associated with the third handling part or the second closure half 27.2.

(28) The first container engagement-over edge part 63.1 of the second handling part 27.2 has a first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1. The first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 extends transversely to the first lid hinge 50.1 and transversely to the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1. The first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 in the first handling setting 55.1, in which the second handling part 27.2 is pivoted relative to the first handling part 27.1 through an angle of approximately 90 degrees about the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 of the first lid hinge 50.1, and in the eating use setting 38 of the eating utensil part 30 is opposite the eating utensil part 30 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 on a second eating utensil part side 34.2, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side 34.1, of the eating utensil part 30 so that the eating utensil part 30 is directly supportable or supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 for acceptance of use forces acting in a second force direction 39.2 against the first force direction 39.1 (see FIG. 10).

(29) The second container engagement-over edge part 63.2 of the third handling part 27.3 has a second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2. The second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 extends transversely to the second lid hinge 50.2 and transversely to the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2. The second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 in the second handling setting 55.2, in which the third handling part 27.3 is pivoted relative to the first handling part 27.1 through an angle of approximately 90 degrees about the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 of the second lid hinge 50.2, and in the use setting 38 of the eating utensil part 30 is opposite the eating utensil part 30 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 on the second eating utensil part side 34.2, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side 34.1, of the eating utensil part 30 so that the eating utensil part 30 is directly supportable or supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 for acceptance of use forces acting in a third force direction 39.3, which preferably extends parallel to the second force direction 39.2, opposite to the first force direction 39.1 (see FIG. 10).

(30) The first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 is a component of the first container engagement-over edge part 63.1. The second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 is a component of the second container engagement-over edge part 63.2.

(31) The container engagement-over edge 21 has a third container engagement-over edge part 63.3 associated with the second handling part 27.2 and a fourth container engagement-over edge part 63.4 associated with the third handling part 27.3. In the case of the second handling part 27.2, the third container engagement-over edge part 63.3 is approximately opposite the first container engagement-over edge part 63.1. In the case of the third handling part 27.3 the fourth container engagement-over edge part 63.4 is approximately opposite the second container engagement-over edge part 63.2. The third container engagement-over edge part 63.3 has a first edge part 66.1 which in the first handling setting 55.1 is opposite the body part 33 of the first handling part 27.1. The first edge part 66.1 extends transversely to the first lid hinge 50.1 and transversely to the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 thereof. The fourth container engagement-over edge part 63.4 has a second edge part 66.2 which in the second handling setting 55.2 is similarly opposite the body part 33 of the first handling part 27.1. The second edge part 66.2 extends transversely to the second lid hinge 50.2 and transversely to the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 thereof. The body part 33, which is constructed as an edge part, of the first handling part 27.1 is opposite the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 as considered in a direction parallel to the lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 and parallel to the lid hinge pivot axes 51.1, 51.2 thereof or is opposite the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 as considered in a direction perpendicular to the eating utensil part hinge 35 and perpendicular to the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 36.

(32) A fifth container engagement-over edge part 63.5, which is also termed first opening flap, of the container engagement-over edge 61 and the first handling part 37.1 are integrally connected by way of two engagement-over edge hinges 67.1, 67.2 arranged in the region of the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1. The engagement-over edge hinges 67.1, 67.2 are film hinges. A first engagement-over edge hinge 67.1 of the two engagement-over edge hinges 67.1, 67.2 and a second engagement-over edge hinge 67.2 of the engagement-over hinges 67.1, 67.2 are arranged opposite one another at a first transverse spacing.

(33) The fifth container engagement-over edge part or the first opening flap 63.5 and the first container engagement-over edge part 63.1 are respectively connected together in the region of the lower edge thereof by way of a manually destructible first engagement-over edge frangible location 68.1. The fifth container engagement-over edge part or the first opening flap 63.5 and the second container engagement-over edge part 63.2 are respectively connected together in the region of the lower edge thereof by way of a manually destructible second engagement-over edge frangible location 68.2.

