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B Robert Polt

Gerd Schmieta

A lid assembly is disclosed for drink containers. An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid includes a sip hole, a first lid flat portion, and a first lid recess portion having a first track on a side wall adjacent to the first lid flat portion. The slider includes a winged extension configured to fit the first lid flat portion, and a central portion configured to fit the first lid recess portion. The central portion includes a first tab on a side of the central portion to engage the first track. The lid further includes a first lid step portion from the first flat portion that restrains the first winged extension from sliding out of the first track and a nose recessed portion at the end of the first lid recessed portion that allows the slider to be inserted.

Lid assembly for a drink container

Sliding lid closure

Lid with recessed center

A lid that, in order to keep the sip hole area sanitary when the lid is removed from the cup and is placed top-side down on a potentially contaminated surface, has raised locations on the top surface that lift the sip hole area at a distance from the potentially contaminated surface when the lid is placed on a surface.

Lid with sanitary provisions

Lids with nose accommodations configured to reduce the need for a consumer to tilt his or her head during consumption of a beverage. In one aspect, a lid assembly includes a pivotable flap that pivots relative to a lid (and beverage container) as the container is tilted toward the beverage consumer. The configuration of the lid is such that it creates a clearance for a consumer's nose, thus enabling the container to be tilted back further without impacting the consumer's nose. In another configuration, the pivotable flap is biased toward a closed position, but is easily displaced by the consumer's nose. In another lid configuration, a cavity is formed toward a rear portion and the lid is sized and shaped to accommodate a consumer's nose. Disposable lids are also provided, including a lid with an aperture toward the rear of the lid with a cover that may be peeled back or removed and a lid with a perforated floor that is configured to enable the consumer to create a flap and/or aperture toward the rear of the lid.

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

B Robert Polt