Lid with integrated container
View Patent ↗Lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup/can. The lid and cup/can 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/can without disengagement of the lid from the cup/can. 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.
1. A lid with integrated container comprising:
at least one wall that defines a lid container configured to store a first solid or a liquid separate from a second solid or liquid stored in a cup or can wherein said cup or can comprises an annular opening that lies in a plane on top of said cup or can near a rim of said cup or can wherein said lid container is configured with a substantially flat bottom wherein a bottom portion of said lid container is configured to contact said first solid or liquid on one side and said second solid or liquid on an opposing side of said at least one wall;
a coupling element configured to couple said at least one wall of said lid container to said rim on top of said cup or can;
said at least one wall of said lid container 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 or can;
said at least one wall comprising a hole configured to enable access of said second solid or liquid stored in said cup or can at an outer portion of said at least one wall proximal to an outer wall of said cup or can wherein said hole is not located within said lid container where said first solid or liquid is stored and wherein said at least one wall and said hole define a fluid transfer tunnel between said cup or can and said hole wherein said at least one wall comprises a vertical sidewall having an integrated upward vertical extension located above the coupling element which couples to the rim of said top of the cup or can such that a fluid transfer gap is created between a bottom outer horizontal wall of the lid container and a top outer horizontal wall of the cup or can;
a cover rotationally coupled with said lid container and configured to enclose said lid container wherein said cover is configured to rotate through a limited range of rotational values less than 360 degrees; and,
wherein said cover comprises a crescent shape cut out to provide access to said first solid or liquid in said lid container when said cover is rotated over an opening to a first rotational orientation in said at least one wall and wherein said cover comprises a hole configured to provide access to said second solid or liquid in said cup or can when said cover is rotated to a second rotational orientation.
2. The lid with integrated container of claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises vertical ridges in an outer portion of said cover to enable improved grip when rotating said cover and wherein said cover comprises a click-stop post and wherein said at least one wall comprises a trough in which said click-stop post travels when said cover is rotated.
3. The lid with integrated container of claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises a click-stop post that is downward pointing and wherein said at least one wall comprises click-stop bumps in a trough that are narrower portions of said trough that provide discrete rotational values when said click-stop post is rotated to said click-stop bumps.
4. The lid with integrated container of claim 1 , wherein said at least one wall comprises a flat top portion with at least one alignment trough align indented in said flat top portion on top of said at least one wall and wherein said at least one wall optionally comprises an indicator that indicates where said hole should be located rotationally with respect to said can to position said hole over an opening in said can.
5. The lid with integrated container of claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises vertical ridges on an outer portion of said cover wherein said vertical ridges are configured to improve grip during rotation of said cover.
6. The lid with integrated container of claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises at least one vertical raised ridge configured to enable tactile location of said hole and further comprises words or symbols which are downwardly indented into a top horizontal wall of the cover that are configured to reduce tactile detection of said words or symbols.