Patent ID: 6070755
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
A lid for a beverage cup with a circular rim comprisinga circular top section having an outer skirt and flange larger than the rim diameter of said beverage cup and configured for a press fit over the rim of said cup, said top section further configured with an opening through which a beverage in said cup may be consumed by drinking, andtwo folding sidewall tabs, each said tab attached by a two point hinge mechanism to said flange at opposing sides of said lid, said two point hinge mechanism comprising two spaced apart hinge segments on a common axis with a slit running there between dividing said tab from said flange, said slit conforming to the flange diameter of said lid, said tabs being thereby downwardly and inwardly foldable beneath said flange into contact with the sidewall of said cup, each said tab shaped to conform to the outer radius of said sidewall of said cup.