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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Liming Cai, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael G. Bodary, Downingtown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Liming Cai, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael G. Bodary, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Dopaco, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/18 (2006.01); A47G 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hot cup lid providing alternating modes of access to the contents of a cup, the lid including an enlarged drinking opening selectively closed by a tear flap, and a smaller sipping opening diametrically aligned with the drinking opening and adjacent the periphery of the lid, the tear flap including a sealing lug thereon engageable within and closing the sipping opening upon pivotal movement of the flap to open the drinking opening.