Patent ID: 7591389

Claim:
A disposable lid for a drinking cup comprising: a cover portion having a generally circular periphery, the cover portion comprising: a trench extending longitudinally from approximately a center of the cover portion to the periphery and along a top surface of the cover portion, the trench having an open end at the periphery of the cover portion and a floor; a drink opening in the floor of the trench and adjacent to the periphery; and a guide slot on the floor of the trench; and a sliding member configured to slidably fit into the trench, wherein the sliding member comprises: side portions joined by a central portion extending longitudinally along the sliding member, each of the side portions extending upwardly from the central portion of the sliding member such that an outer edge of each side portion is located above the central portion of the sliding member and a gap width between the outer edges of the side portions of the sliding member is greater than a width of a mouth of the trench; a handle extending upwardly from a top surface of the sliding member; and a guide extending downwardly from the central portion of the sliding member, the guide configured to slidably fit into the guide slot on the floor of the trench; wherein, the side portions of the sliding member secure the siding member to the cover portion and the guide slot allows the sliding member to move between a first position and a second position via the guide, such that when the sliding member is in the first position, the sliding member covers the drink opening and when the sliding member is in the second position, the sliding member uncovers the drink opening.