Drink cup lid

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a drink cup lid showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the lid shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of a drink cup lid showing a second embodiment of our new design; and,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the lid shown in FIG. 3.

The broken lines showing the remainder of the drink cup lid are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The bottom view is not claimed.

Claims

The ornamental design for a drink cup lid, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D635855
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 12, 2010
Date of Patent: Apr 12, 2011
Assignee: Solo Cup Operating Corporation (Lake Forest, IL)
Inventors: Stephen A. Smith (Naperville, IL), Kevin Ray Smith (Round Lake Beach, IL), Robert Joseph Schaefer (Baltimore, MD), Bradley F. Rademaker (LaGrange, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 29/379,016
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/447; D9/454