Abstract:
A lid made from a paper material or a paper-like material for a beverage cup, which lid is constructed from a lid-plate element and a wall element and which offers below a lid plate which is formed by the lid-plate element a space for receiving components of a beverage which protrude beyond the cup.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10 2014 219 272.2, filed on Sep. 24, 2014, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application in its entirety. 
       FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The invention relates to a lid, from a paper material or a paper-like material, for a beverage cup, a cup assembly having a cup and a lid, and to a method for manufacturing a lid. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    Lids for beverage cups have proven successful in the single-use field, for example, in particular in the food-service industry, for avoiding inadvertent spilling of beverages while enabling drinking by way of a drinking aperture in the lid. Lids of this type are often composed of plastics; however, in the meantime lids made from sustainable raw materials, such as paper, for example, are also being more widely used. It is a common feature of known lids from paper material that a lid plate bears on a rolled lip rim of a cup, so that the lid when pressed onto a cup bears on the rolled lip rim thereof and thus can no longer shift out of place. Such an embodiment suffices for most applications. This applies in particular if and when the cup is filled with a commonplace beverage, such as a carbonated soft drink or a hot beverage, such as coffee, for example. 
         [0004]    However, known lids from paper material are not suitable for beverages which completely protrude beyond the rolled lip rim. This is the case, for example, with a cappuccino which is provided with milk foam on the top. However, it would be desirable to be able to close a cup from paper material or paper-like material with a lid also in the case of beverages of this type. 
         [0005]    Paper material or paper-like material is considered to be paper, cardboard, or paperboard, for example. Paper, cardboard, or paperboard may be available in planar segments, for example, and these planar segments may then be wound to form a sleeve having an encircling wall or else shaped to form a lid element which is cup-shaped, for example. The paper material is expediently coated so as to be liquid-tight. However, plastics material which is available in a planar manner, for example, is also considered to be paper-like material, if and when said plastics material is processed in the same way or at least in a similar way as paper material to form a cup or a lid. Laminated plastics, for example, are also planar plastics materials. In order for a cup or a lid to be manufactured, the planar plastics material which is available in the form of segments is likewise wound around a mandrel and connected in the region of the overlap, so as to shape a sleeve which in particular is conical. A cup-shaped base or a cup-shaped lid element may also be shaped from the planar plastics material, in that a circular blank in its peripheral region is folded upwards in a slightly vertical manner in relation to a base area. However, the issues which arise in plastics material which are to be processed in a paper-like manner are substantially the same as those which arise when processing paper material. The present invention may be employed for plastics materials which are to be processed in a paper-like manner, but said invention is not particularly configured for plastics materials which are to be processed in a paper-like manner but may of course also be very advantageously employed for paper material. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    It is an object of the invention to provide a lid from paper material or paper-like material, by way of which additional space is created above the cup periphery. It is furthermore an object of the invention to provide a cup assembly having a cup and such a lid. It is furthermore an object of the invention to provide a method for manufacturing such a lid. 
         [0007]    The invention relates to a lid from a paper material or a paper-like material for a beverage cup, 
         [0008]    having a lid-plate element and a wall element; 
         [0009]    wherein the lid-plate element configures a lid plate, in particular a planar lid plate, and the wall element configures an encircling wall; 
         [0010]    wherein the lid has a receptacle, encircling a central axis, for a rolled lip rim of the beverage cup; and 
         [0011]    wherein the lid plate and the encircling wall are interconnected in such a manner that the lid plate is kept at a spacing above the receptacle. 
         [0012]    In the lid according to the invention the encircling wall is used as a supporting element for the lid plate, such that the lid plate may be disposed so as to be significantly above the rolled lip rim or above the cup periphery, respectively. This enables free space to be provided above the rolled lip rim, in which milk foam of a cappuccino may be received, for example. As a result, coffee specialties such as cappuccino, for example, may be offered also in the field of single-use cups such as are used in particular in the food-service industry, while nevertheless achieving the safety which is connected with a lid. Paper material or paper-like material is printable, offering high quality and at the same time low costs, for example by screen printing. The lid according to the invention is advantageously readily stackable, readily de-stackable, and has a drinking aperture and optionally a centrically disposed filling aperture. The lid plate in the region of the drinking aperture may be provided with a drinking groove. The lid plate thus does not need to be configured so as to be completely planar. The lid plate may also be configured so as to be oblique in relation to the bearing face or to the upper side of the rolled lip rim of a cup. 
