Beverage lid that attaches to food container

Abstract

A container lid is disclosed that accepts a snap-on container. The lid includes a continuous outer coupling trough for attachment to the open top of a beverage container where the trough circumscribes a footprint of the container lid. A straw-hole planar surface is disposed within the footprint, the straw-hole planar surface is adjacent to the outer coupling trough and a hole for drinking a liquid in the container extends through the straw-hole planar surface. A riser wall extends away from the straw-hole planar surface and defines a first planar surface above the straw-hole planar surface. A sip hole extends through the first planar surface. A food container coupling wall connects to the first planar surface and extends from the first planar surface to a position lower than the first planar surface and a food container coupling bottom connected to the food container coupling wall.

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         8 . A container lid that can be coupled to a food container, the lid comprising:
 a continuous outer coupling trough fro attachment to the open top of a beverage container, the trough circumscribing a footprint of the container lid;   a straw-hole planar surface within the footprint, the straw-hole planar surface adjacent to the outer coupling trough;   a hole for drinking a liquid in the container extending through the straw-hole planar surface;   a riser wall extending away from the straw-hole planar surface, the riser wall defining a first planar surface above the straw-hole planar surface, the first planar surface within the footprint;   a sip hole for drinking the liquid extending through the first planar surface;   a food container coupling wall connected to the first planar surface and extending from the first planar surface to a position lower than the first planar surface and a food container coupling bottom connected to the food container coupling wall   wherein when a food container is coupled to the lid, the sip hole is substantially covered by the food container, while the straw hole is not covered by the food container.   
     
     
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         20 . A cup lid with integrated container that can be coupled to a beverage cup, the lid comprising:
 a continuous outer coupling ring for removable attachment to an open beverage cup, wherein the coupling ring circumscribes a footprint of the lid;   a drink-hole planar surface above the coupling ring and within the lid footprint;   an annular surface above the coupling ring, within and non-concentric with the lid footprint, and connected to the drink-hole planar surface;   a food container comprising a container inner wall extending from the annular surface to a position lower than the annular surface, and a bottom connected to the container inner wall and coplanar with or below the coupling ring;   a drink hole for drinking a liquid in the cup, extending through the drink-hole planar surface at a position outside of the annular surface; and   a cover removably attached to the annular surface and enclosing the food container;   wherein the planform of the annular surface forms a nested circle within the planform of the drink-hole planar surface.   
     
     
         21 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 20 , wherein the drink-hole planar surface is approximately co-planar with the coupling ring and connected to the annular surface by a container outer wall extending upward from the drink-hole planar surface to the annular surface. 
     
     
         22 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 20 , wherein the drink-hole planar surface is above the coupling ring and connected to the coupling ring by an exterior wall extending upward from the coupling ring to the drink-hole planar surface, and connected to the annular surface by a container outer wall extending upward from the drink-hole planar surface to the annular surface. 
     
     
         23 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 20 , wherein the drink-hole planar surface is above the coupling ring and connected to the coupling ring by an exterior wall extending upward from the coupling ring to the drink-hole planar surface, and wherein the drink-hole planar surface is contiguous with the annular surface. 
     
     
         24 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 20 , wherein the cover is a seal-on/peel-off membrane. 
     
     
         25 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 24 , wherein the seal-on/peel-off membrane can be sealed on the lid in any rotational orientation. 
     
     
         26 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 24 , wherein the seal-on/peel-off membrane is sealed on the lid by a press-fit. 
     
     
         27 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 22 , wherein the drink-hole planar surface is disposed at an optimal distance between the coupling ring and the annular ring that allows the lid to hang in a substantially vertical orientation when suspended via a horizontal post through the drink hole, when the container is filled with a food item. 
     
     
         28 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 20 , wherein the drink hole is a straw hole. 
     
     
         29 . The cup lid with integrated container of  claim 20 , wherein the drink hole is a sip hole.