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A sanitary, protective barrier covering, which is attachable to lids that accompany beverage containers/cups, particularly disposable containers for coffee or other hot beverages. The sanitary barrier comprises a thin flexible strip of material that covers the entire area on which consumers place th

A sanitary, protective barrier covering, which is attachable to lids that accompany beverage containers/cups, particularly disposable containers for coffee or other hot beverages. The sanitary barrier comprises a thin flexible strip of material that covers the entire area on which consumers place their mouths. It is adhered to the lid with a light, food grade adhesive. The sanitary barrier has an extended pull tab that is not adhered to the lid and extends beyond the bottom wall of the lid and can be easily gripped to allow the strip to be pulled up and away from the lid for easy removal of the sanitary barrier.

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1. A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid,

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A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising: a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;wherein said elongate upper portion is integrally formed with said elongate lower portion and has at least one slit formed transversely thereacross, said at least one slit forming at least two tabs from said elongate upper portion such that said at least two tabs cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture. 2. The sanitary cover of claim 1 wherein said at least two tabs cover at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture with minimal buckling of the material of said sheet. 3. The sanitary cover of claim 1 wherein said at least two tabs partially overlap each other when said elongate upper portion is applied against said arcuate planar rim. 4. The sanitary cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one slit is a V-shaped cutout from said elongate upper portion, and said at least two tabs do not overlap each other when said elongate upper portion is applied against said arcuate planar rim. 5. The sanitary cover of claim 4 wherein edges of said at least two tabs adjacent said V-shaped cutout abut against each other when said elongate upper portion is applied against said arcuate planar rim. 6. The sanitary cover of claim 1 further comprising a pull tab extending from said elongate lower portion. 7. The sanitary cover of claim 1 wherein said adhesive is a food grade adhesive. 8. The sanitary cover of claim 1 wherein said adhesive allows said sanitary cover to be re-adhered to said lid once said sanitary cover has been removed from said lid. 9. The sanitary cover of claim 1 wherein said side wall of said lid is cylindrical, and said elongate lower portion of said sheet of material is substantially straight. 10. A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising: a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;wherein said elongate lower portion of said sheet of material is arcuate so as to match a contour of said side wall of said lid. 11. A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising: a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;wherein said elongate upper portion has an arcuate shape with two arms that extend away from said elongate lower portion, said elongate upper portion being integrally connected to said elongate lower portion at a central region between said arms, such that said elongate upper portion arms and central region cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture. 12. The sanitary cover of claim 11 wherein said elongate upper portion arms and central region cover at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture with no overlap of said elongate lower portion when said elongate lower portion is applied against said side wall of said lid. 13. The sanitary cover of claim 11 wherein said elongate upper portion arms have lower edges that abut against an upper edge of said elongate lower portion when said elongate upper portion is applied against said arcuate planar rim and said elongate lower portion is applied against said side wall of said lid. 14. The sanitary cover of claim 11 wherein said elongate lower portion comprises at least one tab projecting upward on either side of said integral connection to said elongate upper portion, said upward projections extending over said arcuate planar rim when said elongate lower portion is applied against said side wall of said lid, and said upward projections overlapping or being overlapped by said elongate upper portion arms when said elongate upper portion is applied against said arcuate planar rim. 15. The sanitary cover of claim 11 wherein said lid has a circular planar rim, and said elongate upper portion arms extend completely around said circular planar rim. 16. A sanitary cover for maintaining the cleanliness of a lid of a beverage container prior to drinking therefrom, said lid having an arcuate planar rim with a drinking aperture formed therethrough, said arcuate planar rim having a cylindrical or frustoconical side wall adjacent an edge of said lid, said sanitary cover comprising: a thin, flexible, fluid impervious planar sheet of material having an elongate body, said body having an elongate upper portion and an elongate lower portion, a lower side of said body having adhesive applied thereto;said elongate lower portion to be applied against at least a portion of said side wall of said lid, and said elongate upper portion to be applied against said arcuate planar rim so as to cover said drinking aperture and at least a portion of said arcuate planar rim about said drinking aperture, whereby said elongate lower portion and said elongate upper portion together cover a mouth contact area of said lid;wherein a central region of said elongate upper portion further comprises an upward extension, said central region upward extension extending towards a central region of said lid. 17. The sanitary cover of claim 16 wherein said lid further comprises an inner wall on an opposite side of said arcuate planar rim from said cylindrical or frustoconical side wall, and wherein said central region upward extension is adhered against said inner wall. 18. The sanitary cover of claim 16 wherein said central region of said elongate upper portion further comprises an upper layer and a lower layer and a removable game piece or promotional insert between said upper and lower layers, wherein said removable game piece or promotional insert can be accessed or removed once said upper layer has been removed from said lower layer of said central region of said elongate upper portion.