(34) A sixth container engagement-over edge part 63.6, which is also termed second opening flap, of the container engagement-over edge 61 and the first handling part 27.1 are integrally connected together by way of two engagement-over edge hinges 67.3, 67.4 arranged in the region of the body part 33, which forms an edge part and is opposite the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32, of the first handling part 27.1. The engagement-over edge hinges 67.3, 67.4 are film hinges. A third engagement-over edge hinge 67.3 of the engagement-over edge hinges 67.1, 67.2 and a fourth engagement-over edge hinge 67.4 of the engagement-over edge hinges 67.3, 67.4 are arranged at a second transverse spacing from one another. The second transverse spacing is preferably the same size as the first transverse spacing.

(35) The sixth container engagement-over edge part or the second opening flap 63.6 and the third container engagement-over edge part 63.3 are respectively connected in the region of the lower edge thereof by way of a manually destructible third engagement-over edge frangible location 68.3. The sixth container engagement-over edge part or the second opening flap 63.6 and the fourth container engagement-over edge part 63.4 are respectively connected in the region of the lower edge thereof by way of a manually destructible fourth engagement-over edge frangible location 68.4.

(36) After—preferably manual—destruction of the first engagement-over edge frangible location 68.1 and after—preferably manual—destruction also of the second engagement-over edge frangible location 68.2 the fifth container engagement-over edge part or the first opening flap 63.5 is foldable away about a first engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.1 of the first engagement-over edge hinge 67.1 and about a second engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.2 of the second engagement-over edge hinge 67.2 inwardly in direction towards the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 (see FIG. 9).

(37) After—preferably manual—destruction of the third engagement-over edge frangible location 68.3 and after—preferably manual—destruction also of the fourth engagement-over edge frangible location 68.4 the sixth container engagement-over edge part or the second opening flap 63.6 is foldable away about a third engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.3 of the third engagement-over edge hinge 67.3 and about a fourth engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.4 of the fourth engagement-over edge hinge 67.4 inwardly in direction towards the edge part or body part 33 of the first handling part 27.1 (see FIG. 9). The second handling part 27.2 can be subsequently folded about the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 of the first lid hinge 50.1, and the third handling part 27.3 about the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 of the second lid hinge 50.2, relative to one another and together to form the handle 56. In that case, a securing connection, which is preferably releasable again, can be created by manually plugging together the first and second securing means 69.1, 69.2. The first securing means 69.1 can be a clamping means, for example male clamping means, and the second securing means 69.2 can be a counter-clamping means, for example female counter-clamping means, in or at which the clamping means is fixedly clamped, preferably to be releasable again, with formation of a clamping connection when the handling parts 27.1, 27.2, 27.3 are folded together to form the handle 56, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.

(38) The lid body 23 of the closure lid 10 consists of an intrinsically stiff material. In the embodiment, the lid body 23 consists of a thermoplastic plastics material, preferably polypropylene. The lid body 23 is preferably produced in an injection-molding method.

(39) The cover foil 70 applied over the upper outer surface 64 of the lid body 23 covers the first handling part or the middle part 27.1 and consequently also covers the eating utensil receiving passage 46; 46.1, 46.2 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1. The cover foil 70 also covers an upper outer surface of the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 as well as an upper outer surface of the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3. The eating utensil part 30 is covered on its second eating utensil part side 34.2 in sterile manner relative to the environment by means of the cover foil 70 (see FIG. 3). The cover foil 70 is connected at least partly by way of a non-detachable connection with at least the second handling part 27.2 and the third handling part 27.3. By contrast thereto, the cover foil 70 adheres to at least the eating utensil part 30 on the second eating utensil part side 34.2 thereof, preferably to the entire or substantially entire first handling part 27.1, to be able to be manually detached or pulled off. For easy and defined pulling-off of the cover foil 70, this is provided with perforations 71 forming frangible locations. These are formed along the two lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 (see FIG. 3). The non-detachable connection of the cover foil 70 with the lid body 23 is effected in one working process with the production of the lid body 23 in a so-called in-mold method. The cover foil 70 and the lid body 23 are produced in a single-stage working process. This is also called in-mold labelling (IML) or IML method. After pulling a first foil part 77.1 of the cover foil 70 off the eating utensil part 30 the pulled-off first foil part 77.1 remains fixedly connected with the lid body 23 due to the non-detachable connection of the remaining second foil part 77.2 (see FIG. 7). The environment is thereby safeguarded. The cover foil 70 and the lid body 23 consist of the same material or of a mono-material, thus preferably polypropylene. This enables category-pure recycling of the closure lid 10.

