Reusable drinking cup lid stopper and method

Abstract

A reusable stopper for removably engaging a sipping aperture in a removable drinking cup lid and a method for same, the reusable stopper comprising a stopper body having two body ends, a grasping body end that forms a handle and plug body end that forms a tab projection; the stopper body further forms at least double open-ended aperture; wherein the handle is configured to allow an operator to securely grasp and manipulate the reusable stopper; wherein the tab projection is configured to removably seal the sipping aperture; wherein the at least one double open-ended aperture is configured to removable engage a stopper retaining device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A reusable stopper for removably engaging a sipping aperture in a drinking cup lid comprising:
 a stopper body having two body ends, a grasping body end that forms a handle and plug body end that forms a tab projection; the stopper body further forms at least one double open-ended aperture;   wherein the handle is configured to allow an operator to securely grasp and manipulate the reusable stopper;   wherein the tab projection is configured to removably seal the sipping aperture;   wherein the double open-ended aperture is configured to removably engage a stopper retention device.   
     
     
         2 . The reusable stopper of  claim 1  wherein the reusable stopper and a stopper retention device, form a reusable stopper and a stopper retention combination, the said combination is configured to otherwise reduce the likelihood of a loss of the reusable stopper by the operator. 
     
     
         3 . The reusable stopper of  claim 2  wherein the double open-ended aperture is located on the stopper body to allow the said formed combination to be removably attached to the sipping aperture. 
     
     
         4 . The reusable stopper of  claim 2  wherein the formed combination is further configured to be a child safety device. 
     
     
         5 . The reusable stopper of  claim 4  wherein the overall size of the formed combination provides the configuration need to allow the formed combination to be a child safety device. 
     
     
         6 . The reusable stopper of  claim 4  wherein the handle forms a first double open-ended aperture and the tab projection forms a second double-open aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The reusable stopper of  claim 2  wherein the handle further forms the double open-ended aperture. 
     
     
         8 . The reusable stopper of  claim 1  wherein the handle further forms a figurine or a portion of a figurine. 
     
     
         9 . The reusable stopper of  claim 1  wherein the tab projection forms the double open-ended aperture. 
     
     
         10 . The reusable stopper of  claim 1  wherein the tab projection is configured to removably engage and seal a variety of drink apertures having different sizes and configurations. 
     
     
         11 . The reusable stopper of  claim 1  further comprising a stopper retention device, the stopper retention device comprises a clasp connected to a fob, the clasp removably engages the stopper body to form a stopper retention device and reusable stopper combination, the said configuration is further configured to be a child safety device. 
     
     
         12 . The reusable stopper of  claim 11 , wherein the said formed combination when attached to sipping aperture presents a least a portion of the stopper retention device to a top of the drinking cup lid. 
     
     
         13 . A method of removably sealing a drink aperture of a removable lid of a drinking cup comprising of the following steps:
 (A) providing a reusable stopper for removably sealing a sipping aperture in a drinking cup lid, the reusable stopper having a stopper body having two body ends, a grasping body end that forms a handle and plug body end that forms a tab projection, the stopper body further forms a double open-ended aperture, wherein the handle is configured to allow an operator to securely grasp and manipulate the reusable stopper; wherein the tab projection is configured to removably seal the sipping aperture; wherein the double open-ended aperture is configured to removably engage a stopper retention device;   (B) providing a removable drink cup lid, the lid forming a sipping aperture; and   (C) removably engaging the tab projection with the sipping aperture.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising a step of providing a stopper retention device, the stopper retention device further configured to removably attach to the double open-ended aperture. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprises a step of forming a combination of the stopper retention device and the reusable stopper. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the step of forming a combination further comprises a step of presenting at least a portion of the stopper retention device upon a top of the removable cup lid when the said combination is removably engaged to the sipping aperture. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  wherein a step of forming a combination of the stopper retention device and the reusable stopper further comprises a step of forming a child safety device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the stopper retention device further comprises a clasp connects to a fob, wherein the clasp removably engages the double open-ended aperture. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the handle forms the double open-ended aperture. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the tab projection forms the double open-ended aperture.