Paper cup and method of forming the same

A paper cup comprising:

• a sidewall;
• a floor portion;
• a cavity having a cavity axis defined by the sidewall and the floor portion;
• a rim component comprising a rim portion and a flange portion, the flange portion being bonded to a top portion of the sidewall and the rim portion protruding radially outward beyond an outer surface of the flange portion;
• wherein the sidewall, the floor portion, and the rim component are all formed from one or more paper-based materials;
• wherein the flange portion of the rim component is positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the sidewall so that the flange portion of the rim component surrounds a portion of the outer surface of the sidewall;
• wherein a bottom edge of the flange portion of the rim component forms a ledge that protrudes from the outer surface of the sidewall;
• and
• wherein the flange portion of the rim component comprises an inner surface that faces the outer surface of the sidewall and the outer surface, and wherein a thickness measured between the inner and outer surfaces of the flange portion of the rim component continuously increases moving from the rim portion to the bottom edge of the flange portion.

A paper cup comprising:

• a sidewall;
• a floor portion;
• a cavity having a cavity axis defined by the sidewall and the floor portion;
• a rim component comprising a rim portion and a flange portion, the flange portion being bonded to a top portion of the sidewall and the rim portion protruding radially outward beyond an outer surface of the flange portion;
• wherein the sidewall, the floor portion, and the rim component are all formed from one or more paper-based materials;
• wherein the rim portion of the rim component comprises an exposed underside surface that faces downwardly in a direction towards the floor portion;
• and
• wherein the exposed underside surface of the rim portion of the rim component extends from the outer surface of the flange portion to a distal end of the rim portion, and wherein the outer surface of the flange portion is exposed and faces away from the sidewall.