(40) In order to produce the eating utensil 11, which is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, from the closure lid 10 the procedure can be as follows:

(41) If the closure lid 10, as shown in FIG. 6, is fastened to the container 12 it can be manually detached from the container. The closure lid 10 is then free for handling.

(42) Starting from the closure lid able to be freely handled, the cover foil 70, at least the first foil part 77.1 covering the eating utensil part 30, can be manually pulled off the eating utensil part 30 along the perforations 71 forming the frangible locations. The pulled-off first foil part 77.1 is then still fixedly connected with the remaining second foil part 77.2 of the cover foil 70, which is fixedly connected with the second and third handling parts 27.2, 27.3 by way of the non-detachable connection.

(43) Subsequently, or even beforehand, the first opening flap, thus the fifth container engagement-over edge part 63.5, of the closure lid 10 is manually detached. For this purpose the first engagement-over edge frangible location 68.1 and the second engagement-over edge frangible location 68.2 are manually destroyed in that the first opening flap 63.5 is pressed inwardly in the direction of the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32. The pressing inwardly takes place about the first engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.1 of the first engagement-over edge hinge 67.1 and about the second engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.2 of the second engagement-over edge hinge 67.2 and, in particular, until the first opening flap 63.5 rests on the eating utensil engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part 27.1 (cf. FIGS. 9 and 10). So that this is possible, the first opening flap 63.5 has in the transverse center between the first engagement-over edge hinge 67.1 and the second engagement-over edge hinge 67.2 an opening 75 which is open at one side and formed as, for example, a slot. This has, as considered in the direction of the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 36, an opening width which is greater than the diameter which, as considered in the same direction, spans the support pin 72, so that a pin part of the support pin 72 is receivable in the opening 75 (see FIG. 9).

(44) The eating utensil part 30 is subsequently manually pivoted or folded from its non-use setting 37 about the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 36 of the eating utensil part hinge 35 formed as a film hinge beyond the intermediate pivot setting 76, which is shown in FIG. 9, through approximately 180 degrees into its eating use setting 38 (see FIG. 10). The eating utensil part 30 then is opposite by its first eating utensil part side 34.1 the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 and projects by its free eating utensil part end 41 out beyond the lid outer edge 26 (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

(45) The second opening flap, thus the sixth container engagement-over edge part 63.6, of the closure lid 10 is subsequently manually detached. For this purpose, the third engagement-over edge frangible location 68.3 and the fourth engagement-over edge frangible location 68.4 are manually destroyed in that the second opening flap 63.6 is pressed inwardly in the direction of the body part 33, which is formed as an edge part, of the first handling part or middle part 27.1. The pressing inwardly takes place about the third engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.3 of the third engagement-over edge hinge 67.3 and about the fourth engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.4 of the fourth engagement-over edge hinge 67.4 and, in particular, until the second opening flap 63.6 rests on the body part 33, which is formed as an edge part, of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 (see FIG. 9).

