Hot cup lid system

A lid has a generally planar top with a front and a rear and sides there between. The planar top is circular with a center. The planar top includes a well section. Walls bound the well section. The walls extend upwardly from a location between the front and the center of the planar top. The walls have a thickness greater than all other regions of the lid. A drink hole is formed in the well section.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hot cup lid system and more particularly pertains to covering a cup of hot liquid and for facilitating drip-free drinking, the covering and the drinking being done in a safe, clean, convenient, and economical manner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the disadvantages inherent in the known types of lid systems of known designs and configurations now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved hot cup lid system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved hot cup lid system and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.

From a broad viewpoint, the present invention is a hot cup lid system. A lid has a top with a well section. Walls bound the well section. The walls have a thickness greater than all other regions of the lid. A drink hole is formed in the well section.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hot cup lid system which has all of the advantages of the prior art lid systems of known designs and configurations and none of the disadvantages.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hot cup lid system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hot cup lid system which is of durable and reliable constructions.

Lastly, another object of the present invention is to provide a hot cup lid system for covering a cup of hot liquid and for facilitating drip-free drinking, the covering and the drinking being done in a safe, clean, convenient, and economical manner.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention, the hot cup lid system10is comprised of a plurality of components. Such components in their broadest context include a lid having a generally planar top with a front and a rear and sides there between. The planar top is circular with a center. The planar top includes a well section. Walls bound the well section. The walls extend upwardly from a location between the front and the center of the planar top. The walls have a thickness greater than all other regions of the lid. A drink hole is formed in the well section.

Such components are individually configured and correlated with respect to each other so as to attain the desired objective.

From a specific viewpoint, the present invention is a hot cup lid system10. First provided is a lid12with a coupling section14. The coupling section has a planar lower edge16. The planar lower section has a diameter of 3.660 inches, plus or minus 10 percent. The lower edge being is horizontal in orientation during use prior to drinking. The cup coupling section has a concave ring18. The concave ring is provided above the lower edge. The concave ring has a diameter of 3.451 inches, plus or minus 10 percent. The cup coupling section also has a convex ring20. The convex ring is provided above the concave ring. The convex ring has a diameter of 3.501 inches, plus or minus 10 percent. The cup coupling section has a forward point. The cup coupling section has a rearward point. The cup coupling section is adapted to facilitate coupling to a cup of hot liquid.

As may be seen in the Figures, the lid100has a generally planar top138with a front140and a rear142and sides there between. The planar top is circular with a center144. The planar top includes a well section146. The well section is bounded by walls. The walls extend upwardly from a location between the front and the center of the planar top. The walls include a forward wall148and a rearward wall150with side walls there between. The walls together are formed as a polygon. The forward wall extends upwardly from the planar top to a first height. The rearward wall extends upwardly from the planar top to a second height. The first height is greater than the second height with the side walls at a sloping height.

The walls have a common cross sectional configuration throughout the forward wall and the rearward wall and the side walls. NoteFIG. 5. Such walls, in V-shaped configuration, have sloping sides externally64,74and internally66,76and horizontal tops68,78.

The well section is formed with a drink hole and cover160and coupling tab162. The drink hole is circular. The drink hole is located closer to the forward wall than to the rearward wall. The system is fabricated of plastic.