Cup lid system with an expanded lid tab that covers the drinking surface area of the cup lid

An improved cup lid for securing on a cup to prevent spilling of liquid contained in the cup and for protecting a drinking area of the cup lid from harmful substances prior to a user drinking from the cup lid, the improved cup lid comprising:

• a cup lid having a generally circular base section with a continuous edge and a front edge section and a rear edge section, an inside edge wall having top and bottom ends with the bottom end connected to and extending slightly upward from the continuous edge of said base section, a top rim with an inner edge and an outer edge and a front section and a rear section, with said inner edge being connected to the top end of said inside edge wall, the outer edge of the top rim being connected to a top edge of an outer side wall, the outer side wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, said top rim having a rise positioned at the out edge of the top rim at a location at the rear of section of the base section that is aligned with an aperture in the front section of the top rim;
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• a cover tab having a front edge and a rear edge, the rear end being attached to said base section of said cup lid such that the front end of said cover tab extends over a drinking section of the front section of the top rim to cover the drinking section and prevent germs and other contaminants from coming into contact with the drinking section of the top rim, a front cover section of said cover tab extending back from the front edge section of the cover tab has an aperture and downward rise that aligns with the aperture in the front section of the top rim, said cover tab capable of being moved up and down to cover and uncover the aperture in the front section of the top rim.