         [0013]    The lid-plate element and the wall element are embodied so as to be separate, such that the lid is composed of at least two parts. The latter may then be adhesively bonded together and/or sealed together, for example. Preferably, the lid-plate element and/or the wall element are in each case configured so as to be from a sustainable raw material, for example from paper or paperboard. Preferably, this here involves a basic material which is structured or finished in such a manner that it does not soak through in typical applications. The lid plate and the wall element may have different wall thicknesses and/or be composed of different materials. 
         [0014]    The lid may be embodied so as to be circular, for example. However, it may also be embodied so as to be angular, for example rectangular, wherein the corners are rounded even in the case of angular embodiments. This allows for adaptation to corresponding shaped cups. 
         [0015]    The spacing is preferably between 5 mm and 20 mm. In this way, typical toppings of milk foam may preferably be received, without the overall dimensions of a cup having a lid placed thereon becoming too large. 
         [0016]    According to one embodiment, the receptacle is configured as a corrugation in the wall element. This corresponds to a readily manufacturable embodiment. The wall element here in the region of the corrugation is preferably embodied having two layers. The corrugation may be reinforced in this way. For example, the wall element at a lower edge may be folded to this end. 
         [0017]    According to one embodiment, the receptacle is configured by a bead in the lid-plate element, so as to be lateral to the lid plate. In this way the lid-plate element may assume the function of keeping the lid on a rolled lip rim, or spaced apart from the rolled lip rim, respectively. Preferably, a border having two layers, which is at least partially sealed to the wall element, is configured here between the bead and the lid plate. This border serves in particular for stabilization. Moreover, the lid-plate element may be fixedly connected to the wall element in this way. 
         [0018]    According to one embodiment, the receptacle is configured by a number of indentations which are configured along the encircling wall and point inwards. In particular, this may mean that the receptacle does not bear on the rolled lip rim of a cup along the entire circumference, but only along a few portions. This allows for the creation of a special visual effect, for example, which is a result of the external surface which is obviously structured by means of the indentations. 
         [0019]    According to one embodiment, the wall element is inwardly folded below the receptacle, so as to enable latching of the rolled lip rim of the beverage cup by way of a folded portion. This may secure the lid from being inadvertently removed. In order for the lid to be removed, the rolled lip rim initially has to be moved counter to a certain resistance caused by an undercut, wherein the undercut is formed by means of the folded portion. Configuring an undercut is possible without problems in the case of the lid according to the invention, on account of said lid being manufactured from paper or paper-like material. In the case of lids from plastics, which are manufactured by vacuum forming or injection moulding, this is not possible or only possible with great complexity. On account thereof, there are significant advantages which result from the lid according to the invention. 
         [0020]    According to one embodiment, the lid-plate element laterally to the lid plate configures an encircling collar which is upwardly curved and is encompassed by a border of the wall element. This enables simple and reliable attachment of the lid-plate element to the wall element. To this end, the wall element may be folded on the border, in particular at an upper edge, such that a shorter and folded portion comes to lie inside. The collar of the lid-plate element is then received between this folded portion which lies inside and the remaining part of the wall element. Connecting the wall element to the lidplate element may be performed by adhesive bonding or sealing, for example. 
         [0021]    According to one embodiment, the wall element and/or the lid-plate element at the upper end of the lid are outwardly rolled, while forming a rolled lip rim. In this way, the user of the lid, that is to say typically the consumer of a beverage which is contained in the cup which is closed by the lid, is offered a shape which is orally sensed and which is similar to the shape of a usual single-use beverage cup. The lid may then be provided with a hole, for example, through which the beverage is imbibed. 
         [0022]    According to one embodiment, the encircling wall at least outside the receptacle assumes a constant angle in relation to the central axis. 
         [0023]    According to one embodiment, the encircling wall in respective regions above and/or below the receptacle assumes a constant angle in relation to the central axis, and the encircling wall at an upper end region and/or at a lower end region is configured so as to be parallel with the central axis. 
