Domed Cup Lid for Holding an Inverted Can or Bottle

Abstract

A lid for a cup is described where the lid acts to hold a can upside down inside the cup. The lid including a rim attachment mechanism allowing the lid to be attached to the cup and a dome connected to the rim attachment mechanism and having an aperture therein. The lid also includes a can receptacle extending from the top into the interior of the dome through the aperture in the dome, wherein the can receptacle is formed to accept a can and to hold the can in a fixed position relative to the lid, and a bottle receptacle extending from a bottom of the can receptacle, wherein the bottle receptacle is formed to accept a neck of the bottle and to hold the bottle in a fixed position relative to the lid.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for holding a can inverted in an interior of a cup comprising:
 inserting a lid onto a cup, the lid comprising:
 a dome connected to the rim attachment mechanism and having an aperture therein; and 
 a can receptacle extending from the top into the interior of the dome through the aperture in the dome, wherein the can receptacle is formed to accept a can and to hold the can in a fixed position relative to the lid; and 
 a bottle receptacle extending from a bottom of the can receptacle, wherein the bottle receptacle is formed to accept a neck of the bottle and to hold the bottle in a fixed position relative to the lid; and 
   inserting a can into aperture in the lid such that the lid holds the can inverted in the interior of the cup.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising displaying promotional material on the dome of the lid. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the can receptacle tapers as it extends from a top edge of the dome into the interior of the lid. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a transition between the can receptacle and the bottle receptacle includes a ledge at the bottom of the can receptacle. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising a straw hole in the dome. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the can is a beer or soda can. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the cup holds a margarita. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein lid is integrally formed from molded plastic.