Lid with compartment

Abstract

A lid with a compartment for housing a breath mint, pill, toothpick, or similar item. The lid may comprise a standard lid of various sizes and configurations as is known in the art, such as for a cup for coffee, tea, soda, or other food item, solid or liquid. The compartment or indentation may be open or closed, such as with a flap. If open, the indentation may be sized to securely hold a mint or other item until removed by the user. If a flap or similar cover is used, it may have a ridge, tab, protrusion or corner that the user can use to lift the flap or cover and expose the mint or other item. The indentation or compartment may be square, circular, oval, triangular, or other polygonal form. The flap or cover may be perforated for tearing off.

1 . A container lid, comprising:
 a lid adapted to fit on a container; and   an indentation or compartment in the lid, adapted to hold a small item.   
     
     
         2 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the small item is a breath mint. 
     
     
         3 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the small item is a toothpick. 
     
     
         4 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the small item is a pill. 
     
     
         5 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the container is a beverage container. 
     
     
         6 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the container is a food container. 
     
     
         7 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the lid is circular. 
     
     
         8 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the indentation or compartment is covered by a flap or cover. 
     
     
         9 . The lid of  claim 8 , wherein the flap is removably attached to the lid. 
     
     
         10 . The lid of  claim 9 , wherein the flap is perforated along its attachment to the lid. 
     
     
         11 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the indentation or compartment is not covered. 
     
     
         12 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein the indentation or compartment is sized to hold the small item tightly in place by pressure.