Patent ID: 7159732
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A lid for a container holding a flowable substance, the lid comprising: a cover having an annular top wall, a side wall depending from the annular top wall, the side wall having a mounting portion for removably connecting the lid to the container wherein the mounting portion defines the outermost and lowermost periphery of the cover, and the cover further having an opening in the annular top wall adapted to permit the passage of the flowable substance through the lid; and, an overlay having a top wall and a side wall depending from the top wall, the side wall having a mounting portion for connecting the overlay to the cover wherein the mounting portion defines the outer periphery of the overlay, the overlay further having a downwardly directed projection in the top wall and at least one aperture; wherein the overlay and the cover are cooperatively dimensioned such that the overlay and the cover are in rotational engagement wherein the overlay is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the projection is received in the opening in the first position and wherein the at least one aperture is aligned with the opening in the second position.