Patent ID: 8556113

Claim:
A system for adapting cups of various sizes to fit a single size lid, the system comprising: a first adapter comprising an upper portion having a lid diameter and a base portion having a first diameter, a second adapter comprising an upper portion having a lid diameter and a base portion having a second diameter, wherein the lid diameter of the first and second adapters corresponds to an inner diameter of a lid so that the lid is configured to capture the upper portion of either the first adapter or second adapter; wherein the first diameter of the first adapter is configured to correspond to a first upper diameter of a first cup so the first cup is configured to capture the base portion of the first adapter, wherein the second diameter of the second adapter is configured to correspond to a second upper diameter of a second cup so the second cup is configured to capture the base portion of the second adapter, wherein the first upper diameter of the first cup and the second upper diameter of the second cup are different, wherein each of the first and second cups further comprises a brim that extends around a periphery of an upper portion of each of the cups, and wherein each of the first and second adapters further comprises a ledge that extends around a periphery of the upper portion of each of the first and second adapters, wherein each of the first and second adapters further comprises a gap formed between the base portion of each of the first and second adapters and the ledge, and wherein the gap is shaped and sized to accommodate the brim of the cup.