Sanitary-lid composition

Abstract

A drinking-cup composition having a drinking cup; a drinking-cup lid that is removably attached to the cup, the lid having a substantially circular raised-ridge portion and a perimeter-edge portion, the substantially circular raised-ridge portion being positioned inside the perimeter-edge portion; the raised-ridge portion having an orifice within the raised ridge through which a liquid can pass from one side of the lid to the other; a film that is removably attached to the raised-ridge portion; and the film shape having a body portion and a pull-tab portion, the body portion having a perimeter-edge shape that is substantially similar to at least a portion of the raised-ridge-portion shape.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drinking-cup composition comprising:
 a drinking cup;   a drinking-cup lid that is removably attached to the cup,
 the lid having a substantially circular raised-ridge portion and a perimeter-edge portion, 
 the substantially circular raised-ridge portion being positioned inside the perimeter-edge portion; 
 the raised-ridge portion having an orifice within the raised ridge through which a liquid can pass from one side of the lid to the other; 
   a film that is removably attached to the raised-ridge portion; and   the film shape having a body portion and a pull-tab portion,
 the body portion having a perimeter-edge shape that is substantially similar to at least a portion of the raised-ridge-portion shape. 
   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion has a shape that is substantially semicircular. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the orifice is within a planar portion of the raised ridge. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 3 , wherein the planar portion of the raised ridge defines an end portion of the composition's longitudinal length. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the film is attached to a planar portion of the raised ridge. 
     
     
         6 . A drinking-cup-lid composition comprising:
 a drinking-cup lid that can be removably attached to a drinking cup,
 the lid having a substantially circular raised-ridge portion and a perimeter-edge portion, 
 the substantially circular raised-ridge portion being positioned inside the perimeter-edge portion; 
 the raised-ridge portion having an orifice within the raised ridge through which a liquid can pass from one side of the lid to the other; 
   a film that is removably attached to the raised-ridge portion; and   the film shape having a body portion and a pull-tab portion.   
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 6 , wherein the body portion has a shape that is substantially semicircular. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 6 , wherein the orifice is within a planar portion of the raised ridge. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 8 , wherein the planar portion of the raised ridge defines an end portion of the composition's longitudinal length. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 6 , wherein the film is attached to a planar portion of the raised ridge.