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A cup and lid combination that includes a cup having a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top, a lid configured to close the open top of the cup, and a tether connecting the lid to the cup. In a preferred embodiment, the cup includes a band extending therearound, and one end of the tether is con

A cup and lid combination that includes a cup having a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top, a lid configured to close the open top of the cup, and a tether connecting the lid to the cup. In a preferred embodiment, the cup includes a band extending therearound, and one end of the tether is connected to the band, and the other end of the tether is connected to the lid.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cup and lid combination comprising: a. a cup having a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top, wherein the top of the cup defines a horizontal plane, wherein the top of the cup includes at least two convex portions that extend above the horizontal plane and at least two

What is claimed is: 1. A cup and lid combination comprising: a. a cup having a side wall, a closed bottom and an open top, wherein the top of the cup defines a horizontal plane, wherein the top of the cup includes at least two convex portions that extend above the horizontal plane and at least two concave portions that extend below the horizontal plane, b. a lid configured to close the open top of the cup, wherein the lid is shaped to correspond to the top of the cup, including the convex and concave portions, and c. a recess defined in the wall of the cup configured to receive the lid. 2. The cup and lid combination of claim 1 wherein the side wall of the cup is frustoconical, thereby making the cup nestable. 3. The cup and lid combination of claim 2 wherein both the cup and the lid are formed of thin wall plastic material. 4. A cup assembly comprising: a cup having a frustoconical wall, a closed bottom and an open top, a lid configured to close the open top of the cup, and a recess defined in the wall of the cup configured to receive the lid, wherein the lid is formed of a flexible material and is positioned in the recess in the wall of the cup, wherein the recess is at least partially defined by a retaining member that overlies at least a portion of the periphery of the lid, and wherein when the lid is positioned in the recess, the lid is only secured to the cup by the retaining member, wherein the lid has a top and a bottom and the cup has outer surface, and wherein the bottom of the lid is adjacent the outer surface of the cup when the lid is positioned in the recess, and wherein the bottom of the lid receives the open top of the cup. 5. The cup assembly of claim 4 wherein the top of the cup is non-flat. 6. The cup assembly of claim 4 wherein the top of the cup has a convex/concave shape. 7. The cup assembly of claim 6 wherein the lid has a convex/concave shape corresponding to the convex/concave shape of the top of the cup. 8. The cup assembly of claim 7 wherein the side wall of the cup is frustoconical, thereby making the cup nestable. 9. A method of storing a lid, the method comprising the steps of: providing a cup having a if frustoconical wall, a closed bottom, an open top, and a recess defined in the wall of the cup configured to receive the lid, wherein the recess is at least partially defined by a retaining member, and wherein the lid closes the open top of the cup, removing the lid from the top of the cup, such that the lid is separate from the cup, inserting the lid into the recess, and placing at least a portion of the periphery of the lid under the retaining member, wherein when the lid is positioned in the recess the lid is only secured to the cup by the retaining member, wherein the lid has a top and a bottom and the cup has outer surface, and wherein the bottom of the lid is adjacent the outer surface of the cup when the lid is positioned in the recess, and wherein the bottom of the lid receives the open top of the cup. 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of flexing the lid. 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the top of the cup is non-flat. 12. The method of claim 9 wherein the top of the cup has a convex/concave shape. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the lid has a convex/concave shape corresponding to the convex/concave shape of the top of the cup.