(46) The second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 is subsequently pivoted or folded about the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 of the first lid hinge 50.1 into its first handling setting 55.1 and the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 is pivoted or folded about the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 of the second lid hinge 50.2 into its second handling setting 55.2, until these two handling parts or closure halves 27.2, 27.3 are each arranged at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the first handling part or middle part 27.1 and extend approximately parallel to one another in the same directions away from the first handling part or middle part 27.1. In the context of this pivoting or folding movement the clamping means 69.1 of the second handling part 27.2 detents at or in the counter-clamping means 69.2 of the third handling part 27.3 so that then the second and third handling parts or the two closure halves 27.2, 27.3 are fixed to one another to be detachable again and in such a way that they cannot unintentionally fold back.

(47) In these two handling settings 55.1, 55.2 the second and third handling parts or the first and second closure halves 27.2, 27.3 form, together with the first handling part or middle part 27.1, a complete handle 56 for operation of the eating utensil part 30 folded out into its eating use setting 38 (see FIGS. 10 and 11). In this handle 56 the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 of the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 and the second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 of the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 are opposite the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part 27.1 in the region of the outer edge thereof. Moreover, the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 of the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 and the second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 of the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 are opposite the eating utensil part 30, which rests directly on the inwardly folded first opening flap 63.5, on its second eating utensil part side 34.2, which faces in an opposite direction away from the first eating utensil part side 34.1, and thus there bear directly against the eating utensil part 30 on its second eating utensil part side 34.2 (see FIG. 10). As a result, on the one hand use forces, which act in a first force direction 39.1 and which can be exerted by the eating utensil part 30 in use, are supported or accepted by way of the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part or middle part 27.1 and on the on the other hand use forces, which act in an opposite, second and third force direction 39.2 and 39.3 and which can be exerted in use of the eating utensil part 30, are supported or accepted by the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 of the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 and by the second eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 65.2 of the first handling part or the second closure half 27.3.

(48) Moreover, use forces, which act in any force directions 39.4 perpendicularly thereto, thus perpendicularly to the second force direction 39.2 and to the parallel third force direction 39.3, and which can be exerted in use of the eating utensil part 30, can be accepted by the eating utensil part hinge 35, by the lateral eating utensil part support bodies 57.1, 57.2 and above all also by way of the support pin 72 projecting by a pin part through the eating utensil part passage 48. In the case of the eating utensil 11, a pin part of the support pin 72 extends through the eating utensil part passage 48 of the eating utensil part 30, wherein the eating utensil part 30 is supported by way of passage edges of its eating utensil part passage 48 on the support pin 72 so that in the eating use setting 38 of the eating utensil part 30 the pin part is connected with the eating utensil part passage 48 in interlocking manner to be releasable again.

(49) Accordingly, the eating utensil part 30 or the functional part 42 thereof, thus here the spoon basin (bowl), can be loaded with forces in all or any directions, wherein these forces can be advantageously absorbed by the handle 56 without folding back or unlatching of the eating utensil part 30 taking place.

(50) By virtue of the afore-described production method it is possible for the eating utensil 11 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 to be produced from the original closure lid 10. In this eating utensil 11 the eating utensil part 30 is folded out about the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 35 into its eating use setting 38 for eating a content of a container 12. In the eating use setting 38 the eating utensil part 30 extends in the direction of its eating utensil part longitudinal axis 40 perpendicularly away from the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 35 out beyond the lid outer edge 26 of the handling body 25. Moreover, when the fifth container engagement-over edge part or the first opening flap 63.5 is folded inwardly and subsequently the eating utensil part 30 is pivoted into its eating use setting 38 the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 of the first handling part or the middle part 27.1 is opposite the eating utensil part 30 on a first eating utensil part side 34.1 of the eating utensil part 30, wherein then the fifth container engagement-over edge part or the first opening flap 63.5 is arranged between the eating utensil part 30 and the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 so that then the eating utensil part 30 is directly supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body 32 for acceptance of use forces acting in the first force direction 39.1.

