Patent ID: 7691302

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a disposable cup lid which is attachable to a drinking cup, said method comprising: (a) forming a body including a floor and a raised portion, said floor extending in a first plane, said raised portion extending from the floor and including: (i) a lip engaging front wall, (ii) a rear wall, (iii) a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and (iv) a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the side walls, and the rear wall, said top wall including a closure member section extending in a second plane which intersects the first plane; (b) after forming the body, positioning the body relative to a cutting edge of a cutting member such that said cutting edge extends in a third plane substantially parallel to the second plane; and (c) causing the cutting edge to form at least first and second spaced apart perforated lines in the closure member section to define part of a closure member, wherein a first end of the first formed perforated line which is adjacent to the lip engaging front wall is at a greater distance from the floor of the body than a second opposite end of said first formed perforated line and said closure member has a gripping member extending from a floor of the closure member.