A disposable cup lid including a body and a mounting portion extending around the periphery of the body. The body defines a suitably shaped clearance area to accommodate a person's nose when drinking the contents of a cup having the lid positioned thereon. The body also defines an enhanced drinking
A disposable cup lid including a body and a mounting portion extending around the periphery of the body. The body defines a suitably shaped clearance area to accommodate a person's nose when drinking the contents of a cup having the lid positioned thereon. The body also defines an enhanced drinking area which is suitably configured to provide a person with a drinking experience more similar to the drinking experience of drinking from an uncovered cup or glass. In one embodiment, the body includes a raised portion which defines a lip engaging front wall and an enhanced drinking area. The enhanced drinking area includes a closure member having an upwardly extending gripping member and a drink-through opening initially covered by the closure member, wherein the drink-through opening is positioned substantially adjacent to the lip engaging front wall. The closure member is movable about a hinge from an initial closed position to an open position. The closure member of the top wall is also movable into a locking position wherein the gripping member frictionally engages the walls of a locking recess.
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The invention claimed as follows: 1. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall, a rear wa
The invention claimed as follows: 1. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the side walls, and the rear wall, said top wall extending downward from a top of the lip engaging front wall at a first acute angle relative to a plane parallel with the first plane, said top wall extending downward from a top of said rear wall at a second acute angle relative to the plane parallel with the first plane, and an exterior surface of said top wall defining a concave clearance area, wherein said top wall includes a closure member section including a closure member and a drink-through opening wherein a first end of the closure member section which is adjacent to the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a first line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance that a second, opposite end of the closure member section which is spaced apart from the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor along a second line which is perpendicular to the first plane; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body. 2. The disposable cup lid of claim 1, wherein the closure member is defined by a hinge, first and second spaced apart perforated sides and a third perforated side which joins outer ends of the first and second perforated sides. 3. The disposable cup lid of claim 2, wherein said drink-through opening is configured to be accessible by tearing back said closure member up to said hinge and folding back said closure member about said hinge. 4. The disposable cup lid of claim 3, wherein the third perforated side which defines the closure member has a length less than a width between the first and second spaced apart sides which define the closure member. 5. The disposable cup lid of claim 1, wherein the top wall includes a locking recess section that defines a locking recess including two spaced apart side walls and a locking recess floor. 6. The disposable cup lid of claim 5, wherein the spaced apart side walls of the locking recess extend from the top wall toward the locking recess floor and toward each other. 7. The disposable cup lid of claim 1, wherein the closure member section of the top wall and the lip engaging front wall define a steam collection area under the top wall. 8. The disposable cup lid of claim 1, wherein the lip engaging front wall is curved in two different planes. 9. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: a lip engaging front wall, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the rear wall and the spaced apart side walls, wherein the top wall includes: a closure member section offset from the first plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to forty-five degrees, said closure member section including a closure member partially defined by a hinge, wherein a first end of the closure member section which is adjacent to the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a first line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance that the hinge extends from the floor along a second line which is perpendicular to the first plane, and a rear section offset from the first plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to sixty degrees, wherein a first end of the rear section which is adjacent to the rear wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a third line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance a second opposite end of the rear section extends from the floor along a fourth line which is perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the closure member section and the rear section define a concave shaped clearance area; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body. 10. The disposable cup lid of claim 9, wherein said closure member is further defined by first and second spaced apart perforated sides and a third perforated side which joins outer ends of the first and second perforated sides. 11. The disposable cup lid of claim 10, wherein said closure member section of the top wall defines a drink-through opening which is configured to be accessible by tearing back said closure member up to said hinge and folding back said closure member about said hinge. 12. The disposable cup lid of claim 9, wherein the top wall includes a locking recess section positioned between the closure member section and the rear section. 13. The disposable cup lid of claim 12, wherein said locking recess section of the top wall defines a locking recess which includes two spaced apart side walls and a locking recess floor. 14. The disposable cup lid of claim 13, wherein the spaced apart side walls of the locking recess extend from the top wall toward the locking recess floor and toward each other. 15. The disposable cup lid of claim 9, wherein the closure member section of the top wall and the lip engaging front wall define a steam collection area under the top wall. 16. The disposable cup lid of claim 9, wherein the rear section of the top wall defines a branding zone. 17. The disposable cup lid of claim 9, wherein the lip engaging front wall is curved in two different planes. 18. The disposable cup lid of claim 9, wherein the first plane extends horizontally or substantially horizontally. 19. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall curved in a first direction and curved in a second different direction, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the side walls, and the rear wall, said top wall including a closure member section curved in a third direction, the closure member section including a closure member and a drink-through opening, wherein a point where the top wall is connected to a top of the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a first line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance that a central point of the drink-through opening extends from the floor along a second line which is perpendicular to the first plane; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body. 20. The disposable cup lid of claim 19, wherein the closure member is defined by a hinge, first and second spaced apart perforated sides, and a third perforated side. 21. The disposable cup lid of claim 20, wherein the third perforated side which defines the closure member extends from the floor a greater distance than the hinge which defines the closure member. 22. The disposable cup lid of claim 19, wherein the first direction is a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction. 23. The disposable cup lid of claim 22, wherein the second direction is a vertical or substantially vertical direction. 24. The disposable cup lid of claim 19, wherein the third direction is a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction. 25. The disposable cup lid of claim 19, wherein the floor extends horizontally or substantially horizontally. 26. