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A cup is provided having a lid with a spout defined by walls tapered towards a distal end of the spout. The lid has handles extending therefrom that are preferably formed of a first and second material having different Shore A hardnesses to define a rigid portion and a gripping portion.

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1. A cup lid comprising: a lid body having a lid wall with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface;an annular flange having a flange wall extending downwardly from said lid wall that is connectable to a cup, said flange wall having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite

1. A cup lid comprising: a lid body having a lid wall with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface;an annular flange having a flange wall extending downwardly from said lid wall that is connectable to a cup, said flange wall having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface; anda handle being connected to said outer surface at a first location, said handle extending curvingly downward from said annular flange, said handle having a proximal end connected to said annular flange and a distal end that is free, said handle having a rigid portion and a gripping portion, said gripping portion being more flexible than said rigid portion,wherein said handle has an under-surface, an over-surface opposite said under-surface, a first side surface on a first side between said over-surface and said under surface, and a second side surface on an opposite side of said first side surface between said over-surface and said under surface, wherein said gripping portion covers a portion said under-surface and said gripping portion has a first portion that wraps around said first side surface and a second portion that wraps around said second side surface so that each of said first portion and said second portion of said gripping portion partially covers said over-surface, and wherein said rigid portion extends entirely between said first portion and said second portion on said over-surface. 2. The cup lid of claim 1, wherein said handle is a first handle and a second handle, wherein said second handle is connected to an opposite side of said outer surface at a second location and extends curvingly downward from said annular flange, wherein said second handle has a proximal end connected to said annular flange and a distal end that is free, wherein said annular flange has a perimeter with a width between said first location and said second location, and wherein each of said distal ends of said first handle and said second handle have a distance therebetween that is greater than said width. 3. The cup lid of claim 1, wherein each of said first portion and said second portion of said gripping portion has ends on said over-surface with a wave-like shape, and wherein said rigid portion has a complementary wave-like shape between said ends of said gripping portion. 4. The cup lid of claim 1, wherein said annular flange and lid body are said rigid material. 5. The cup lid of claim 1, wherein said gripping portion has a lower hardness or Shore A hardness than a hardness or Shore A hardness of said rigid portion. 6. A method comprising: molding a first material to form a lid body having a lid wall with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite said top surface, an annular flange having a flange wall extending downwardly from said lid wall, said flange wall having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite said outer surface, and a rigid portion of a handle being connected to said outer surface at a first location, said handle extending curvingly downward from said annular flange, said handle having a proximal end connected to said annular flange and a distal end that is free; andmolding a second material to form a gripping portion on said rigid portion, said gripping portion being more flexible than said rigid portion,wherein said rigid portion has an outer wall, an inner wall, and a center wall connecting said outer wall and said inner wall,wherein said center wall is orthogonal to said outer wall and said inner wall to form a U-shaped channel on opposite sides of said center wall, and wherein said molding of said second material molds said second material into said U-shaped channels, wherein said center wall has a planar rib extending into said U-shaped channel. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said center wall has a plurality of apertures therethrough. 8. The cup lid of claim 1, wherein said under-surface has a gripping abutment that is a semi-spherical projection positioned closer to said distal end than said proximal end of said handle. 9. The cup lid of claim 1, wherein said handle has a distance between said under-surface and said cup that is greater closer to said distal end than said proximal end of said handle.