Patent ID: 7246716
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A cup lid for placement onto the rim of a drinking cup having a substantially circular opening at its upper end, comprising: a cover portion having at least first and second substantially planar regions, a condiment opening defined in the first substantially planar region, and a drinking access port defined in the second substantially planar region and substantially opposite the condiment opening, said condiment opening being larger than said drinking access port to permit the insertion of condiment into the drinking cup independently of said drinking access port; a rim portion around the periphery of the cover portion, and sealingly securable to the upper end of the drinking cup; a hinge formed in the first substantially planar region, the hinge being formed at least partially along a chord and being bisected by a diameter of the cup lid; a reclosable and tearable fold-back condiment tab in the first substantially planar region which is defined by the hinge and by fault lines formed in the first substantially planar region, the reclosable and tearable fold-back condiment tab having an upstanding post provided thereon; and a recess in the first substantially planar region which is dimensioned to frictionally receive the post of the condiment tab when it is torn and folded back; whereby when the condiment tab is torn and folded back, the condiment opening is formed and said condiment tab covers a remaining portion of said first substantially planar region, which lies within an inner portion of said cover portion; and wherein said first substantially planar region extends over at least about half of the surface of said cover portion.