(51) In the eating utensil lithe second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 is disposed in its first handling setting 55.1 folded about the first lid hinge pivot axis 51.1 and the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 is disposed in its second handling setting 55.2 folded about the second lid hinge pivot axis 51.2, in which the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2, the first handling part or the middle part 27.1 and the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 form the handle 56 for manual operation of the eating utensil part 30, which is folded out into its eating use setting 38, for eating a content of the container 12. In that case, the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 of the second handling part or the first closure half 27.2 is directly opposite the eating utensil part 30 on the second eating utensil part side 34.2, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side 34.1, of the eating utensil part 30 so that the eating utensil part 30 is supported on the first eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.1 for acceptance of use forces acting in the second force direction 39.2 opposite to the first force direction 39.1. In addition, in the eating utensil 11 the second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 of the third handling part or the second closure half 27.3 is directly opposite the eating utensil part 30 on the second eating utensil part side 34.2, which faces away from the first eating utensil part side 34.1, of the eating utensil part 30 so that the eating utensil part 30 is supported on the second eating utensil part engagement-over support body 65.2 for acceptance of use forces acting in the third force direction 39.3 opposite to the first force direction 39.1. Finally, in the case of the eating utensil 11 the handling parts or the first and second closure halves 27.2, 27.3 are secured relative to the first handling part or the middle part 27.1 by way of the at least one securing means 69.1, 69.2 against unintended folding back. Stated in simple terms, the invention relates to an eating utensil 11 which is produced directly from the lid or closure 10 and, in particular, through folding or pivotation of lid parts of the lid or closure 10.

(52) In summary, the invention can also be described as follows: In the presented solution, the actual lid or closure 10 of the container 12 is formed into an eating utensil part 30 and a handle 56 of the eating utensil part 30. The lid or closure 10 consists of an intrinsically stiff material, particularly of plastics material. The overall length can be increased to a ratio from 1 to approximately 1.9 by this folding procedure via hinges 35, 50.1, 50.2, which are preferably constructed as film hinges, without the individual parts having to be separated out. This is achieved in that the peelable, i.e. able to be pulled-off, cover 70, particularly IML foil (IML=‘In-Mold Labelling’), which closes the lid plane over the passages 46.1, 46.2, is partially or entirely pulled off and the eating utensil part 30, which comprises a functional part 42, of the eating utensil 11 is folded outwardly by way of an eating utensil part hinge 35, which is preferably constructed as a film hinge, of a middle part 27.1 through approximately 180 degrees. After the folding-out of the eating utensil part 30 pivotably connected with the middle part 27.1 the lefthand and righthand closure halves 27.2, 27.3 are pivoted by way of lid hinges 50.1, 50.2 relative to the middle part 27.1 and brought together over the folded-out eating utensil part 30 at a spacing from the eating utensil part hinge 35. The two closure halves 27.2, 27.3 temporarily detent to or with one another and form together with the middle part 27.1 a stable unit which can be used as a fully-fledged handle 56. Through the support of the eating utensil part 30, which is folded through approximately 180°, on the middle part 27.1 of the closure 10 and through the two lefthand and righthand closure halves 27.2, 27.3 folded thereover there is guarantee of maximum stiffness. The functional part 42 of the eating utensil 11 can be loaded by way of the handle 56 in all directions relative to the handle 56 without an undesired folding in or folding back of the eating utensil part 30 occurring. It is achieved by the folding via the hinge that the original lid or closure 10 is converted into an integral eating utensil 11. After use it is possible to convert this unit back into the lid or closure. The production of the lid or closure 10 according to the invention takes place in a one-step process, in which case the lid 10 can be made from only one raw material. However, it is also possible to produce the closure in a one-step process from different materials. Since the or each functional part 42 of the eating utensil 11 is part of the original lid or closure 10 and was not added as a separate part it is possible to save corresponding raw material. Moreover, each region of the eating utensil 11 can be adapted in simple manner in load-bearing capability by appropriate changes in thickness. The lid or cover 10 according to the invention can be recycled as a whole entirely as mono-material. The eating utensil part 30, particularly spoon, fork or knife, is accommodated within the cover or closure 10 for a container 12, for example cup, dish, bowl, wide-neck vessel or the like. There is no longer addition of single-use cutlery (cost reduction, preservation of the environment). The eating utensil part 30 can reach as far as the base of the container 12. The invention makes possible a high degree of stability for the removal of frozen and tough contents from a container 12 to be covered or closed.