         [0024]    According to one embodiment, the encircling wall in a region above the receptacle is oriented so as to be parallel with the central axis. 
         [0025]    According to one embodiment, the encircling wall in an upper end region widens towards the upper end. 
         [0026]    Within the scope of the invention the aforementioned embodiments of the orientation of the encircling wall in relation to the central axis are at least partially also combinable. In this way, desirable visual appearances of a respective lid may be achieved. 
         [0027]    According to one embodiment, the lid plate is obliquely placed in relation to the receptacle, and/or to the central axis. An oblique placement in relation to the receptacle here is in particular to be understood to be an oblique placement in relation to a plane in which the rolled lip rim of a cup extends when the lid is typically used as a top on the cup. It may be achieved in this way that a liquid, for example a beverage, which accumulates on the lid plate is routed in a defined manner to a specific position on the lid plate. This allows, for example, for liquid remaining on the lid plate to be returned back into the cup in a controlled manner via a hole in the lid plate. The liquid may also be collected in a defined manner. The consumer&#39;s head may also tip back to a lesser extent during drinking. 
         [0028]    The invention furthermore relates to a cup assembly 
         [0029]    having a cup which has a rolled lip rim, and having a lid according to the invention, wherein 
         [0030]    a part of the receptacle of the lid, which sits on the rolled lip rim, has a width of at least half of the width of the rolled lip rim. 
         [0031]    By means of the cup assembly according to the invention, the abovementioned advantages of a cup according to the invention may be achieved for a cup assembly. Hereby, reference may be made to all afore-described explanations and variants of the lid. Advantages explained in relation thereto correspondingly apply. 
         [0032]    Advantageous mounting or an advantageous fit of the lid on the cup, respectively, is achieved by means of the described width of the receptacle of the lid or of the part sitting thereon, respectively. This has been demonstrated in practice. 
         [0033]    The invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing a lid according to the invention, the method comprising the following steps: 
         [0034]    providing a lid-plate element; 
         [0035]    providing a wall element; and 
         [0036]    connecting the lid plate to the supporting element. 
         [0037]    By means of the method according to the invention, a lid according to the invention may be advantageously manufactured. In doing so, reference may be made to all afore-described variants and embodiments of the lid. Advantages explained in relation thereto correspondingly apply. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0038]    The invention will be described hereunder by means of a plurality of exemplary embodiments illustrated in the figures. In principle, the respective features of the individual exemplary embodiments may be mutually combined as desired. In the drawings: 
           [0039]      FIGS. 1 a  to 1 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a first exemplary embodiment; 
           [0040]      FIGS. 2 a  to 2 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a second exemplary embodiment; 
           [0041]      FIGS. 3 a  to 3 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a third exemplary embodiment; 
           [0042]      FIGS. 4 a  to 4 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a fourth exemplary embodiment; 
           [0043]      FIGS. 5 a  to 5 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a fifth exemplary embodiment; 
           [0044]      FIGS. 6 a  to 6 c    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a sixth exemplary embodiment; 
           [0045]      FIGS. 7 a  to 7 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a seventh exemplary embodiment; 
           [0046]      FIGS. 8 a  to 8 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to an eighth exemplary embodiment; 
           [0047]      FIGS. 9 a  to 9 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a ninth exemplary embodiment; 
           [0048]      FIGS. 10 a  to 10 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a tenth exemplary embodiment; 
           [0049]      FIGS. 11 a  to 11 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to an eleventh exemplary embodiment; 
           [0050]      FIGS. 12 a  to 12 d    show a cup assembly having a lid according to a twelfth exemplary embodiment; and 
           [0051]      FIG. 13  shows a lid according to a thirteenth exemplary embodiment. 
       
    
    
       [0052]    In the figures which are referred to using the letter “a”, in each case one cup assembly  5  having in each case one cup  10  and one lid  20  according to the respective exemplary embodiment is illustrated in a perspective view. 
