Hot cup lid

Abstract

A hot cup lid providing alternating modes of access to the contents of a cup, the lid including an enlarged drinking opening selectively closed by a tear flap, and a smaller sipping opening diametrically aligned with the drinking opening and adjacent the periphery of the lid, the tear flap including a sealing lug thereon engageable within and closing the sipping opening upon pivotal movement of the flap to open the drinking opening.

1 . An adjustable counterweight for use in construction equipment, said counterweight comprising:
 a body having a first section, a central section and a second section, said first section horizontally adjacent to said central section which is horizontally adjacent to said second section, said first section defines a first cavity therein and said second section defines a second cavity therein; and   at least two weight plate defined within each of the cavities of said first section and said second section, wherein each weight plate within a cavity is removably secured to said body of said counterweight on a common horizontal support and is horizontally displaced alone said support relative to another plate in said cavity.   
   
   
       2 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said weight plate comprises a body having a peripheral edge and defining a hole spaced from the peripheral edge of said body, wherein said horizontal support is a bar, and wherein the hole is adapted to receive a said bar for securing said weight plate to said body of said counterweight. 
   
   
       3 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of holes is defined in said body of said weight plate for securing said weight plate to said body of said counterweight. 
   
   
       4 . (canceled) 
   
   
       5 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said body of said counterweight is made of a unitary piece of solid material. 
   
   
       6 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first cavity and the second cavity comprise angled or curved profiles. 
   
   
       7 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein each adjacent weight plate is shaped to fit the contour of the angled profile of the first cavity and the second cavity of said body of said counterweight. 
   
   
       8 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the angled profile of the first cavity is different from the angled profile of the second cavity. 
   
   
       9 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein each weight plate within the first cavity has a different size and shape, and each weight plate within the second cavity has a different size and shape. 
   
   
       10 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said bar passes through the hole in said weight plate and attaches to said body of said counterweight. 
   
   
       11 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said body of said counterweight defines a plurality of openings therein, wherein said bar passes through the openings for attaching said bar to said body of said counterweight. 
   
   
       12 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said bar comprises a receiving portion, said counterweight further comprising a spacer sleeve adapted to fit onto said receiving portion of said bar thereby restricting axial movement of said weight plates along the bar within each of the cavities of said body of said counterweight. 
   
   
       13 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein a spacer sleeve defines a slot therein, said spacer sleeve is adapted to abut against said weight plates when the slot is received on said receiving portion of said bar. 
   
   
       14 . The adjustable counterweight as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said receiving portion of said bar corresponds to the shape of the slot of said sleeve such that the rotation of said spacer sleeve is prevented when said spacer sleeve is received onto said receiving portion of said bar. 
   
   
       15 . An adjustable counterweight in combination with construction equipment having a body with a revolving superstructure thereon, and the counterweight placed in the rear of the revolving superstructure, the counterweight comprising a body having a first section, a central section horizontally adjacent to said first section, and a second section horizontally adjacent to said central section, said first section and said second section each define a cavity therein; and
 at least two weight plates defined within each of the adjacent cavities of said first section and said second section, wherein each weight plate within a cavity is removably secured to said body of said counterweight on a common horizontal support and is horizontally displaced along said support relative to another plate in said cavity.   
   
   
       16 . A method of loading an adjustable counterweight onto a construction vehicle, said method comprising:
 a) providing a counterweight comprising a body having a first section, a central section and a second section, said first section horizontally adiacent to said central section, said second section horizontally adiacent to said central section, said first section and said second section each define a cavity;   b) mounting at least two weight plates within each cavity of said first section and said second section of said body, wherein each weight plate is positioned along a common horizontal support and is horizontally displaced along said support relative to another plate;   c) securing said weight plate to said body via said horizontal support, wherein said horizontal support is a bar passing through the hole in said weight plate and attached to said body of said counterweight; and   d) attaching said counterweight to a construction vehicle.