Drinking cup with lid and detachable headband

Abstract

Disclosed is a lid for a drinking cup with a detachable headband. The lid is removably securable to a drinking cup to prevent or minimize spills. A wearable headband attaches to the lid, frictionally secured between at least two protrusions extending upwardly from the top surface of the lid. The headband is attached to the lid by snapping it into place between the two protrusions and can be detached from the lid for wearing by a user. A recess may be formed in the lid between the protrusions so that an upper surface of the headband may extend generally flush with the upper surface of the lid.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lid for covering a drinking cup in combination with a horseshoe shaped headband with securement means on the lid for removably securing the headband thereto. 
     
     
         2 . The lid and headband as in  claim 1  wherein the lid is hemispherical. 
     
     
         3 . The lid and headband as in  claim 2  further comprising a recess formed in an upper surface of the lid and into which at least a portion of the horseshoe shaped headband extends when secured to the lid by the securement means. 
     
     
         4 . The lid and headband as in  claim 2  wherein a straw hole sized to receive a straw is formed in a portion of the lid over which the headband may be removably secured by the securement means. 
     
     
         5 . The lid and headband as in  claim 1  in combination with the drinking cup. 
     
     
         6 . The lid and headband as in  claim 1  wherein the securement means comprises at least first and second protrusions formed on an upper surface of the lid in spaced apart relation with a lip on each of the first and second protrusions facing toward each other such that the headband is removably securable therebetween. 
     
     
         7 . A lid for covering a drinking cup in combination with a headband, the headband comprising a horseshoe shaped band formed of a resilient material, the lid comprising a hemispherical body with an upper surface and an open bottom and sized for securement to a drinking cup in covering relation over an open top thereof and wherein at least two retaining members are formed on an upper surface of the lid in spaced apart relation and between which the headband is removably securable. 
     
     
         8 . The lid in combination with the headband as in  claim 7  wherein a recess is formed in the upper surface of the hemispherical body of the lid such that at least a portion of the headband is receivable within the recess and the at least two retaining members comprise first and second retaining members formed on opposite sides of the recess. 
     
     
         9 . The lid in combination with the headband as in  claim 7  wherein the at least two retaining members comprise first and second retaining members each comprising an inwardly projecting lip and inner surfaces of the lips are spaced apart a distance which is slightly narrower than the width of a portion of the headband positionable therebetween for removably securing the headband to the lid. 
     
     
         10 . The lid in combination with the headband as in  claim 7  wherein a hole sized to receive a straw is formed in a portion of the lid over which the headband may be removably secured by the at least two retaining members. 
     
     
         11 . The lid and headband as in  claim 7  in combination with the drinking cup. 
     
     
         12 . A lid for covering a drinking cup in combination with a wearable headband, the lid comprising an upper surface and an open bottom and sized for securement to the drinking cup in covering relation over an open top thereof; the upper surface of the lid includes a recessed area having a width corresponding to a width of the wearable headband with first and second inwardly directed lips formed on the lid and extending along at least a portion of an upper edge of the recessed area on opposite sides thereof such that a portion of the headband frictionally engages the inwardly directed lips when the headband is pressed between the first and second inwardly directed lips and within the recessed area. 
     
     
         13 . The lid and headband of  claim 12 , wherein a portion of each of the first and second inwardly directed lips overhangs a portion of the recessed area. 
     
     
         14 . The lid and headband of  claim 12 , wherein the lid comprises an aperture extending therethrough for receiving a drinking straw, the aperture positioned between the first and second inwardly directed lips such that the aperture is covered by a headband secured between the first and second inwardly directed lips. 
     
     
         15 . The lid and headband of  claim 12 , wherein the upper surface and an inner surface of the lid are curved to define a hemispherical shape. 
     
     
         16 . The lid and headband of  claim 15 , wherein a receiver is formed on and extends around the inner surface of the lid proximate a lower end thereof, the receiver configured to engage with a rim of a drinking cup to secure the lid thereto. 
     
     
         17 . The lid and headband of  claim 16  in combination with the drinking cup. 
     
     
         18 . The lid and headband as in  claim 12  wherein the headband further comprises at least one ornamental feature attached thereto.