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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Brian Norman Clarke, Huntingdon, GB;
Peter Robert Wills, Huntingdon, GB;
Nigel Frank Taylor, Huntingdon, GB;
Brian Norman Clarke, Huntingdon, GB;
Peter Robert Wills, Huntingdon, GB;
Nigel Frank Taylor, Huntingdon, GB;
Solo Cup Operating Corporation, Highland Park, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a lid for a beverage container. The lid has a mounting portion configured to connect the lid to the container and an annular side wall extending upward from the mounting portion. The lid also includes a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, wherein the top wall has both a circular outer periphery and a circular inner periphery. An upwardly extending protrusion is pivotally connected to the top wall by a hinge. A central portion is positioned radially inward of the top wall, wherein the central portion has a circular outer periphery. The central portion is vertically positioned between the mounting portion and the top wall. The protrusion is pivotable about the hinge between a sealed position and an open position to define a drink opening residing entirely within the top wall.