Cup lid
AssigneeM&N Plastics, Inc.
InventorTony Dodaro
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Abstract
A cup lid for use with a beverage cup comprising a peripheral flange to fit over a cup rim and a central portion containing a reclosable access closure flap selectively movable between an open and closed position having a pull tab formed on one end portion thereof and a hinge formed on the opposite end portion thereof and a first retainer element such that when the reclosable access closure flap is moved from the closed position to the open position the reclosable access closure flap engages the first retainer element to releasably retain the reclosable access closure flap in the open position.
Claims12
A cup lid for use with a beverage cup comprising a reclosable access closure flap including a hinge formed on an inner end portion of said reclosable access closure flap, whereby said reclosable access closure flap is selectively movable between a closed and open position, a first retainer element disposed on said cup lid to engage and releasably retain said reclosable access closure flap when in said open position and a bias ramp disposed on said cup lid axially above said hinge and located as to apply an upward force on said reclosable access closure flap when said reclosable access closure flap is in said open position to bias said closure flap toward said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.