Personal size container

A container, lid, and utensil assembly, comprising:

• a generally oval-shaped container having a base, an integral sidewall extending upward from the base and forming a continuous sidewall around the base, an upper seal rim at an upper portion of the sidewall for engaging a lid, and a container skirt around an outside portion of the sidewall between the sidewall and the upper seal rim;
• a generally oval-shaped lid having a planar, continuous inner wall, a continuous side wall formed around and extending generally perpendicularly from the inner wall, a non-continuous seal rib formed on the interior of the side wall around the periphery of the side wall forming one or more vents and adapted to engage the upper seal rim of the container, and an attachment member extending downwardly from the inner wall and including a lip surrounding a distal end of the attachment member;
• a one-piece rigid utensil having a cup-shaped portion with a continuous outer edge and a handle with a terminal end wherein the continuous outer edge of the cup-shaped portion is generally coplanar with the handle, the cup-shaped portion having a convex side, a plurality of strengthening ribs extending from the convex side of the cup-shaped portion substantially the length of the handle, and an elongated aperture through the handle disposed adjacent the terminal end of the handle, wherein the elongated aperture has an elongated portion extending generally along a center line between and parallel to the plurality of strengthening ribs to aid in gripping, separating and removing the one-piece rigid utensil from the lid upon pulling on the handle generally opposite the terminal end;
• wherein the aperture in the utensil is secured to the attachment member on the lid for securing the utensil with the continuous outer edge facing the continuous inner wall of the lid;
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• a tear-away membrane connected to the upper seal rim of the container to seal the inside of the container.

A container, lid, and utensil assembly, comprising:

• a generally oval-shaped container having a base, an integral sidewall extending upward from the base and forming a continuous sidewall around the base, an upper seal rim at an upper portion of the sidewall for engaging a lid, and a continuous container skirt around an outside portion of the sidewall between the sidewall and the upper seal rim;
• a generally oval-shaped lid having a planar, continuous inner wall, a continuous side wall formed around and extending generally perpendicularly from the inner wall, a non-continuous seal rib formed on the interior of the side wall around the periphery of the side wall forming one or more vents and adapted to engage the upper seal rim of the container;
• a heat-sealed pouch attached within the container to the lid, the pouch comprising a first membrane with an outer peripheral edge continuously attached to and terminating at the upper seal rim, and a second membrane having an outer peripheral edge with one or more second membrane lift tabs, the outer peripheral edge of the second membrane connected to the first membrane to create a pocket between the first and second membranes, the heat-sealed pouch contained between the generally oval-shaped lid and the upper seal rim of the generally oval-shaped container, wherein the outer peripheral edge of the first membrane includes one or more first membrane lift tabs and wherein the second membrane lift tabs are spaced between the first membrane lift tabs for separating the second membrane from the first membrane and the first membrane from the upper seal rim or separating the first membrane from the upper seal rim and the second membrane from the first membrane;
• a one-piece rigid utensil having a cup-shaped portion and a handle, the cup-shaped portion having a convex side, a plurality of strengthening ribs extending from the convex side of the cup-shaped portion substantially the length of the handle, the utensil positioned in the pocket between the first and second membranes of the heat-sealed pouch covered by the oval-shaped lid;
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• wherein the oval-shaped lid has an attached position to the upper seal rim of the oval-shaped container and a detached position, wherein the one or more lift tabs have a generally folded-down position when the oval-shaped lid is in the attached position.