(53) Although only a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that many changes and modifications may be made thereunto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

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(54) 20 (closure) lid/closure 11 cutlery/eating utensil 12 container/packaging container/receptacle 13 container opening 14 container base 15 container circumferential wall 16 container cavity 17 rim 18 sealing membrane 19 container edge 20 closure means/inner edge 21 container engagement-over edge 22 spacer/spacer rib 23 lid body 24 lid edge 25 handling body 26 lid outer edge 26.1 lid outer edge of 27.1 27.1 first handling part 27.2 second handling part 27.3 third handling part 28.2 underside of 27.2 30 cutlery part/eating utensil part 31.1 first handling part end of 27.1 31.2 second handling part end of 27.1 32 eating utensil part engagement-behind support body (of 27.1) 33 body part (of 27.1) 34.1 first eating utensil part side 34.2 second eating utensil part side 35 eating utensil part hinge/cutlery part hinge/film hinge/hinge 36 eating utensil part hinge pivot axis 37 non-use setting 38 eating use setting 39.1 first force direction 39.2 second force direction 39.3 third force direction 39.4 force direction(s) 40 eating utensil part longitudinal axis 41 free eating utensil part end 42 (eating) functional part/spoon basin (bowl) 43 spoon stem 44 spoon 45 hinge spacing 46 eating utensil part receiving passage/passage 46.1 eating utensil part receiving passage/passage 46.2 eating utensil part receiving passage/passage 47 fixing means/connection 48 eating utensil part passage 49 inner surface of 32 50.1 first lid hinge/first lid film hinge/hinge 50.2 second lid hinge/second lid film hinge/hinge 51.1 first lid hinge pivot axis 51.2 second lid hinge pivot axis 52 center longitudinal axis of 27.1 53.1 first outer edge part 53.2 second outer edge part 53.3 third outer edge part 53.4 fourth outer edge part 54.1 (first) basic setting 54.2 (second) basic setting 55.1 (first) handling setting 55.2 (second) handling setting 56 grip/handle 57.1 abutment/support body/eating utensil part support body 57.2 abutment/support body/eating utensil part support body 58 longitudinal spacing 59 transverse spacing 60 eating utensil part width 62 inner cover surface of 23 63.1 first container engagement-over edge part 63.2 second container engagement-over edge part 63.3 third container engagement-over edge part 63.4 fourth container engagement-over edge part 63.5 fifth container engagement-over edge part/first opening flap 63.6 sixth container engagement-over edge part/second opening flap 64 upper outer surface of 23 65.1 first eating utensil part engagement-over support body of 63.1 65.2 second eating utensil part engagement-over support body of 63.2 66.1 first edge part of 63.3 66.2 second edge part of 63.4 67.1 first engagement-over edge hinge/film hinge 67.2 second engagement-over edge hinge/film hinge 67.3 third engagement-over edge hinge/film hinge 67.4 fourth engagement-over edge hinge/film hinge 68.1 first engagement-over edge frangible location 68.2 second engagement-over edge frangible location 69.1 first securing means/clamping means 69.2 second securing means/counter-clamping means 70 cover/cover foil 71 perforation/frangible location 72 support pin 73.1 first pin end of 72 73.2 second (free) pin end of 72 74.1 first engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.2 second engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.3 third engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 74.4 fourth engagement-over edge hinge pivot axis 75 opening 76 intermediate pivot setting 77.1 first foil part of 70 77.2 second foil part of 70