Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disposable cup lid
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Application No.: US11382398Application Date: 2006-05-09
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Publication No.: US07789260B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Robert W. Hollis , Weston S. Koennecke , John R. Geer, III
- Applicant: Robert W. Hollis , Weston S. Koennecke , John R. Geer, III
- Applicant Address: US IL Bedford Park
- Assignee: Prairie Packaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Prairie Packaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Bedford Park
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: A47G19/22
- IPC: A47G19/22 ; B65D51/18 ; B65D43/24

Abstract:
A disposable cup lid including a body and a mounting portion extending around the periphery of the body. The body defines a suitably shaped clearance area to accommodate a person's nose when drinking the contents of a cup having the lid positioned thereon. The body also defines an enhanced drinking area which is suitably configured to provide a person with a drinking experience more similar to the drinking experience of drinking from an uncovered cup or glass. In one embodiment, the body includes a raised portion which defines a lip engaging front wall and an enhanced drinking area. The enhanced drinking area includes a closure member having an upwardly extending gripping member and a drink-through opening initially covered by the closure member, wherein the drink-through opening is positioned substantially adjacent to the lip engaging front wall. The closure member is movable about a hinge from an initial closed position to an open position. The closure member of the top wall is also movable into a locking position wherein the gripping member frictionally engages the walls of a locking recess.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060255037A1 DISPOSABLE CUP LID Public/Granted day:2006-11-16
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