Patent ID: 7753224

Claim:
A cup lid comprising a top panel, a rim integral with and peripherally about said panel, a channel in said top panel extending from a central area thereon to said rim, said channel having a bottom, an opening defined through said bottom adjacent said rim, a recess in said top panel, said recess having a greater width than said channel and extending from said channel at said central area to said rim, said recess having a bottom coplanar with said channel bottom, said recess bottom and said channel bottom inclining slightly downward toward said opening in said channel bottom, a closure member for said opening integrally formed with said lid, a tear line defined between said closure member and said lid for a severing of said closure member from said lid, said channel including means for slidably receiving and retaining said closure member, subsequent to a severing of said closure member from said lid, for sliding movement in said channel between a closed position wherein said closure member overlies and closes said opening and an open position wherein said opening is exposed for a sipping of a cup's contents therethrough.