Patent ID: 8256641

Claim:
A cup lid comprising: a lid body having a lid wall with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface; an annular flange having a flange wall extending downwardly from said lid wall that is connectable to a cup, said flange wall having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface; and a handle being connected to said outer surface at a first location, said handle extending curvingly downward from said annular flange, said handle having a proximal end connected to said annular flange and a distal end that is free, said handle having a rigid portion and a gripping portion, said gripping portion being more flexible than said rigid portion, wherein said handle has an under-surface, an over-surface opposite said under-surface, a first side surface on a first side between said over-surface and said under surface, and a second side surface on an opposite side of said first side surface between said over-surface and said under surface, wherein said gripping portion covers a portion said under-surface and said gripping portion has a first portion that wraps around said first side surface and a second portion that wraps around said second side surface so that each of said first portion and said second portion of said gripping portion partially covers said over-surface, and wherein said rigid portion extends entirely between said first portion and said second portion on said over-surface.