IP Library Granted Patent US 8,733,583
Granted Patent B2
US 8,733,583 · App. 13/335,833 · Granted May 27, 2014

Cup lid for beverages with foam

Inventor: Craig Bailey (Camas, WA)
Assignee: Foam Aroma
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,733,583
App. No.
13/335,833
Granted
May 27, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lid for a beverage cup includes an annular mounting portion to removably, sealingly, engage the open lip of a round beverage cup; a raised annular ridge inset from the mounting portion extending from a first end to a second end; a central portion spanning the annulus and including an aroma aperture at the center; a dispensing portion spanning between the annular ridge first end and second end including a front flat portion, a sloped dispensing aperture surface, and a dispensing aperture disposed on the sloped surface, the dispensing aperture comprising a triangle with rounded corners having a base proximate and parallel to the intersection edge and an apex proximate the upper edge; and, the raised annular ridge and dispensing portion defining a continuous containment surrounding the central portion.

Claims (8)

1. A beverage cup lid, comprising:

an annular mounting portion to removably, sealingly, engage the open lip of a round beverage cup;

a raised annular ridge inset from the mounting portion, the annular ridge extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end;

a central portion spanning the annulus defined by the raised annular ridge, the central portion including an aroma aperture disposed at the center of the central portion;

a dispensing portion spanning between the annular ridge first end and second end, the dispensing portion including a front flat portion extending from a bottom edge to a upper edge to go against a user's lower lip, a sloped dispensing aperture surface extending from the upper edge to an intersection edge intersecting the central portion to go against a user's upper lip, and a dispensing aperture disposed on the sloped surface, the dispensing aperture comprising a triangle with rounded corners having a base proximate and parallel to the intersection edge and an apex proximate the upper edge, and wherein the dispensing aperture defines a wide end breadth and a narrow end breadth, and the wide end breadth is approximately twice the magnitude of the narrow end breadth;

the raised annular ridge and dispensing portion defining a continuous containment barrier surrounding the central portion.

2. The beverage cup lid as in claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the dispensing portion upper edge is coplanar with the top wall of the raised annular ridge.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: FOAMAROMA LLC
To: GOTCHA HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 066504/0147 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2016
From: BAILEY, CRAIG
To: FOAMAROMA LLC
Reel/Frame 037829/0024 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 12619670 · Dec 16, 2009
Continuation In Part 29396206 · Jun 27, 2011
Related Publication 20120152968A1 · Jun 21, 2012