         [0053]    In the figures which are referred to using the letter “b”, the respective cup assembly  5  is illustrated in a sectional view, a respective central axis  22  being additionally included in the drawing. The central axis  22  is in each case a central axis for both the lid  20  as well as the cup  10 . Furthermore, in the figures which are in each case referred to using the letter “b”, in each case one detail which in the figure which is in each case referred to using the letter “c” is illustrated in more detail is included in the drawing. This only does not apply to the sixth exemplary embodiment. 
         [0054]    In the figures which are in each case referred to using the letter “d”, in each case one first lid  20  and one second lid  20   a  which are stacked on top of one another are shown. Again, the sixth exemplary embodiment is an exception to this rule, such an illustration being shown in  FIG. 6 c   . Here, the central axis  22  is again respectively included in the drawing. 
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0055]    There now first follows a description of features which are present in all exemplary embodiments. The respective particular features of the exemplary embodiments will then be separately discussed. 
         [0056]    The cup assemblies  5  according to the invention have in each case one cup  10  which on its upper periphery has an encircling rolled lip rim  12 . The rolled lip rim  12  is configured in that a sleeve of the cup  10  is outwardly rolled. For the consumer enjoying a beverage which is contained in the cup  10  without the lid  20 , this results in a pleasant sensation when drinking. 
         [0057]    The respective lid  20  is attached onto the cup  10 . The lid  20  has in each case one receptacle  24  which is configured so as to bear on the rolled lip rim  12  of the cup  10 . This serves to provide stable retention of the lid  20  on the cup  10 . The lid  20  is provided with a first large hole  31  through which the beverage may be imbibed or through which a drinking straw may be inserted. A further small hole  33  in the lid  20  serves for ventilation and, if and when required, for returning liquid from the lid  20  into the cup  10 . 
         [0058]    The respective lid  20  has in each case one wall element  40 . This forms an encircling wall  41 , that is to say an outer sleeve of the lid  20 , which is rotationally symmetrical. 
         [0059]    The lid  20  furthermore has in each case one lid-plate element  30  which is connected to the wall element  40  by way of adhesive bonding. The lid-plate element  30  forms a lid plate  32  which in particular is planar. The term “planar” is to be understood in particular to mean that the lid plate  32 , when observed in the usual manner, appears to be smooth. This does not exclude the possibility that said lid plate  32  may be inclined in relation to the central axis  22 . A hole  31  for imbibing is configured in the respective lid-plate element  30 . 
         [0060]    In the case of the first exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 1 a  to 1 d   , the receptacle  24  has been implemented by a corrugation  43  which is configured in the wall  41 . As is shown, said corrugation  43  is outwardly curved and thus enables the rolled lip rim  12  of the cup  10  to be received. On account of the embodiment shown, in which the wall  41  below the rolled lip rim  12  is again slightly inclined in an inward manner, a certain latching effect of the rolled lip rim  12  is also achieved. This avoids the lid  20  being inadvertently removed from the cup  10 . 
         [0061]    Outside the corrugation  43 , an angle of the side wall in relation to the central axis  22  is constant. This applies to portions of the wall  41  which are above as well as below the corrugation  43 . 
         [0062]    At the lower end thereof, the wall element  40  is folded, such that a folded portion  42  of the wall element  40  lying on the inside is present, which extends somewhat beyond the corrugation  43 . The wall element  40  is thus configured in two layers, in particular in the region of the corrugation  43 . This enhances the stability of the wall element  40  in the region of the corrugation  43 . 
         [0063]    At the upper end thereof, the wall element  40  is likewise folded inwards such that a further folded portion  44  lying on the inside is configured. The lid-plate element  30  at the outer end thereof simultaneously forms a collar  34  which points upwards. The collar  34  is received in the folded wall element  40  in such a manner that said collar  44  is contacted on the inside by the further folded portion  44  of the wall element  40 . Such a design of the wall element  40  is also referred to as the border  45 . 
         [0064]    An angle of the encircling wall  41  in relation to the central axis  22  in the lid  20  according to the first exemplary embodiment is constant outside the corrugation  43 . 
         [0065]    Two stacked lids  20 ,  20   a  are illustrated in  FIG. 1 d   . The lower periphery of the upper lid  20   a  bears on the corrugation  43  of the lower lid  20 . 
