Patent ID: 6612456
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A drink-through lid for use on a drinking cup comprising:a lid having a central cover portion, the lid adapted to matingly engage the upper peripheral edge of a drinking cup so as to selectively maintain the lid in a covering relationship on the cup; a hinged portion defined in the central cover portion of the lid, the hinged portion having a hollow raised tab integrally formed thereon, the hinged portion being selectively inwardly rotatable about an integrally formed hinge so as to provide a drinking opening in the lid, the tab having a rear wall terminating in said hinge; and a recess integrally formed on the central portion of the lid adjacent the integrally formed hinge, said recess comprising a foremost edge defined by said hinge, the hinged portion being selectively outwardly rotatable about the hinge such that the hollow raised tab is received in nested, detachably locking engagement in the recess.