Patent ID: 9591936
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A47G,B29C,B29L,B65D

Claim:
1. A cup lid comprising: a lid body having a lid wall with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface; an annular flange having a flange wall extending downwardly from said lid wall that is connectable to a cup, said flange wall having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface; a spout extending from said top surface, said spout having a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall connecting said front wall and said rear wall on a first side, a second side wall connecting said front wall and said rear wall on a second side opposite said first side, and a top wall, said top wall being connected to said front wall, said rear wall, said first side wall and said second side wall, said top wall being upwardly convex shaped forming chamfered edges with said front wall and said rear wall; and a vent, said bottom surface including a liquid mating surface that is adjacent to or incorporated into the spout, said bottom surface including a vent mating surface that is adjacent to or incorporated into the vent, wherein said liquid mating surface and said vent mating surface are configured to frictionally engage a flow control valve to place the valve in fluid communication with the spout and vent, said bottom surface including a valve securing member that engages the flow control valve to orientate and/or assist in holding the valve in position, the valve securing member extending orthogonally from the bottom surface, wherein said first side wall and said second side wall are inwardly tapered toward said top wall, and wherein said first side wall has an angle of taper β wherein said front wall and said rear wall are inwardly tapered along a substantially straight line or constant slope, wherein said front wall has an angle of taper α wherein said top wall has a radius of curvature from about 0.25 inches to about 0.50 inches, and wherein said lid comprises a first material and a second material different from said first material, said first material being transparent, and said second material being opaque.