No spill lid

Claim 1

A one-piece, flexible plastic molded lid for a liquid container having a substantially circular opening comprising: a substantially circular solid main body portion having a slightly greater diameter than said container opening and a flexible and downwardly extending peripheral portion, said main body portion further including peripheral spaced, recessed portions of an arcuate configuration extending downwardly from said main body portion, a portion of the inner wall of said downwardly extending peripheral portion and the outer wall of said peripheral recessed portions cooperatively engaging the uppermost portion of said wall of said container in friction-fit relationship to thereby seal said container; a low profile, drinking spout positioned on said main body portion adjacent the periphery of said lid, and integral therewith, said spout comprising an upwardly extending, tapered, hollow member having a general arcuate configuration with an unobstructed interior and provided with an unobstructed opening; and a low profile, cover integrally connected to a portion of said downwardly extending peripheral portion by means of a planar connecting member at least as wide as said drinking spout opening and being flexibly attached to the base of said downwardly extending peripheral portion adjacent said spout and having a length sufficient to permit sealing and removal of said cover with respect to said drinking spout by use of a person's thumb for unobstructed drinking, said cover being congruently shaped to said spout and provided with an inner peripheral ridge for sealing said cover to said drinking spout in friction-fit relationship and having an encircling flange to facilitate removal of said cover as set forth above.