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall, said arcuate lip engaging front wall offset from a second plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to thirty degrees, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the rear wall and the spaced apart side walls, said top wall including a closure member section offset from the first plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to forty-five degrees, said closure member section including a closure member defined by a hinge, first and second spaced apart perforated sides, and a third perforated side, said closure member section including a drink-through opening accessed by tearing back said closure member along the first, second and third perforated sides hinge and folding back said closure member about said hinge, wherein a point where the top wall is connected to a top of the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a first line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance that a central point of the drink-through opening extends from the floor along a second line which is perpendicular to the first plane; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body. 27. The disposable cup lid of claim 26, wherein the third perforated side which defines the closure member has a length less than a width between the first and second spaced apart sides which define the closure member. 28. The disposable cup lid of claim 26, wherein the third perforated side which defines the closure member extends from the floor a greater distance than the hinge which defines the closure member. 29. The disposable cup lid of claim 7, wherein at a designated distance from the locking recess floor, a distance between the side walls of the locking recess is less than a distance between the side walls of the gripping member. 30. The disposable cup lid of claim 7, wherein when said drink-through opening is configured to be accessible, the gripping member is received in the locking recess and retained therein by frictional engagement between the side walls of the gripping member and the side walls of the locking recess. 31. The disposable cup lid of claim 7, wherein when the gripping member is received and retained in the locking recess, a space is defined between the finger engaging member of the gripping member and a rear section of the floor of the locking recess, said space providing an area to access a front edge of the gripping member. 32. The disposable cup lid of claim 26, wherein a rear section of the top wall is offset from the first plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to sixty degrees. 33. The disposable cup lid of claim 32, wherein said rear section of the top wall includes a branding zone. 34. The disposable cup lid of claim 26, wherein the closure member section of the top wall and the lip engaging front wall define a steam collection area under the top wall. 35. The disposable cup lid of claim 26, wherein the first plane extends horizontally or substantially horizontally. 36. The disposable cup lid of claim 26, wherein the second plane extends vertically or substantially vertically. 37. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the side walls, and the rear wall, said top wall extending downward from a top of the lip engaging front wall at a first acute angle relative to a plane parallel with the first plane, said top wall extending downward from a top of said rear wall at a second acute angle relative to the plane parallel with the first plane, wherein said top wall includes a closure member section including a closure member and a drink-through opening and a portion of said top wall which is adjacent to at least one of the side walls has a continuous curvature from the lip engaging front wall to the rear wall, said continuous curvature defining a concave clearance area and a convex area; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body. 38. The disposable cup lid of claim 37, wherein the closure member is defined by a hinge, first and second spaced apart perforated sides and a third perforated side which joins outer ends of the first and second perforated sides. 39. The disposable cup lid of claim 38, wherein said drink-through opening is configured to be accessible by tearing back said closure member up to said hinge and folding back said closure member about said hinge. 40. The disposable cup lid of claim 39, wherein the third perforated side which defines the closure member has a length less than a width between the first and second spaced apart sides which define the closure member. 41. The disposable cup lid of claim 37, wherein the top wall includes a locking recess section that defines a locking recess including two spaced apart side walls and a locking recess floor. 42. The disposable cup lid of claim 41, wherein the spaced apart side walls of the locking recess extend from the top wall toward the locking recess floor and toward each other. 43. The disposable cup lid of claim 37, wherein the lip engaging front wall is curved in two different planes. 44. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, said raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall, said arcuate lip engaging front wall offset from a second plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to thirty degrees, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the rear wall and the spaced apart side walls, said top wall including: a closure member section offset from the first plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to forty-five degrees, said closure member section including a closure member defined by a hinge, first and second spaced apart perforated sides, and a third perforated side and including a gripping member extending from a floor of the closure member, the gripping member including two spaced apart side walls, a thumb engaging member and a finger engaging member, said closure member section including a drink-through opening accessed by tearing back said closure member along the first, second and third perforated sides and folding back said closure member about said hinge, wherein a point where the top wall is connected to a top of the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a first line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance that a central point of the drink-through opening extends from the floor along a second line which is perpendicular to the first plane, and a locking recess section offset from the first plane at the same angle of the closure member section, said locking recess section including a locking recess which includes two spaced apart, angled side walls and a locking recess floor; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body. 45. A disposable cup lid attachable to a drinking cup, said disposable cup lid comprising: a body including a floor extending in a first plane and a raised portion extending from the floor, the raised portion including: an arcuate lip engaging front wall, said arcuate lip engaging front wall offset from a second plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to thirty degrees, a rear wall, a plurality of spaced apart side walls connected to the lip engaging front wall and the rear wall, and a top wall connected to the lip engaging front wall, the rear wall and the spaced apart side walls, said top wall including a closure member section offset from the first plane at an angle in a range of greater than zero degrees to forty-five degrees, said closure member section including a closure member defined by a hinge, first and second spaced apart perforated sides, and a third perforated side, the top wall being beveled adjacent to the first and second spaced apart sides, and the third perforated side, said closure member section including a drink-through opening accessed by tearing back said closure member along the first, second and third perforated sides hinge and folding back said closure member about said hinge, wherein a point where the top wall is connected to a top of the lip engaging front wall extends from the floor a greater distance along a first line which is perpendicular to the first plane than a distance that a central point of the drink-through opening extends from the floor along a second line which is perpendicular to the first plane; and a cup mounting portion extending around a periphery of the body.
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