Patent ID: 8672163

Claim:
A reinforced paper lid having a lower end and an upper end, comprising: a top plate comprising a sidewall portion comprising a plurality of notches at a perimeter of said top plate to facilitate bending of said top plate at the perimeter and a remaining top portion; a reinforcing member having a circumference shorter than a circumference of the remaining top portion of the top plate; and a sidewall formed downward at the perimeter of the top plate by bending the sidewall portion of the top plate into the reinforcing member and shortening the circumference of the sidewall portion of the top plate to be less than the circumference of the remaining top portion using said plurality of notches to fit into the shorter reinforcing member and to provide an inward angled reinforced sidewall such that a circumference of the reinforced paper lid at its lower end is shorter than a circumference of the reinforced paper lid at its upper end.