Disposable foam enhancing espresso drink lid

Abstract

Applicant provides a disposable foam enhancing espresso drink lid which enhances the coffee and espresso drinking experience, and includes a curved dome having a drinking hole with a top and bottom in a top surface and a curved face, wherein said curved dome is formed out of said lid, a lip depression at the bottom of said curved face, wherein said lip depression is formed out of said lid, a nose depression separated from said lip depression by a support structure, wherein said nose depression and said support structure are formed out of said lid, a smell slit provided in said support structure, a rim encircling said curved dome, lip depression, nose depression, and support structure. In use a drinker's lips curve around said dome curved face and into said lip depression, and drinker's nose extends into said nose depression with nostrils in proximity to said smell slit. The lid may be formed from a contiguous plasticized material. The lid can include an annular mounting portion beneath and connected to said rim for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container having a circular edge with a bead thereon.

1 . A disposable foam enhancing espresso drink lid, comprising:
 a curved dome having a drinking hole with a top and bottom in a top surface and a curved face, wherein said curved dome is formed out of said lid;   a lip depression at the bottom of said curved face, wherein said lip depression is formed out of said lid;   a nose depression separated from said lip depression by a support structure, wherein said nose depression and said support structure are formed out of said lid;   a smell slit provided in said support structure; and   a rim encircling said curved dome, lip depression, nose depression, and support structure; and   wherein a drinker's lips curve around said dome curved face and into said lip depression, and a drinker's nose extends into said nose depression with nostrils in proximity to said smell slit.   
   
   
       2 . The lid of  claim 1 , wherein said lid is formed from a contiguous plasticized material. 
   
   
       3 . The lid of  claims 1  or  2 , an annular mounting portion beneath and connected to said rim for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container having a circular edge with a bead thereon. 
   
   
       4 . A disposable foam enhancing espresso drink lid, comprising:
 a curved dome having a drinking hole with a top and bottom in a top surface and a curved face, wherein said curved dome is formed out of said lid;   a lip depression at the bottom of said curved face, wherein said lid depression is formed out of said lid;   a nose depression separated from said lip depression by a support structure, wherein said nose depression and said support structure are formed out of said lid;   a smell slit provided in said support structure; and   a rim encircling said curved dome, lip depression, nose depression, and support structure;   an annular mounting portion beneath and connected to said rim for sealingly engaging the lid of the beverage container having a circular edge with a bead thereon; and   wherein a consumer's lips curve around said dome curved face and into said lip depression, and a consumer's nose extends into said nose depression with nostrils in proximity to said smell slit; and   wherein said lid is formed from a contiguous plasticized material.