Sanitary barrier for beverage container lid
AssigneeClean Coffee LLC
InventorWilliam M. Levey
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Abstract
A sanitary, protective barrier covering, which is attachable to lids that accompany beverage containers/cups, particularly disposable containers for coffee or other hot beverages. The sanitary barrier comprises a thin flexible strip of material that covers the entire area on which consumers place their mouths. It is adhered to the lid with a light, food grade adhesive. The sanitary barrier has an extended pull tab that is not adhered to the lid and extends beyond the bottom wall of the lid and can be easily gripped to allow the strip to be pulled up and away from the lid for easy removal of the sanitary barrier.
Claims18
A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising:
- a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;
- said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;
- wherein said elongate upper portion is integrally formed with said elongate lower portion and has at least one slit formed transversely thereacross, said at least one slit forming at least two tabs from said elongate upper portion such that said at least two tabs cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture.
A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising:
- a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;
- said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;
- wherein said elongate lower portion of said sheet of material is arcuate so as to match a contour of said side wall of said lid.
A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising:
- a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;
- said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;
- wherein said elongate upper portion has an arcuate shape with two arms that extend away from said elongate lower portion, said elongate upper portion being integrally connected to said elongate lower portion at a central region between said arms, such that said elongate upper portion arms and central region cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture.
A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising:
- a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;
- said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;
- wherein a central region of said elongate upper portion further comprises an upward extension, said central region upward extension extending towards a central region of said lid.
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