Patent ID: 7850037

Claim:
A reclosable and disposable lid for a cup comprising: a thermoformed lid member comprising: a sidewall suitable for engagement with a cup brim; and a top wall having an upper and a lower side wherein the top wall comprises: a drinking aperture at a periphery of the top wall; a pair of generally parallel engagement tracks separated by a distance, wherein the tracks are disposed in a longitudinal direction on the lower side of the top wall, wherein each of the tracks comprises a scalloped configuration and an undercut depth; and a post aperture opening at an end of the lid member in a direction opposite of the drinking aperture; and a thermoformed closure panel having a post and a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the closure panel is insertable into the scalloped engagement tracks by application of a bending force to the lid member suitable to widen the distance between the tracks, thus allowing the closure panel to be inserted into the scalloped engagement tracks such that the post projects upwardly through the post aperture opening, wherein at least one vent hole is present in either or both of the lid member or the closure panel, and wherein the closure panel comprises a reservoir suitable to collect beverage leakage into the scalloped engagement track area from a container engaged with the reclosable cup lid.