Container top for cup and/or other container

Abstract

A lid and/or container top for securing the contents of a cup and/or container with a housing for securing a premium item in movable communication with the lid and/or container top. The topological features of the lid and/or container top permits the housing to be movably attached to the lid and/or container such that movement of the housing relative to the lid and/or container both reveals and conceals an access opening in the lid and/or container top depending on the positioning of the housing. The lid and/or container top and housing allow premium items to be distributed to a consuming public without the necessity of removing the premium item to consume the contents of a cup and/or container.

1 . A lid and/or container top comprising: 
 a substantially horizontal member for enclosing contents of a cup and/or container, said substantially horizontal member comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said bottom surface faces the contents of the cup and/or container;    a topological feature on said top surface, said topological feature capable of receiving at least one of a plug, post, and nipple;    at least one topological feature on said bottom surface, said topological feature on said bottom surface capable of receiving a lip of the cup and/or container;    a platter, said platter comprising one of a plug, post, and nipple; wherein said plug, post, and nipple of said platter movably resides in said topological feature on said top surface;    a premium item in communication with said platter; and    an access opening traversing said substantially horizontal member.    
   
   
       2 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 1 , wherein said premium item is an optical storage medium.  
   
   
       3 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 1 , wherein said topological feature on said top surface is one of a channel, groove, track and divet.  
   
   
       4 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 1 , further comprising a housing, said housing attaches to said platter thereby enclosing said premium item between said platter and said housing.  
   
   
       5 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 1 , wherein said platter comprises a top housing and a bottom housing joined by a hinge.  
   
   
       6 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 1 , wherein said platter is rotatable about the center axis of said one of plug, post, and nipple relative to said substantially horizontal member.  
   
   
       7 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 1 , wherein said top surface of substantially horizontal member is between −90 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the cup and/or container lip.  
   
   
       8 . A lid and/or container top composing: 
 a substantially horizontal member for enclosing contents of a cup and/or container, said substantially horizontal member comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said bottom surface faces the contents of the cup and/or container;    at least one of a channel, groove, track, and divet in said top surface;    a housing for a premium item, said housing comprising one of a post, plug, and nipple, said one of a post, plug, and nipple configured to movably fit into said at least one channel, groove, track and divet in said top surface;    a premium item; and    an access opening traversing said substantially horizontal member.    
   
   
       9 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 8 , wherein said housing comprises a top portion and a bottom portion.  
   
   
       10 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 9 , wherein said top portion and said bottom portion are connected by a hinge.  
   
   
       11 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 9 , wherein said top portion contains said one post, plug, and nipple.  
   
   
       12 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 11 , wherein said one post, plug, and nipple of said top portion traverses said premium item and said bottom portion.  
   
   
       13 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 9 , wherein said bottom portion contains said one post, plug, and nipple.  
   
   
       14 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 13 , wherein said top portion snaps to said bottom portion thereby enclosing said premium item.  
   
   
       15 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 8 , wherein said housing comprises a second one of plug, post, and nipple.  
   
   
       16 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 15 , wherein said second one plug, post, and nipple is on the opposite side of the housing relative to said first one plug, post, and nipple.  
   
   
       17 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 16 , wherein said second one plug, post, and nipple is on the upper surface of the housing.  
   
   
       18 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 17 , wherein said second one plug, post, and nipple is used to secure said premium item to said housing.  
   
   
       19 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 18 , further comprising a second housing member, said top housing member removably affixed to said housing member to secure said premium item between said first housing member and said second housing member.  
   
   
       20 . The lid and/or container top according to  claim 8 , wherein said top surface of said substantially horizontal member is between −90 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the cup and/or container lip.