US 10,022,004 B2Granted

Drink lid

OwnerPaul Taormina, Suzann Taormina +2inventors

InventorsPaul Taormina, Suzann Taormina, Francesco Taormina, Frankie Allison

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Abstract

A beverage lid for temporarily and removeably covering beverage cups and glasses to prevent spillage and contamination. The lid is installed on a drinking glass having an enlarged reservoir with a circular rim. The lid has a circular, planar base with an outer surface, an inner surface, and a diameter larger than the diameter of the glass rim. A central handle is affixed at a proximal end to and projects from the base and has an outer, grasping surface and an inner surface. The handle preferably has a shape that allows the outer surface of one handle to nest in the inner surface of the handle of another of the lids. The lid preferably includes an annular lip or tabs that project transverse to the plane of the base to prevent the lid from sliding off the rim of the glass.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A stackable lid for a drinking glass having a reservoir with a circular rim, comprising:

a) a circular, planar base having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an annular lip on the inner surface of said base that projects transverse to the plane of said base;
and,
b) a central handle affixed at a proximal end to and projecting from said base and having an outer, grasping surface and an inner surface, said handle comprising a shape that allows the outer surface of one handle to nest in the inner surface of the handle of another of said stackable lids;
wherein said lip has a hemispherical cross-section and is located on the outer circumference of said base;
wherein the outer surface of said handle is integrally formed with the outer surface of said base and said inner surface of said handle is integrally formed with the inner surface of said base;
and,
wherein said base includes a central axial bore and said handle is affixed to the perimeter of said bore and extends axially from said bore.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/669,671Filed 26 Mar 2015
Published: US 2016/0278555 A129 Sep 2016
Granted: 17 Jul 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

A47G 19/23
Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service: of stackable type
A47G 19/2205
Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service: drinking glasses or vessels
A47G 19/2272
Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids: from drinking glasses or cups comprising lids or covers
B65D 25/28
Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers: handles