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 lid container may be accessed, partially consumed, replaced in the container and resealed at any time as desired by the user. Additionally, an independent drop-in container within the lid cavity may be resealed and removed from the lid cavity and taken to other locations such as home, work, or car. 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 lid container comprising at least one compartment configured to store at least one first solid or 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;
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A cup lid with integrated container comprising: a lid container comprising at least one compartment configured to store at least one first solid or 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;a coupling element configured to couple said lid container to said annular opening on top of said cup;said lid container configured to enable access of said at least one first solid or liquid and said second solid or liquid without disengagement of said coupling element from said cup;said lid container comprising a hole configured to enable access of said second solid or liquid stored in said cup 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 a bottom portion of said lid container where said at least one first solid or liquid is stored;said lid container comprising at least one rotation indexer configured as a protrusion on said lid container that extends away from a portion of said lid container;a cover comprising an exterior top surface coupled with said lid container and configured to enclose said lid container wherein said cover comprises at least one indexer element configured to engage said at least one rotation indexer in said lid container to provide discrete rotational values for said cover with respect to said lid container wherein said cover further comprises at least one hole and wherein said cover is configured to rotate to enable access of said at least one first solid or liquid and said second solid or liquid via said at least one hole in said cover at respective discrete rotational values that respectively align any one of said at least one hole in said cover with said hole in said lid container to enable access said second solid or liquid in said cup orsaid at least one compartment in said lid container to enable access to said at least one first solid or liquid; and,wherein said cover is configured to rotationally enable each of said at least one hole in said cover to enable access of said at least one first solid or liquid of said lid container and said second solid or liquid of said cup as desired at a first rotational setting and second rotational setting respectively of said cover with respect to said lid container and wherein said cover is further configured to rotationally close off access to said first solid or liquid at said second rotational setting and said second solid or liquid at said first rotational setting respectively. 2. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said lid container comprises at least one substantially flat bottom and includes rounded corners. 3. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, further comprising at least one independent drop-in/removable container that comprises rounded bottom corners configured to reside in said lid container with optional rounded bottom corners and wherein said independent drop-in/removable container is optionally configured to couple or clip-in to said lid container and wherein said independent drop-in/removable container optionally comprises visual alignment or non-rotational elements or both. 4. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 3 wherein said at least one independent drop-in/removable container comprises an additional cover configured with at least one score line configured to enable a portion of said additional cover to be removed or wherein said additional cover includes a seal-on/peel-off, press-on or external and/or internal wall friction element. 5. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said lid container comprises a vertical dimension that extends to, into, out of, or both into and out of the plane defined by the annular opening of the cup. 6. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said top cover or said lid container comprises a thermochromic plastic configured to change color based on a temperature of said at least one first solid or liquid and/or wherein said cover or said lid container 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. 7. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said top cover or said lid container includes a glow in the dark plastic or glow in the dark printable ink. 8. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said hole of said lid container is configured as a sip hole or gulp hole with raised side walls and wherein said lid container further comprises a raised area proximal to said hole wherein said raised area comprises a top horizontal wall comprising said sip hole or gulp hole. 9. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover is configured to rotationally enable each of said at least one hole in said cover to enable access of said at least one first solid or liquid of said lid container and said second solid or liquid of said cup as desired at a first rotational setting and second rotational setting respectively of said cover with respect to said lid container and wherein said cover is further configured to rotationally close off all of said at least one hole in said cover at a third rotational setting of said cover with respect to said lid container. 10. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover is configured to rotationally enable each of said at least one hole in said cover to enable access of said at least one first solid or liquid of said lid container and said second solid or liquid of said cup as desired at a first rotational setting and second rotational setting respectively and wherein said at least one hole is always open to either said first solid or liquid or said second solid or liquid. 11. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover is configured to rotationally enable each of said at least one hole in said cover to enable access of said at least one first solid or liquid of said lid container and said second solid or liquid of said cup as desired at a first rotational setting and second rotational setting respectively of said cover with respect to said lid container and wherein said cover is further configured to rotationally close off access to said first solid or liquid at said second rotational setting and said second solid or liquid at said first rotational setting respectively. 12. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, further comprising an independent drop-in/removable container that comprises a flat horizontal circular flange located along the top outer edge of said at least one independent drop-in/removable container, wherein said flat horizontal circular flange is secured between a bottom surface of a horizontal wall of said cover and an outer surface of a horizontal wall of said lid container wherein said flat horizontal circular flange is situated between said horizontal wall of said cover and said horizontal wall of said lid container. 13. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said at least one independent drop-in/removable container that comprises at least one indentation, and wherein said lid container comprises an inward indentation in a vertical sidewall or horizontal bottom wall that is configured to accept a corresponding indentation of said at least one indentation in said at least one independent drop-in/removable container. 14. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, further comprising a seal-on/peel-off layer or vertical wall press-on friction lid is configured to fasten to the lid/container or said at least one independent drop-in/removable container and is situated between and is held in place between an interior horizontal wall of the cover and exterior horizontal wall or lip of the lid/container and/or the at least one independent drop-in/removable container. 15. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cup further comprises a top portion and wherein said top portion of said cup comprises an outward projection or flair or is otherwise wider in relation to a vertical sidewall of said cup or wherein said cup is configured with a fill/volume mark and wherein said fill/volume mark is configured in, on, or out of, said vertical sidewall in said cup as a printed or tactile mark or indentation in said cup or any combination thereof and wherein said cup comprises paper, plastic, hard molded plastic, ceramic, metal. 16. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises at least one vertically oriented element configured to facilitate rotation of said cover. 17. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said coupling element comprises a clip-on ridge in a vertical wall of said lid container and said cover and wherein said cover couples with said lid container and said lid container couples with said cup at said clip-on ridge which doubles as a circular rotational ridge and circular rotational trough in the vertical sidewall of the lid container and cover. 18. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said lid container comprises at least one click-stop trough to limit rotation of said cover with respect to said lid container and wherein said cover comprises at least one click-stop post. 19. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said lid container comprises at least one click-stop trough to limit rotation of said cover with respect to said lid container and wherein said click-stop trough comprises one or more bumps to index rotation. 20. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover or said lid container comprises one or more downward or upward male protrusions and corresponding female indents that are configured as rotation indexers in the top horizontal wall of either the cover or lower lid container and wherein additionally if upward male protrusions are used in the lower lid container then holes may be used in the cover to serve as female counterparts. 21. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover or said lid container or both comprise a vacuum release hole. 22. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises rotational arrows or informative color or text or a tactile sip, gulp or snack hole narrow locator ridge and wherein said rotational arrows or said text or said tactile sip, gulp or snack hole narrow locator ridge may be raised or recessed in a horizontal top wall of said cover. 23. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said lid container comprises an additional cover configured with at least one score line and pull tab configured to enable a portion of said additional cover to be removed or wherein said additional cover includes an internal wall press-on friction cover with a cut-out that intersects with an outer edge of the additional cover and employs an alignment element integrated into an outer vertical wall of said additional cover that corresponds with a matching element located in a vertical sidewall of the lid container or said at least one independent drop-in/removable container. 24. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1 wherein said lid container comprises an additional cover and wherein said lid container further comprises an indentation that occurs in an outer vertical sidewall that extends under an outer top lip of said additional cover wherein said indentation facilitates lifting of said additional cover from the lid container. 25. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said lid container comprises at least one compartment with rounded corners to facilitate pouring said at least one first solid or liquid from said compartment. 26. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises one or more female indentations to hold salt or a saltshaker. 27. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises a downward indentation and is additionally configured to seal off said at least one second solid or liquid from exiting from between said cover and said lid container. 28. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein said lid container comprises a foot peg configured to level said lid container on a flat surface to enable stacking. 29. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, wherein a vertical sidewall of the lid container and/or cover is raised in relation to the clip-on element that couples the cover or lid container to the cup and wherein said raised vertical sidewall provides a lower lip bumper or cushion and additionally provides a vertical wall area for placement of vertically oriented turn/grip ridges. 30. The cup lid with integrated container of claim 1, further comprising an additional cover and wherein a top horizontal wall of the lid container is recessed in the lid container to accommodate the additional cover.
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