Disposable lid with cream and sugar port

Abstract

A drink-through lid for a disposable cup that contains a condiment port for the convenient addition of condiments to the beverage without having to remove the lid from the cup. The condiment port is on the opposite side of the lid from the drinking port to insure that the beverage does not contact the condiment port while the user is drinking out of the drinking port. When not in use, the condiment port is substantially blocked by a resilient cap that is integral with the cover. This cap can be selectively deformed to open the condiment port and introduce condiments into the beverage. The cap is biased to return to its original closed position when the deforming pressure is removed. The cap preferably forms a trough when deformed to help funnel the condiments into the condiment port and help prevent spilling.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A lid for a cup comprising: 
 a. a rim attachable to the cup which prevents leakage of the cup's contents;    b. a cover portion extending contiguously inward of such rim;    c. a drinking port in the cover portion;    d. a condiment port in the cover portion opposite the drinking port that allows the user to add condiments to the beverage without removing the lid, such condiment port being substantially blocked when not in use by a resilient cap that is integral with the cover portion, the cap being selectively deformable by a user to open the condiment port sufficiently to introduce condiments into the cup.    
     
     
         2 . A lid according to  claim 1  where the cap is defined by a slit in the cover portion that creates an opening in the cover portion when the cap is deformed by a user, said slit closing again when the resilient cap is permitted to return to its original closed position.  
     
     
         3 . A lid according to  claim 1  where there is a projection attached to the cap such that pressure can be digitally applied to the projection to deform the cap without obstructing condiments from being introduced through the condiment port.  
     
     
         4 . A lid according to  claim 1  where the cap forms a trough when deformed, said trough being angled toward the condiment port and funnels the condiments through the condiment port.  
     
     
         5 . A lid according to  claim 1  that further comprises a recessed well in the cover portion that contains the condiment port and the cap such that no portion of the cap is above the cover portion.  
     
     
         6 . A lid according to  claim 1  where the cap comprises: 
 a. Two triangular sides that have a top edge in common;  
 b. An end which is triangular and shares a common edge with each of the two sides;  
 c. A slit shaped like an inverted V that cuts through the two triangular sides and is proximate to the end, such that the slit creates an opening in the cover when the cap is deformed and closes again when the resilient cap is permitted to return to its original position.  
 
     
     
         7 . A lid according to  claim 2  wherein the beverage inside the cup forms a surface and where tilting the cup to drink out of the drinking port increases the distance between the surface and the slit.  
     
     
         8 . A lid for a cup comprising: 
 a. a rim attachable to the cup which prevents leakage of the cup's contents;    b. a cover portion extending contiguously inward of such rim;    c. a drinking port in the cover portion;    d. a condiment port in the cover portion opposite the drinking port that allows the user to add condiments to the beverage without removing the lid;    e. a resilient cap that is integral with the cover portion and substantially blocks the condiment port when not in use, the cap being selectively deformable by a user to open the condiment port and to form a trough that is angled toward the condiment port and funnels condiments through the condiment port.    
     
     
         9 . A lid according to  claim 8  where the cap is defined by a slit in the cover portion that creates an opening in the cover portion when the cap is deformed by the user, said slit closing again when the resilient cap is permitted to return to its original closed position.  
     
     
         10 . A lid according to  claim 8  that further comprises a recessed well in the cover portion that contains the condiment port and the cap such that no portion of the cap is above the cover portion.  
     
     
         11 . A lid according to  claim 8  where there is a projection attached to the cap such that pressure can be digitally applied to the projection to deform the cap without obstructing condiments from being introduced through the condiment port.  
     
     
         12 . A lid for a cup comprising: 
 a. a rim attachable to the cup which prevents leakage of the cup's contents;    b. a cover portion extending contiguously inward of such rim;    c. a drinking port in the cover portion;    d. a condiment port in the cover portion opposite the drinking port that allows the user to add condiments to the beverage without removing the lid;    e. a resilient cap that is integral with the cover portion and that substantially blocks the condiment port when not in use, the cap being selectively deformable by a user to open the condiment port, such cap comprising: 
 i. two triangular sides that have a top edge in common;  
 ii. an end which is triangular and shares a common edge with each of the two sides;  
 iii. a slit in the shape of an inverted V that cuts through the two triangular sides and is proximate to the end, such that the slit creates an opening in the cover when the cap is deformed, said slit closing again when the resilient cap is permitted to return to its closed position.  
   
     
     
         13 . A lid according to  claim 12  where the sides of the cap are biased to return the cap to its original closed position when the deforming pressure is removed.  
     
     
         14 . A lid according to  claim 12  where the deformed cap creates a trough that is angled toward the condiment port and funnels the condiments through the condiment port.  
     
     
         15 . A lid according to  claim 12  wherein the beverage inside the cup forms a surface and where tilting the cup to drink out of the drinking port increases the distance between the surface and the slit.  
     
     
         16 . A lid for a cup comprising: 
 a. a rim attachable to the cup which prevents leakage of the cup's contents;    b. a cover portion extending contiguously inward of such rim;    c. a drinking port in the cover portion;    d. a condiment port in the cover portion opposite the drinking port that allows the user to add condiments to the beverage without removing the lid, such condiment port being substantially blocked when not in use by a resilient cap that is integral with the cover, the cap being selectively deformable by a user to open the condiment port sufficiently to introduce condiments into the cup;    e. a recessed well in the cover portion that contains the condiment port and cap such that no portion of the cap is above the cover portion.