Cup lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup. The cup and cup lid form at least two containment volumes, Embodiments enable easy containment, inclusion of fresh food, transportation and access of solid or liquid in the container and cup without disengagement of the cup lid
Cup lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup. The cup and cup lid form at least two containment volumes, Embodiments enable easy containment, inclusion of fresh food, transportation and access of solid or liquid in the container and cup without disengagement of the cup lid from the cup. Contents of the container may be accessed, partially consumed, replaced in the container and resealed at any time as desired by the user. Embodiments may employ a one-size-fits-all coupling element to couple any size container to the lower lid that couples with a cup. Simplifies eating and drinking from one unified container and cup in a theater or stadium having seats for example that provide one cup-holder per seat. Provides one free hand to hold a child's hand for safety while in stadiums and amusement parks.
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1. A cup lid with integrated container comprising: a container configured with a substantially flat bottom having a diameter of at least 1.75 inches and configured to store a first solid or a liquid separate from a second solid or liquid stored in a cup wherein said cup comprises an annular opening
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A cup lid with integrated container comprising: a container configured with a substantially flat bottom having a diameter of at least 1.75 inches and configured to store a first solid or a liquid separate from a second solid or liquid stored in a cup wherein said cup comprises an annular opening that lies in a plane on top of said cup wherein said container comprises a container coupling element on a bottom portion of said container;a cover configured to enclose said container;at least one wall configured with a substantially flat bottom having a diameter of at least 1.75 inches wherein a bottom portion of said at least one wall is configured to contact said second solid or liquid;said at least one wall comprising a coupling element configured to couple said at least one wall to said annular opening on top of said cup wherein said at least one wall comprises a second coupling element to temporarily couple with said container coupling element to couple said container to said at least one wall, wherein said second coupling element is complimentary to said container coupling element, and wherein said container coupling element and second coupling element are configured with a particular size that enables any size container to couple with said at least one wall;said at least one wall configured to enable access of said first solid or liquid and said second solid or liquid without disengagement of said coupling element from said cup;said at least one wall comprising a hole configured to enable access of said second solid or liquid stored in said cup with or without disengagement of said second coupling element and wherein said hole is configured at an outer portion of said at least one wall proximal to an outer wall of said cup wherein said hole is not located within said container where said first solid or liquid is stored;a hinge;said cover coupled with said hinge wherein said hinge is coupled with said container and configured to enclose said container wherein said cover is configured to optionally fixedly snap open or closed to enable and disable access to said first solid or liquid respectively. 2. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said container comprises at least one half circle vertically oriented posts that employ open or closed wall coupling at a front lip edge and where additionally said at least one half circle vertically oriented posts optionally include a vertically oriented snap bump ridge or ridges at a top front curved edge and wherein said at least one half circle vertically oriented posts and optional vertically oriented snap bump ridge or ridges are configured to snap into at least one corresponding female indents that employ open or closed wall coupling and optional snap bump ridge troughs at front lip edge of said container. 3. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 2 further comprising at least one strength trough at a base of said at least one half circle vertically oriented posts and wherein said at least one strength trough intersect a vertical wall of the container at a perpendicular angle. 4. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 2 further comprising a male tension bar or ridge at an outer portion of said container that mates with a corresponding female indentation located at an outer portion of said cover, and wherein said tension bar or ridge mating components are located to the inside of and parallel to the hinge. 5. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said cover employs at least one male posts adjacent to the hinge that utilize friction and couple or snap into at least one corresponding female indentations located at an outer edge of said at least one wall. 6. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said cover comprises a downward oriented indent at an outer location adjacent to said hinge that is configured as a support bracket for said hinge and wherein said downward oriented indent is configured to touch or leverage against an outer portion of said at least one wall and wherein said downward oriented indent is optionally intersected by a perpendicular downwardly indented strength rib. 7. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 5 wherein said hinge folds back upon itself such that when said at least one male post and female indentations are mated or snapped together and the cover is in a closed position, a portion of the cover folds back upon itself and furthermore resides over the location of said at least one male post and female indentations. 8. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said container employs one or two grasp tabs at a front lip edge to disengage and lift the cover from the container and wherein said one or two grasp tabs optionally employ a narrow straight upwardly indented strength rib that perpendicularly intersects an upward indented female coupling indent at a front lip edge of the container. 9. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said hinge comprises one or more pivot points that are located outside of an outer diameter of said annular opening that lies in said plane on top of said cup. 10. