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A lid includes a top having a cover receiving portion having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therein, a hinge positioned about a center of the cover receiving portion such that the first aperture is on one side of the hinge and the second aperture is on an opposite side of the hinge, a

A lid includes a top having a cover receiving portion having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therein, a hinge positioned about a center of the cover receiving portion such that the first aperture is on one side of the hinge and the second aperture is on an opposite side of the hinge, and a cover having two directly opposing sidewalls rotatably attached to the cover receiving portion via the hinge. Each sidewall includes a protrusion extending therefrom shaped to fit within one of the first and second apertures. The cover pivots relative to the cover receiving portion so as to engage either the first aperture or the second aperture, and when the protrusion on one sidewall of the cover is pivoted towards the first aperture, the protrusion on the other sidewall simultaneously pivots away from the second aperture.

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1. A lid comprising:a top having a cover receiving portion, the cover receiving portion having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therein;a hinge integral with the cover receiving portion, said hinge being positioned so that the first aperture is on one side of said hinge and the second a

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A lid comprising:a top having a cover receiving portion, the cover receiving portion having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therein;a hinge integral with the cover receiving portion, said hinge being positioned so that the first aperture is on one side of said hinge and the second aperture is on an opposite side of said hinge;a cover attached to the cover receiving portion via said hinge, said cover comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to said first sidewall, each of said first sidewall and said second sidewall having a protrusion extending therefrom and shaped so as to engage one of the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein said cover is pivotally attached to said lid via said hinge, and said cover pivots relative to the cover receiving portion so that when the protrusion on said first sidewall of said cover is pivoted toward the first aperture, the protrusion on said second sidewall of said cover simultaneously pivots away from the second aperture; anda gasket received within the first aperture to provide a spill-proof seal. 2. A lid according to claim 1, wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are different shapes. 3. A lid according to claim 1, wherein said top has a generally arcuate cross section and the cover receiving portion is substantially flat. 4. A lid according to claim 1, further comprising a wall depending from said top, said wall including a ridge for removably securing said lid to a container. 5. A lid according to claim 1, further comprising a wall depending from said top, said wall including means for snapping onto or snap-fittingly engaging with a container. 6. A lid according to claim 1, wherein said lid is generally circular. 7. A lid according to claim 1, further comprising a tongue for use in removing said cover from a container, said tongue extending from said lid. 8. A lid according to claim 1, wherein said hinge comprises a protruding fork and said cover comprises an aperture therein, said fork being adapted to pass through said aperture. 9. A lid according to claim 8, wherein the first aperture is adapted to receive a drinking device therethrough. 10. A lid according to claim 9, wherein said gasket renders the first aperture leak-resistant after the drinking device is removed from the first aperture. 11. A lid according to claim 9, wherein the drinking device is a straw. 12. A drinking assembly comprising:a container having an upper lip; anda lid removably attached to the upper lip of said container, said lid comprising (i) a top having a substantially flat portion, the substantially flat portion having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therein; (ii) a hinge integral with the substantially flat portion, said hinge being positioned so that the first aperture is on one side of said hinge and the second aperture is on an opposite side of said hinge; (iii) a cover attached to the substantially flat portion via said hinge, said cover comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite said first sidewall, each of said first sidewall and said second sidewall having a protrusion extending therefrom and shaped so as to engage one of the first aperture and the second aperture; (iv) a wall depending from said top of said lid, wherein said wall receives the upper lip therewithin; and (v) a gasket received within the first aperture to provide a spill-proof seal. 13. A drinking assembly according to claim 12, wherein said cover is pivotally attached to said lid via said hinge, and said cover pivots relative to the substantially flat portion so that when the protrusion on said first sidewall of said cover is pivoted toward the first aperture, the protrusion on said second sidewall of said cover simultaneously pivots away from the second aperture. 14. A drinking assembly according to claim 12, wherein said wall comprises a ridge for snappingly securing said lid to said container. 15. A drinking assembly according to claim 12, wherein when said cover is engaged with the second aperture, said drinking assembly is spill-proof. 16. A drinking assembly according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of stops protrude from an underside of said lid, said stops providing a mating surface between said lid and said container. 17. A lid comprising:a top having a cover receiving portion, the cover receiving portion having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therein;a gasket received within the first aperture to provide a spill-proof seal;a cover comprising means for hinging, a first sidewall extending from said means for hinging and a second sidewall directly opposite to said first sidewall extending from said means for hinging in a same direction as said first sidewall, said first sidewall having a protrusion protruding therefrom shaped to fit within the first aperture and said second sidewall having a protrusion protruding therefrom shaped to fit within the second aperture; andmeans for pivotally attaching said cover to the cover receiving portion, wherein said means for hinging of said cover and said means for pivotally attaching said cover to the cover receiving portion engage each other to provide for pivotal movement of said cover relative to the cover receiving portion. 18. A lid according to claim 17, wherein (i) said means for pivotally attaching said cover comprises a plurality of forks integral with the cover receiving portion, (ii) said means for hinging comprises a rod-shaped end portion of said cover and a plurality of windows formed in said cover adjacent to said rod-shaped end portion, and (iii) said forks engage said rod-shaped end portion at said plurality of windows.