Cup lid with integrated stirrer

Abstract

A cup lid stirrer combination the unitary component facilitates ordering, manufacturing, shipping, storing, displaying, and using a stirrer for a mixed beverage. The stirrer is integrally formed with a lid for a beverage cup in one easy to use combination device for someone wanting to stir, for example a sweetener and or a creamer in their coffee and then secure their lid on their cup.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cup lid with integrally formed stirrer, comprising
 a lid having an annular rim for engagement with a lip of a cup; and   a stirrer protruding from an interior surface of the lid, the stirrer having a length dimensioned to extend into a liquid contained an interior volume of a cup.   
     
     
         2 . The cup lid of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an orifice defined in a top surface of the lid proximal to the annular rim.   
     
     
         3 . The cup lid of  claim 2 , the stirrer further comprising:
 a sidewall defining a substantially hollow interior having an opening to the top surface of the lid.   
     
     
         4 . The cup lid of  claim 3 , wherein the stirrer protrudes from an axial centerline of the lid. 
     
     
         5 . The cup lid of  claim 3 , wherein the stirrer protrudes from a position offset from an axial centerline of the lid. 
     
     
         6 . The cup lid of  claim 3 , wherein the sidewall defines a frusto-conical surface. 
     
     
         7 . A cup lid, comprising:
 a lid having an annular rim for engagement with a lip of a cup, a top surface and a bottom surface defined within a boundary of the annular rim; and   a stirrer having a cavity therein defined by at least one sidewall protruding from the bottom surface of the lid and an opening at a top end of the cavity opening to the top surface of the lid.   
     
     
         8 . The cup lid of  claim 7 , the stirrer having a length configured to extend into a liquid contained in an interior volume of the cup. 
     
     
         9 . The cup lid of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 an orifice defined in a top surface of the lid proximal to the annular rim.   
     
     
         10 . The cup lid of  claim 7 , wherein the stirrer protrudes from an axial centerline of the lid. 
     
     
         11 . The cup lid of  claim 7 , wherein the stirrer protrudes from a position offset from an axial centerline of the lid. 
     
     
         12 . The cup lid of  claim 7 , wherein the sidewall defines a frusto-conical surface. 
     
     
         13 . The cup lid of  claim 7 , wherein the interior cavity of the stirrer is configured to receive a second stirrer of a second lid in at least a partially nested configuration.