Patent ID: 7111749
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of serving a beverage comprising the steps of: providing a beverage container assembly comprises a cup and a lid, where the lid defines a drinking opening and comprises a curved upper wall extending around a perimeter of the lid, a recessed portion, and a positioning surface extending downwardly from the upper wall into the recessed portion adjacent to the drinking opening, where drinking opening is formed in the upper wall and the positioning surface is adjacent to the drinking opening; filling the beverage container assembly with a hot beverage; providing a substantially planar cover member comprising first and second layers and defining a cover portion, a surrounding cover portion, a tab portion, and a perimeter edge, where attaching the cover member to the container assembly in a cover mode by engaging the opposing outer and inner edge portions of the cover member with outer and inner digits, respectively, and applying manual pinching forces to the outer edge and inward edge portions to lift the cover member, aligning the curved inward edge portion of the perimeter edge with the curved upper wall by placing the inner digit against the positioning surface, and bringing the cover member into contact with the upper wall of the raised portion of the lid such that applying deliberate manual force to the tab portion of the cover member that extends into free space to overcome the adhesion of the second layer of the cover member to the lid and thereby detach the cover from the container assembly to allow the beverage to be drunk through the drinking opening.