Lid with spoon

Abstract

A lid to seal opened food tins and an integrated spoon to serve the contents of food tins. A seal on the inside perimeter of the lid provides a seal against the outside surface of a tin. An annular seal in a hole within the lid sealably accommodates the spoon shaft, and provides an airtight seal around the spoon shaft. The lid and spoon together provide an air tight seal over an opened tin.

1 . A device containing a spoon for serving tinned-food contents and a lid for sealing the contents comprising: 
 a lid to sealably fit over the top of an opened tin;    said lid including a continuous resilient internal seal around the inside circumference of the lid;    a rigid spoon for serving the tin contents;    an annular seal within the top face of said lid to sealably accommodate said spoon.    
   
   
       2 . A device as defined in  claim 1  wherein said resilient internal seal elastically deforms to the diameter of an opened tin when fitted to an opened tin;  
   
   
       3 . A device as defined in  claim 2  wherein said resilient internal seal provides an airtight seal when fitted to an opened tin;  
   
   
       4 . A device as defined in  claim 1  wherein said annular seal within the top face of said lid elastically deforms to the diameter of the shaft of said spoon when the said lid and spoon are assembled;  
   
   
       5 . A device as defined in  claim 4  wherein said annular seal within the top face of said lid provides an airtight seal around the shaft of said spoon;  
   
   
       6 . A device as defined in  claim 1  wherein the spoon-shaft of said spoon overlaps the spoon-head sufficiently to prevent the spoon-head from passing up through said hole in lid and opening the seal;  
   
   
       7 . A device as defined in  claim 1  wherein additional material thickness is provided in the flat surface of the said lid close to where said spoon penetrates through the annular seal to ensure the spoon-head does not stretch the said annular seal in the lid and break the seal between the annular seal and the spoon shaft;