Utensil shaped container

Abstract

A spoon or utensil shaped food and or liquid chamber or container that may be designed to contain or store a foodstuff and or liquid or other contents, and may be attached to or part of or within one or more chambers or container.

1 . A container for food stuffs comprising at least two compartments for receiving food stuffs and one or more membranes extending across both compartments to seal food stuffs separately in each compartment, wherein at least one of the compartments containing foods stuffs forms part of a utensil for eating said food stuffs and wherein the utensil is arranged to be separated from the at least one other compartment. 
     
     
         2 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the utensil is a spoon. 
     
     
         3 . A container as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a bowl portion of the spoon forms one compartment which is sealed by a membrane. 
     
     
         4 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , comprising a frangible portion between the utensil and the at least one other compartment arranged to permit the utensil to be separated from the at least one other compartment along said frangible portion. 
     
     
         5 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , comprising a single membrane extending over and sealing the compartment of the utensil and at least one other compartment. 
     
     
         6 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the utensil has a number of compartments therein for different food stuffs, each compartment being sealed by a common membrane. 
     
     
         7 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of compartments all sealed by a common single membrane. 
     
     
         8 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sides of each compartment all terminate at their upper edges in a common plane in which plane the at least one membrane extends, said at least one membrane being releaseably bonded to the upper edges of the compartments to seal the compartments. 
     
     
         9 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a compartment formed in the utensil has a membrane separate from a membrane of at least one other compartment not formed in the utensil such that the utensil can be separated from the remainder of the container with the compartment on the utensil still sealed by the membrane associated therewith. 
     
     
         10 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a common membrane extends to seal both a compartment of the utensil and a compartment on the remainder of the container, wherein the membrane extends across a frangible portion joining the utensil portion to the remainder of the container and wherein the container is arranged to permit the utensil to be separated from the remainder of the container with the membrane being simultaneously divided in two so that both said compartments remain sealed as the utensil is separated from the remainder of the container along said frangible portion. 
     
     
         11 . A container for food stuffs comprising at least two compartments sealed by at least one membrane and separated by a linear flat area dividing the container into a first section and a second section such that the container can be folded along the flat area so that one compartment is inverted upon one other compartment. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A container as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the utensil forms the first section of the container and the remainder of the container forms the second section of the container such that the utensil can be inverted above at least one other compartment of the utensil. 
     
     
         14 . A container as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the compartment of the first section when inverted has a profile relative to one or more compartments of the second section such that when two identical containers are stacked one upon the other the first section of one container fits into second section of the other container. 
     
     
         15 . A container as claimed in  claim 11 , comprising at least one utensil in the form of a fork having a compartment formed in the handle thereof. 
     
     
         16 . A container as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the compartment of the utensil contains a food stuff intended to be added to the foodstuff in the at least one other container and wherein the at least one other container is not shaped or intended to be used as a utensil. 
     
     
         17 . A container as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the utensil is housed in a recess in the container which recess is sealed by a membrane retaining the utensil in a sterile environment. 
     
     
         18 . A utensil shaped container being attached to one or multiple utensil shaped containers allowing each utensil shaped container to be broken off or removed individually from the connected utensil shaped containers. 
     
     
         19 . A utensil shaped container as claimed in  claim 18 , being attached to one or multiple utensil shaped containers allowing each utensil shaped container to be formed as to intermesh and stack neatly as to minimize the wasted gaps or space between the connected containers. 
     
     
         20 . A container as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the utensil is housed in a recess in the container lid which recess is sealed by a membrane retaining the utensil in a sterile environment. 
     
     
         21 . A container as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the utensil is formed from a section of the container lid. 
     
     
         22 . A container as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the utensil is formed in two sections thus allowing a handle portion to be attached or detached to the utensil container portion. 
     
     
         23 . A container as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the utensil is formed in two sections. 
     
     
         24 . A container as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the utensil is provided with a hinge located between the container and handle of the utensil, wherein said hinge allows the utensil to fold substantially shortening the utensil length for storage and includes a catch formed on the handle section of the utensil to connect or lock with a catch formed upon the container section of the utensil to form a substantially rigid utensil. 
     
     
         25 . A food and/or liquid container formed as a fork, wherein the food or liquid is contained within the handle. 
     
     
         26 . A container as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the handle has a foil covering over the chamber which can be peeled back to allow the liquid or foodstuff to be poured out of the container.