Patent ID: 9409364
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B29D,B29K,B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A versatile lid comprising: a silicone lid body comprising a bendable silicone stair-steps configuration, a bendable silicone top center portion, and a bendable silicone rim that spans an outer edge of the versatile lid; wherein the lid body including the stair-steps configuration, top center portion, and rim comprise a same material of silicone; wherein the rim comprises a silicone bendable edge portion that spans the outer edge of the versatile lid and is external to the stair-steps configuration; and a plurality of bendable silicone rings formed in the lid body, wherein the rings are external to the top center portion of the lid body; wherein the plurality of bendable silicone rings includes a first ring that is configured to receive a first container having a first size and a second ring that is configured to receive a second container having a second size; wherein the plurality of bendable silicone rings comprises a plurality of hollow portions formed in the lid body and wherein each hollow portion is formed from a base portion of the lid body to an upper portion of the lid body, wherein the base portion includes the silicone bendable edge portion that spans the outer edge of the versatile lid and that is external to the stair-steps configuration, and wherein each hollow portion forms a respective opening between two vertical silicone walls; wherein a bendable lid portion includes the top center portion of the lid body and the silicone bendable edge portion of the lid body; wherein the bendable lid portion is configured to bend in an upward direction and bend in a downward direction; wherein the first ring is between the top center portion and the second ring; wherein the second ring is between the first ring and the bendable edge portion and wherein the second ring includes the bendable edge portion; wherein the silicone bendable edge portion is around the plurality of bendable silicone rings; wherein the first ring comprises a first hollow portion between the top center portion and the second ring; and wherein the second ring comprises a second hollow portion between the first ring and the rim; wherein the second hollow portion is adjacent to and directly between an inner wall on the rim, another wall that is opposite the inner wall, and a bottom surface of the base portion.