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A lid for securing to the brim of a container, the lid including a container closure having a disk shaped member with a periphery for mating with the brim of the container. The periphery includes annular inner and outer side walls with at least one annular rib disposed on each of the inner and outer

A lid for securing to the brim of a container, the lid including a container closure having a disk shaped member with a periphery for mating with the brim of the container. The periphery includes annular inner and outer side walls with at least one annular rib disposed on each of the inner and outer side walls. The ribs of the annular walls form a gripping area to secure the lid to the container for preventing leaks and accidental spillage. A top wall interconnects the inner and outer side walls and includes visual cues for viewing the brim of the container when the lid is affixed to the brim. The lid additionally includes a pronounced wedge shaped sipping spout projecting upwards from the container closure. The container closure includes a circular indented channel for stacking one lid covered cup over another with additional stability provided by the sipping spout.

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1. A container closure for a container comprising: a disk shaped member including a circumferential rim extending about a periphery, the circumferential rim of the disk shaped member comprising a raised annular inner side wall, a raised annular outer side wall extending around the raised annular inn

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A container closure for a container comprising: a disk shaped member including a circumferential rim extending about a periphery, the circumferential rim of the disk shaped member comprising a raised annular inner side wall, a raised annular outer side wall extending around the raised annular inner side wall and generally parallel to and opposite the raised annular inner side wall, the raised annular outer side wall having an indentation forming a first annular rib opposite to the raised annular inner side wall, the raised annular outer side wall and raised annular inner side wall being interconnected by an annular top wall, wherein the annular top wall is generally perpendicular to the raised annular outer side wall and raised annular inner side wall and wherein the raised annular inner side wall comprises second and third annular ribs disposed along the raised annular inner side wall opposite to the raised annular outer side wall for providing leakage prevention and sealing of the container closure with the container, the second and third annular ribs are arranged in continuous rings parallel to one another and generally parallel to the first annular rib of the raised annular outer side wall; the second annular rib is positioned proximate to a top portion of the raised inner side wall and the third annular rib is positioned below the second annular rib; the second and third annular ribs each include a generally convex profile relative to a flat inner surface of an inside wall of the container, and form an annular rib channel therebetween, the annular rib channel of the inner side wall is intermediate to the second and third annular ribs and positioned at a bottom of the second annular rib and a top of the third annular rib, and wherein the first annular rib is positioned higher than the third annular rib when the container closure has the annular top wall in an uppermost orientation and the second and third ribs sealing against the flat inner surface of the container and provides a gripping area for securing the container closure to a brim of the container. 2. The container closure of claim 1 wherein the annular top wall includes a plurality of spaced visual cues for viewing the brim of the container when the container closure is affixed to the brim, such that a position of the container closure with respect to the brim may be readily ascertained. 3. The container closure of claim 2, wherein the visual cues are openings and the second and third annular ribs substantially prevent liquid from reaching the openings. 4. The container closure of claim 2 wherein the visual clues of the annular top wall includes four openings, the openings being diametrically opposed to one another for viewing of the brim over each quadrant of the container closure. 5. The container closure of claim 1 further including a pronounced member projecting upwards and extending from the closure, the pronounced member comprising an aperture disposed on a top of the member, the member further comprising a base that is integral with the disk shaped member, wherein the top and the base of the member include a width, wherein the width of the base is greater than the width of the top of the member, and wherein the member is spaced from a proximal most location of the container closure by a predetermined distance. 6. The container closure of claim 5, wherein the pronounced member comprises a sipping spout for a user to draw liquid from the container through the aperture in the sipping spout, and wherein the pronounced member includes a support surface for supporting a second container on the container closure. 7. The container closure of claim 5, further comprising a circular indented channel in a top side of the container closure for receiving and engaging with a bottom of a second container. 8. The container closure of claim 5, wherein a portion of a bottom surface of the container closure is generally planar in shape and includes a bottom channel comprising a crescent shape and wherein the bottom channel further includes at least one wall that forms a nozzle to direct liquid from the container along an interior surface to the aperture. 9. The container closure of claim 5, wherein the base of the pronounced member is generally C shaped in a profile. 10. The container closure of claim 5, wherein the pronounced member includes a height defined from a bottom of the container closure to the top of the member and wherein the height of the member is generally twenty five percent of a diameter of the container closure. 11. The container closure of claim 5, wherein the pronounced member comprises a sipping spout with a generally triangular cross section, the sipping spout being measured from the base to the top, the sipping spout having a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface, the first and the second lateral surface for permitting a user to draw liquid from the aperture. 12. The container closure of claim 7, wherein the circular indented channel is for stiffening the container closure and stacking a second container on the container closure. 13. The container closure of claim 11, wherein the aperture is elliptical in shape and disposed on the top side of the sipping spout. 14. The container closure of claim 1 further comprising: a pronounced member projecting upwards and extending from the container closure, the pronounced member comprising an aperture disposed on a top of the pronounced member, the pronounced member further comprising a base that is integral with the disk shaped member, and wherein the top and the base of the pronounced member include a width, wherein the width of the base is greater than the width of the top of the pronounced member, and the pronounced member forming a sipping spout, wherein the sipping spout includes a top surface, and a front and rear lateral surface and a first and a second lateral surface, the top surface being flat and comprising an aperture, the front lateral surface is opposite the rear lateral surface, and the first and second lateral surface are angled and tapered to provide a spout with a generally triangular cross section, the spout further comprising a height that is about twenty five percent of the diameter of the container base portion, wherein the sipping spout is spaced from a proximal most portion of the container closure by a predetermined distance. 