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Coffee cup lid

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-03
COMERICA BANK
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[0014]The top wall may further include a recessed portion for receiving a top lip of the person drinking from the cup. A second recessed portion on the top wall can accommodate the nose of the person drinking from the cup when the person tips the cup. Two more recessed portions on either side of the spout may receive the sides of t

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Additional concerns include the cost of manufacturing and shipping.
The spout disclosed therein is simply a hole or a slot, and thus, when the beverage sloshes about during transport, it clearly may suffer from a noticeable degree of spills out of the spout 10.
However, each of these references suffe

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[0028]According to this first embodiment, the lid 100 further includes a recessed portion 28 in the top wall 30, to accommodate a user's nose, which might otherwise contact the top wall 30 when the combination of the lid 100 and cup 16 was tipped at a large angle. Further, the spout 18 is shaped to generally conform to a user's mouth, including recessed portions 32 and an inside wall 34 for the user's upper lip.

[0029]In combination with the rim 12, the spout 18 of the lid 100 according to the first exemplary embodiment is adapted to allow consumption of the beverage substantially as well as a simple hole would, but to reduce spills of the beverage out of the spout during transport. That is, the spout includes three openings 22 where the beverage exits the cup, but the openings generally do not provide a direct vertical path from the surface of the beverage outside the cup. In alternate embodiments, one, two, or essentially any number of openings could be used.

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Abstract

A lid for a cup for reducing or preventing spills. The lid includes a top wall for covering the cup and a rim for securing the lid to the cup and providing a seal around the lip of the cup. A spout in the lid enables drinking without removal of the lid. Generally, the spout is raised above the top wall of the lid, and includes at least one sunken portion with a hole in a side of the sunken portion such that a beverage in the cup can enter the sunken portion through the hole.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part claiming priority to and the benefit of copending nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 12 / 130,971, titled “Coffee Cup Lid,” filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 30, 2008, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002](1) Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to lids for use with cups capable of reducing spills, and more particularly, inexpensive lids capable of reducing spills and allowing increased tilting angles during drinking, with improved comfort for a user.[0004](2) Description of Related Art[0005]In general, a lid is a movable top or cover for closing an opening in a hollow container. In other cases, such as for pens, lids themselves might be hollow and the objects they cover might fit inside the lids. Lids can be separate parts, removable from the container, or they may be connected...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G19/22
CPCB65D43/0212B65D2543/00046B65D47/06
Inventor HOVSEPIAN, TADHEMKRTCHYAN, ARLEN
Owner COMERICA BANK
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