Patent ID: 7431175

Claim:
An improved drinking cup lid for assisting in the ingestion of medication, which is comprised of a lid fully extending over a cup; a spout attached to the lid and which is tilted toward the center line of the cup, said spout having a base grid through which liquid from the cup passes into said spout; said spout having a plurality of internal ribs along interior, vertical sides of said spout; said plurality of said internal ribs configured circumferentially around said interior, vertical sides of said spout wherein said base grid is comprised of a plurality of low base grid ribs and a plurality high base grid ribs said plurality of said low base grid ribs and said plurality of said high base grid ribs configured in an alternating pattern in said base grid for minimizing contact with the supported medication; wherein each of said plurality of said low base grid ribs has a first height, and each of said plurality of said high base grid ribs has a second height, wherein said first height of each of said plurality of said low base grid ribs is not equal to said second height of each of said plurality of said high base grid ribs; and wherein said spout is tilted toward the center line of said lid at an angle of 30 to 35 degrees.