15. The container closure of the claim 14 wherein the annular top wall includes a plurality of spaced visual cues for viewing the brim of the container when the container closure is affixed to the brim, such that a position of the lid container closure with respect to the brim may be readily ascertained. 16. The container closure of claim 15, wherein the visual cues are openings. 17. The container closure of claim 15 wherein the visual cues are diametrically opposed to one another for viewing of the brim over each quadrant of the container closure. 18. The container closure of claim 14 further comprising a circular indented channel in a top side of the container closure. 19. The container closure of claim 14, wherein the sipping spout provides a surface to support a second container on the container closure. 20. The container closure of claim 14, wherein the sipping spout further comprises a first base member and a second base member, the first base member and the second base member forming a generally arcuate “C” shape for supporting a second container in a horizontal and vertical direction in conjunction with the container closure for stacking the second container on a first container. 21. The container closure of claim 14, wherein the aperture is elliptical in shape and disposed on the top surface of the sipping spout and wherein the top forms an elliptically shaped flat planar surface. 22. The container closure of claim 14, wherein a portion of a bottom surface of the lid is generally planar in shape and includes a bottom channel comprising a crescent shape and wherein the bottom channel further includes at least one wall that forms a nozzle to direct liquid from the container along an interior surface to the aperture. 23. The container closure of claim 18, wherein the circular indented channel receives a bottom of a second container in a mating engagement therewith. 24. A lid for a container comprising: a disk shaped member including a circumferential rim extending about a periphery, the circumferential rim of the disk shaped member comprising a raised annular inner side wall, a raised annular outer side wall, wherein the raised annular outer side wall extends around the raised annular inner side wall and is generally parallel to and opposite the raised annular inner side wall, the raised annular outer side wall and raised annular inner side wall being interconnected by an annular top wall, wherein the annular top wall is generally perpendicular to the raised annular outer side wall and raised annular inner side wall, wherein the raised annular inner side wall includes first and second annular ribs disposed in continuous rings parallel to one another; the first annular rib is positioned proximate to a top portion of the raised annular inner side wall, relative to the second annular rib which is positioned below the first annular rib; the first and second annular ribs each include a generally, convex profile relative to an inner surface of the container, and form an annular rib channel therebetween, the rib channel of the raised annular inner side wall is intermediate to the first and second annular ribs and positioned at a bottom of the first annular rib and a top of the second annular rib, the rib channel is positioned for retaining liquid that seeps beyond the second annular rib prior to contacting the first annular rib when tilting the container to allow its contents to escape; the first and second annular ribs of the raised annular inner side wall thereby form a primary sealing surface against a flat wall of the container to which the lid may be attached for substantially preventing leakage, and a third rib formed in the raised annular outer side wall opposite to the raised annular inner side wall and the third rib positioned higher than the second annular rib when the lid has the annular top wall in an uppermost orientation, wherein the third rib is formed by an indentation and provides a gripping area for securing the lid to a brim of the container and the third rib formed in the outer side wall opposite the first and second annular ribs of the inner wall. 25. A container closure for a container comprising: a disk shaped member including a circumferential rim extending about a periphery, the circumferential rim of the disk shaped member comprising a raised annular inner side wall, a raised annular outer side wall, wherein the outer side wall extends around the raised annular inner side wall and is generally parallel to and opposite the raised annular inner side wall, the raised annular outer side wall and raised annular inner side wall being interconnected by an annular top wall, wherein the annular top wall is generally perpendicular to the raised annular outer side wall and raised annular inner side wall and wherein the raised annular outer side wall includes an indentation forming a first rib extending annularly along the raised annular outer side wall, and wherein the first rib includes a convex profile relative to a flat outer wall of the container, the first rib is formed intermediate to a rib element, the rib element having a flared end, positioned distal to the top wall and a second annular rib formed in the raised annular inner side wall opposite the raised annular outer side wall, the container closure capable of securing a brim and flat wall of the container between the first rib and the second annular rib of the raised annular inner side wall, a third annular rib formed in the raised annular inner side wall below the second annular rib opposite to the raised annular outer side wall and the third annular rib positioned lower than the first annular rib and the second and third annular ribs configured to seal against the flat outer wall of the container. 26. The container closure of claim 1, wherein the first annular rib is disposed along the raised outer side wall to provide a secondary sealing surface and the first annular rib forms a continuous ring around the circumference of the periphery of the container closure. 27. The lid of claim 24, wherein the third annular rib is disposed along the raised annular outer side wall to provide a secondary sealing surface and the third annular rib forms a continuous ring around the circumference of the periphery of the lid. 28. The lid of claim 25, wherein the first rib is disposed along the raised annular outer side wall to provide a sealing surface and the first rib forms a continuous ring around the circumference of the periphery of the container closure and the second and third annular ribs have a channel formed therebetween to provide a substantially leak-proof seal against the container. 29. The lid of claim 25 further comprising a brim retention channel at the annular top wall and upper portions of the annular inner side wall and the annular outer side wall, and the second annular rib adjacent to the brim retention channel and the third annular rib positioned below the second annular rib on the raised annular inner side wall when the lid is oriented so that the annular top wall is in an uppermost orientation. 30. The lid of claim 25 wherein the annular inner side wall and annular outer side wall form a generally inverted U-shaped cavity and the convex portion of the first rib formed in the outer side wall having a convex portion that extends into the generally inverted U-shaped cavity and a concave portion formed on the outer side wall opposite the convex portion and the concave portion forms a groove that is exposed along the periphery.