Clip Scoop

Abstract

A scoop has a bowl and a handle. The bowl has a bowl edge and a bowl width. The handle has a proximal handle edge connecting to the bowl edge. The handle has a distal handle edge opposite the proximal handle edge. The handle has a handle width. The handle has a clip with a clip base which connects the clip base to the distal handle edge. The clip protrudes from the distal handle edge toward the proximal handle edge. The clip has a free edge opposite the clip base. The handle width is from about 50% to about 100% of the bowl width.

1 . A scoop comprising:
 (1) a bowl comprising a bowl edge and a bowl width; and   (2) a handle comprising:
 (i) a proximal handle edge connecting to the bowl edge; 
 (ii) a distal handle edge opposite the proximal handle edge; and 
 (iii) a handle width, 
 wherein the handle comprises a clip comprising a clip base connected to the distal handle edge, the clip protruding from the distal handle edge toward the proximal handle edge, and wherein the clip comprises a free edge opposite the clip base, 
   wherein the handle width is at least about 50% of the bowl width.   
     
     
         2 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle width is from about 50% to about 150% of the bowl width. 
     
     
         3 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the clip further comprises an undulation extending from the clip base toward the free edge. 
     
     
         4 . The scoop according to  claim 3 , wherein the undulation comprises a sinusoidal shape comprising a convex portion and a concave portion adjacent to the convex shape. 
     
     
         5 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , the handle comprising a first side arm and a second side arm substantially parallel to the first side arm, wherein the first side arm and the second side arm each extend from the proximal handle edge to the distal handle edge. 
     
     
         6 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the scoop further comprises a top side and a bottom side, wherein the clip is obliquely ascended from the concave to the free edge in the top side direction. 
     
     
         7 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one gripper. 
     
     
         8 . The scoop according to  claim 7 , wherein the gripper is selected from the group consisting of a rib, a dot, a line and a mixture thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The scoop according to  claim 7 , wherein the gripper is located on the clip. 
     
     
         10 . The scoop according to  claim 7 , wherein the gripper is located on the handle. 
     
     
         11 . The scoop of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl comprises a top edge perimeter comprising a shape selected from the group consisting of a rectangle, a circle, an oval, a polygonal and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the scoop comprises a plastic. 
     
     
         13 . The scoop according to  claim 12 , wherein the plastic is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthrate, polyester, polychlorovinyl, and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , the clip comprising a length from the base to the free edge, wherein the length is from about 2 cm to about 10 cm. 
     
     
         15 . The scoop according to  claim 1 , wherein the bowl has an overflow volume of from about 5 mL to about 450 mL. 
     
     
         16 . A kit comprising (1) a flexible package comprising a product therein and (2) a scoop according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         17 . The kit according to  claim 16 , wherein the flexible package comprises a product selected from the group consisting of a granular product, a liquid product and a tablet product.