         [0066]    The lid  20  according to the second exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 2 a  to 2 d   , differs from the lid  20  according to the first exemplary embodiment only in that the angle of the encircling wall  41  deviates in the region of the border  45 . Specifically, the encircling wall  41  in the region of the border  45  is configured so as to be parallel with the central axis  22 . 
         [0067]    The lid  20  according to the third exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 3 a  to 3 d   , differs from the lid  20  according to the first exemplary embodiment in that the wall element  41  in a lower end region deviates from the angle otherwise present and is configured so as to be parallel with the central axis  22 . This likewise applies to the lower portion  42 . Furthermore, the corrugation  43  is more prominent than in the lid  20  according to the first exemplary embodiment. 
         [0068]    The lid  20  according to the fourth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 4 a  to 4 d   , differs from the lid  20  according to the third exemplary embodiment in that the angle of the encircling wall  41  in relation to the central axis  22  deviates from the angle lying directly therebelow also in the region of the border  45 . The wall element  40  in the region of the border  45  is configured so as to be parallel with the central axis  22 , as is also the case in the second exemplary embodiment. 
         [0069]    The lid  20  according to the fifth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 5 a  to 5 d   , differs from the lid  20  according to the second exemplary embodiment in that the lid plate  32  is placed so as to be oblique in relation to the central axis  22 . This makes it possible to ensure that liquid on the lid plate  32  is exposed to a slope and thus accumulates at a defined position. In this way, the liquid may be more easily removed, for example wiped, from the lid plate  32 . This here typically is liquid which makes its way onto the lid plate  32  and remains thereon when, for example, the cup  10  having the lid  20  is tilted forward for imbibing and tilted back thereafter. 
         [0070]      FIG. 5 d    shows two stacked lids  20 ,  20   a . The lid plate  32  of the upper lid  20   a , by way of its lowest point, bears on the upper edge of the border  45  of the lower lid  20 . 
         [0071]    The lid  20  according to the sixth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 6 a  to 6 c   , differs from the lid  20  according to the fourth exemplary embodiment in that the lid plate  32  is placed so as to be oblique in relation to the central axis  22 . In this way, the same advantages are achieved as have been described with reference to the fifth exemplary embodiment. The lower periphery of the lid  20  is designed as in the case of the third exemplary embodiment of  FIGS. 3 a    to  3   d.    
         [0072]    In the lid  20  according to the seventh exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 7 a  to 7 d   , the receptacle  24  is configured differently from those in the first to the sixth exemplary embodiments. The lid-plate element  30  is bent downwards, so as to configure a bead  36  which bears on the rolled lip rim  12  of the lid  10 . The bead  36  here is shaped by way of suitable bending of the lid-plate element  30 . The lid-plate element  30 , above the bead  36 , configures a region  38  having two layers, which is adhesively bonded to the wall element  40 . This leads to particularly high stability in this region  38 . 
         [0073]    In order to enable latching of the rolled lip rim  12 , a comparatively small corrugation  47 , which partially encompasses the rolled lip rim  12  of the cup  10  from below, is configured in the wall element  40 , below the rolled lip rim  12 . 
         [0074]      FIG. 7 d    shows two stacked lids  20 ,  20   a . The bead  36  of the upper lid  20   a  bears on the upper periphery of the border  45  of the lower lid  20 . 
         [0075]    The lid  20  according to the eighth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 8 a  to 8 d   , differs from the lid  20  according to the seventh exemplary embodiment in that the lower latching feature is not configured by a small corrugation  47  but by a portion  48  of the wall element  40 , which is folded by 180°. This also enables defined latching of the rolled lip rim  12 , since the folded portion  48  terminates below the rolled lip rim  12 . Inadvertent removal of the lid  20  from the cup  10  is thus avoided. 
         [0076]    In the lid  20  according to the ninth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 9 a  to 9 d   , the receptacle  24  is again configured in a different manner. The receptacle  24  here is embodied by means of a number of inwardly pointing indentations  46  which are configured along the encircling wall  41 . Said indentations  46  are in each case embodied such that at the bottom thereof they offer a bearing face for the rolled lip rim  12  of the cup  10 . The indentations  46  may also be referred to as cams, for example. 
