Drinking cup cover

Abstract

A drinking cup cover includes a cover body and a closure member. The cover body has a cover wall with top and bottom surfaces, a peripheral portion, and a beverage hole formed through the top and bottom surfaces of the cover wall adjacent to the peripheral portion. The cover wall further has a hole-defining periphery that defines the beverage hole. The closure member includes a tab part, a depressible part, and an engaging part. The tab part is connected to the hole-defining periphery such that the closure member is movable relative to the cover body between a sipping position and a non-sipping position. The depressible part protrudes upwardly from the tab part and is operable to move the tab part downwardly from the non-sipping position to the sipping position. The engaging part is formed on one end of the depressible part opposite to tab part to engage the hole-defining periphery.

1 . A drinking cup cover comprising:
 a cover body having a cover wall with top and bottom surfaces, said cover wall having a peripheral portion and a beverage hole formed through said top and bottom surfaces of said cover wall adjacent to said peripheral portion, said cover wall further having a hole-defining periphery that defines said beverage hole; and   a closure member having
 a tab part connected to said hole-defining periphery such that said closure member is movable relative to said cover body between a sipping position, where said tab part uncovers said beverage hole, and a non-sipping position, where said tab part spans said beverage hole, 
 a depressible part that protrudes upwardly from said tab part and that is operable to move said tab part downwardly when moving said closure member from the non-sipping position to the sipping position, and 
 an engaging part that is formed on one end of said depressible part opposite to said tab part to engage removably said hole-defining periphery when said closure member is moved to the sipping position. 
   
   
   
       2 . The drinking cup cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said tab part of said closure member has a periphery with a hinge section connected pivotally to said hole-defining periphery, and a tearable section connected separably to said hole-defining periphery. 
   
   
       3 . The drinking cup cover as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said closure member further has a tear line that connects separably said tearable section of said periphery of said tab part to said hole-defining periphery. 
   
   
       4 . The drinking cup cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said cover wall further has a recessed portion adjacent to said peripheral portion and indented from said top surface of said cover wall, said beverage hole being located in said recessed portion. 
   
   
       5 . The drinking cup cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said engaging part of said closure member is formed with a groove to engage removably said hole-defining periphery when said closure member is moved to the sipping position.