Patent ID: 7565983

Claim:
A disposable lid comprising an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion being straight, the outer portion having an edge, the edge defining an axis parallel to a bottom of the edge, the edge of the disposable lid having an angle in a range of from about 10° to about 70° measured downward from the axis of the edge, the angle of the edge on the disposable lid being substantially the same as an angle of a flange on a disposable cup, the disposable lid being adapted to fit over the disposable cup, the edge of the disposable lid mating with the flange of the disposable cup, the disposable lid having a fitting integrally connected to the inner portion, the fitting extending upward from the inner portion and being generally cylindrical, the fitting being a generally cylindrical wall surrounding a generally cylindrical opening, the opening extending from the top of the fitting to the bottom.