Heat Dispersing Beverage Lid

Abstract

The Heat Dispersing Beverage Lid is a cover for a beverage container with a protruding and densely ridged lip. When one tilts the cup to sip from the lip, the hot beverage would be cooled in transit by passing through the ridges which serve as cooling flanges. This is useful for cooling otherwise too hot to drink beverages for more enjoyable consumption.

1 . A lid for cooling a hot beverage suitable for attachment to a beverage container, comprising:
 a top having a circumference and at least 1 hole through which a beverage can pass when the container is tilted;   a base;   at least one protrusion extending beyond a circumference of the lid, said protrusion incorporating at least one cooling flange along which the beverage can pass when the container is tilted for consumption, said protrusion being of sufficient length to significantly cool a beverage during consumption.   
   
   
       2 . The lid of  claim 1 , where the lid is disposable. 
   
   
       3 . The lid of  claim 1 , in which the at least one cooling flange is at least partially coated with or comprised of a heat conductive material to enhance the cooling effect of the cooling flange. 
   
   
       4 . The lid of  claim 1 , in which the top does not fully enclose the container. 
   
   
       5 . The lid of  claim 1 , in which there are a plurality of cooling flanges, arranged radially with respect to the lid. 
   
   
       6 . The lid of  claim 1 , in which there are a plurality of cooling flanges, arranged parallel to each other. 
   
   
       7 . A beverage container comprising:
 a bottom and walls forming a cavity for a beverage,   at least one protrusion extending from a top portion of the walls extending beyond a circumference of the container, said protrusion incorporating at least one cooling flange along which the contained beverage can pass when the container is tilted for consumption, said protrusion being of sufficient length to significantly cool a beverage during consumption.   
   
   
       8 . The container of  claim 7 , in which the at least one cooling flange is at least partially coated with or comprised of a heat conductive material to enhance the cooling effect of the flanges. 
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 7 , in which there are a plurality of cooling flanges, arranged radially with respect to the container. 
   
   
       10 . The container of  claim 7 , in which there are a plurality of cooling flanges, arranged parallel to each other.