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said cover in an open position, hangs vertically downward. 11. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said cover comprises a clamshell, seal-on/peel-off, external and/or internal wall friction press-on, press-on friction dome configured with a second hole to allow access via a fork, spoon or straw, rotational, hinge, hinge coupled via adhesive, or any combination thereof wherein said cover optionally comprises at least one optional score line configured to enable a portion of said cover to be removed and wherein said cover, container, said at least one wall, comprise paper, plastic, hard molded plastic, ceramic, metal, or silicon or any combination thereof. 12. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said container, cover or at least one wall or any combination thereof comprises a glow in the dark material and/or a thermochromic plastic configured to change color based on a temperature of said first solid or liquid and/or wherein said container, cover or at least one wall or any combination thereof comprises graphic symbols, arrows or lettering or both graphic symbols and lettering of visual or tactile form or logos, advertisements, puzzles, bar codes, promotions, trivia or information. 13. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said hole is configured as a sip hole or gulp hole with raised side walls wherein said sip hole or gulp hole is configured to be utilized as a straw and wherein said straw optionally comprises a top horizontal wall comprising said sip hole or gulp hole. 14. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said hinge is configured as an axle, tooth and hook, pivot, double pivot, trough, score line or double score line. 15. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said at least one wall comprises strength zones or downward oriented clip-on elements or both in a horizontal or vertical wall of said at least one wall and wherein said downward oriented clip-on elements are configured to provide a secure, tight fit, spill preventative seal of at least one wall to the interior and exterior wall adjacent to the rim of the cup and additionally wherein said strength zones reduce flex in said at least one wall when said container is coupled or decoupled from said at least one wall. 16. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 15, wherein said strength zones and downward oriented clip-on elements in said at least one wall form an extended non-continuous ring that stops on either side of an outer diameter hole in said at least one wall that leads to the second solid or liquid or wherein said strength zones sand downward oriented clip-on elements form an extended continuous ring that bends inwardly in a tight arch around said outer diameter hole in said at least one wall that leads to a second solid or liquid. 17. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said container coupling element and said second coupling element comprise one or more male or female coupling elements that mate or couple utilizing friction in a sturdy but non-permanent fashion to one or more corresponding complimentary female or male coupling elements respectively in said at least one wall. 18. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 17, wherein said one or more male or female coupling elements further employ one or more vertically oriented male snap-on bump ridges or dots or one or more female snap-on bump ridges, troughs, or dot indents. 19. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 17, wherein said one or more male and female coupling elements optionally employ one or more alignment elements configured to rotationally align said container and said cover with respect to said at least one wall that couples to said cup. 20. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises an alignment indicator symbol and wherein said at least one wall comprises a corresponding alignment indicator symbol. 21. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said at least one wall comprises a straw trough that employs a tri-bend straw. 22. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein the container that couples to the at least one wall that couples to a cup employs a vertically offset coupling element as said container coupling element that projects away from the substantially flat bottom wall of said container; wherein said vertically offset coupling element comprises an inner and outer vertical wall such that said vertically offset coupling element is configured as a ring-shaped or segmented ring-shaped projection with a raised inner horizontal bottom wall portion that forms an interior portion of the substantially flat bottom wall of said container,wherein an outer horizontal wall portion or curved corner is located outside of the exterior vertical wall of said vertically offset coupling element and wherein a corresponding and complimentary vertically offset coupling element is located in a horizontal wall of said at least one wall that couples to a cup,wherein said complimentary vertically offset coupling element optionally comprises an inner portion that conforms to the interior raised wall portion of the vertically offset coupling element of the container, andwherein said vertically offset coupling element of said container and said at least one wall optionally employ one or more alignment elements and/or one or more male or female snap-on bump ridges, troughs, indents, or dots at an interior or exterior vertical wall to frictionally couple and or/align said container with said at least one wall that couples to a cup. 23. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises at least one post and/or tab configured to lift said cover and wherein said container optionally comprises recessed cut-outs configured to reside under said at least one tab. 24. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises at least one post and/or tab that includes a strength rib having a depth offset away from a planar area of said cover wherein said strength rib is configured to align said cover with a corresponding indent in said at least one wall that couples to a cup. 25. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said second coupling element comprises a removable adhesive or a heat or thermal bond, sonic bond, spot weld, epoxy bond, hot melt glue bond, transfer adhesive bond, or double-sided tape bond.
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