Patent ID: 7243795

Claim:
In combination with a set of individual containers, an identification system for distinguishing among the individual containers, the identification system comprising: an identifier member associated with each of the containers in the set for facilitating visual discrimination of each of the containers from the others of the set, the identifier member of each container in the set comprising a plurality of distinct and visibly different printed identifying indicia positioned over a surface portion of the container and an opaque covering material covering the printed identifying indicia, the opaque covering material being removable to selectively expose a preselected one of the printed identifying indicia so that during consumption of the contents of the container a user may readily distinguish his container from the other containers in the set by visual inspection of the exposed printed identifying indicia; wherein the plurality of distinct and visibly different printed identifying indicia of the identifier member comprises a plurality of first distinct and visibly different printed identifying indicia, and the surface portion of the container comprises a first surface portion of the container; and wherein the identifier member further comprises a plurality of second distinct and visibly different printed identifying indicia associated with each of the containers in the set and each corresponding identically to a respective one of the first printed identifying indicia, each of the second printed identifying indicia being disposed over a second surface portion of the container different from the first surface portion and being generally aligned with the corresponding identical one of the first printed identifying indicia.