Patent ID: 7975884

Claim:
A beverage container comprising: a container lid atop a container, the container lid comprising: a substantially planar center portion, lying in a plane, the substantially planar center portion comprising: a product side; a consumer side; a first portion of a severable score line, the first portion lying in the same plane as the planar center portion; a pour opening area defined by and within the severable score line and lying in the same plane as the planar center portion, wherein, when the score line is severed, the pour opening allows a flow of fluid; and a non-pour opening area adjacent to the pour opening and lying in the same plane as the planar center portion; and a channel integrally formed in the substantially planar center portion and raised from the plane of the substantially planar center portion in a direction of the consumer side, the channel comprising: a first end located on and raised from the pour opening area; a second end located on and raised from the non-pour opening area; and a second portion of the severable score line raised from the planar center portion in the direction of the consumer side; wherein the channel extends continuously across the second portion of the severable score line.