         [0077]    A portion  48  of the wall element  40 , which is inwardly folded by 180° and which enables latching of the rolled lip rim  12  of the cup  10  from below, is again located below the rolled lip rim  12 . Above the lid plate  32 , the wall element  40  furthermore widens towards the outside, such that said wall element  40  below the rolled lip rim  12  has the shape of a truncated cone. 
         [0078]      FIG. 9 d    shows two stacked lids  20 ,  20   a . The upper lid  20   a , by way of the bearing faces of the indentations  46 , bears on the upper periphery of the border  45  of the lower lid  20 . 
         [0079]    In the lid  20  according to the tenth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 10 a  to 10 d   , the receptacle  24  is again configured by an encircling corrugation which, however, is configured so as to be shallower as compared to the corrugations  43  of the first to sixth exemplary embodiments. Below the rolled lip rim  12 , said rolled lip rim  12  is again latched by way of a folded portion  48  of the wall element  40 . 
         [0080]    In contrast to the previous exemplary embodiments, the lid-plate element  30  is not retained in a border  45  of the wall element  40  but on its periphery is rolled up towards the outside and thus forms a further rolled lip rim  50 . The lid-plate element  30  is fastened to the wall element  40  at an upper portion of the wall element  40  where the wall element  40  and the lid-plate element  30  run parallel with one another. The further rolled lip rim  50  which is configured on the outside offers the consumer a sensation which is very similar to the sensation in the case where the consumer consumes the beverage which is contained in the cup  10  without the lid  20 . In that case, the rolled lip rim  12  of the lid  10  would be immediately next to the consumer&#39;s mouth. The further rolled lip rim  50  of the lid  20  imitates that sensation. 
         [0081]      FIG. 10 d    shows two stacked lids  20 ,  20   a . The upper lid  20   a  by way of the corrugation  43  thereof bears on the further rolled lip rim  50  of the lower lid  20 . 
         [0082]    In the lid  20  according to the eleventh exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 11 a  to 11 d   , the receptacle  24  is configured by indentations  46 , as is also the case in the ninth exemplary embodiment. Moreover, a further rolled lip rim  50  is configured, as is also the case in the tenth exemplary embodiment. In terms of the details thereof, reference is made to the corresponding descriptions of the ninth and tenth exemplary embodiments, respectively. 
         [0083]    In the lid  20  according to the twelfth exemplary embodiment, which is illustrated in  FIGS. 12 a  to 12 d   , the receptacle  24  is configured by an encircling corrugation  43 , as in the tenth exemplary embodiment. By contrast to the tenth exemplary embodiment, however, no further rolled lip rim  50  is configured, but the lid-plate element  30  and the wall element  40  are interconnected by means of a border  45 , as is also the case in the first exemplary embodiment, for example. By contrast, however, the border  45  in the twelfth exemplary embodiment is inwardly inclined. 
         [0084]    It may be identified in particular in  FIG. 12 c    that a part of the receptacle  24  of the lid  20 , which sits on the rolled lip rim  12 , has a width of about half of the width of the rolled lip rim  12 . In this way, advantageous stability may be achieved. Half of the width of the rolled lip rim  12  here is marked by X. Furthermore, the spacing of the lid plate  32  above the rolled lip rim  12  is marked by Y. 
         [0085]      FIG. 12 d    shows two stacked lids  20 ,  20   a . A radially inwardly projecting edge  52  of the upper lid  20   a  bears on the outer side  34  of the border  45  of the lower lid  20 . Since the outer side  34  is inwardly directed in an oblique manner, the upper lid  20   a  assumes a defined position on the lower lid  20 . 
         [0086]    In the thirteenth exemplary embodiment, which is shown in  FIG. 13 , the lid  20 , as opposed to the previous embodiments, is configured so as not to be round but rectangular. The enables adaptation to corresponding rectangular cup shapes. 
         [0087]    All exemplary embodiments have in common that the lid plate  32  is arranged above the rolled lip rim  12  of the cup  10 , having a significant spacing therefrom. The enables components of beverages which protrude beyond the rolled lip rim  12 , for example milk foam in the case of a cappuccino, to be received in the space below the lid plate  32  which is defined by the encircling wall  41 .