Patent ID: 7784641

Claim:
A beverage cup lid with a pull back sipping hole closure, comprising: a) a lip portion formed in a ring shape with an opening directed downwards, the lip portion being attachable to the opening of a drink cup; b) a wall side disposed atop the lip portion in a ring shape, c) a top side formed at the top of the wall side, a tab being disposed at a predetermined position of a sipping hole, the tab having a substantially ∩-shaped perforated portion extending from the top rim of the wall side to the center of the top side and a turnover portion formed after pulling off the ∩-shaped perforated portion, a raised inclined plane being extended from the external side to the center, a straight rib being formed at the external side of the turnover portion beyond the ∩-shaped perforated portion so that the turnover portion may be swiveled forward and downward at 270°, both sides of the raised inclined plane being provided with a protrusion, respectively; and d) a cavity formed at a place where the turnover portion is swiveled such that the turnover portion is received therein, both side walls of the cavity being respectively provided with a projection corresponding to the protrusion of the turnover portion such that the turnover portion is locked within the cavity by the projections and the protrusions engaging each other, thereby forming a double layered structure.