Patent ID: 8616399

Claim:
A reclosable container lid comprising: a body having a top side and a bottom side, wherein the body has formed therein a mounting hole and an insertion hole; and an opening mechanism comprising: a valve having an edge and a valve hole, wherein, substantially perpendicular to the valve, there are at least two latches around the valve hole, and wherein the latches are inserted through the mounting hole from the bottom side of the body; and a knob comprising an arm and a cylindrical element, the cylindrical element having at least one carrier, wherein the latches of the valve engage the carrier so that the valve and the knob are rotatable about the mounting hole; and wherein the cylindrical element is able to freely rotate in the valve hole until the carrier engages the latches; and a plastic foil having a foil hole with a diameter less than the diameter of the cylindrical element, wherein the plastic foil is sealed to a bottom surface of the cylindrical element and alongside the edge of the valve.