Liquid containers

Claim 1

A disposable type container structure for liquids of low viscous consistency comprising: a cup having a tapered side wall configuration of annular crosssection; the smaller diameter end terminating in a bottom wall joined to said annular side wall; the larger diameter end having an outwardly extending annular shaped pouring lip; a lid for sealing the open larger diameter end of said cup; said lid having a tapered side wall configuration of annular cross-section; the small diameter end of said lid side wall having a bottom wall integrally joined to said side wall; the larger diameter end of said lid side wall having an outwardly extending lip; an inner portion of said lid lip extending below the free end of said lip and resting on said pouring lip to define an annular space between said lips; the tapers of said cup and said lid being similar whereby the adjacent side wall sections of said cup and said lip are substantially equally spaced from one another to define a narrow slot-like interspace between the inner surface of said cup side wall and the outer surface of said lid side wall; the spacing between the lip of said cup and said lid side wall and between the bottom end of said lid side wall and said cup side wall being substantially equal; said cup being filled with said liquid to a level above the bottom wall of said lid so that said liquid fills at least a portion of said slot-like interspace to minimize the exposed area of the top surface of said liquid.