Drake, thank's a bunch for sharing your idea. Today I went to Home Depot and purchased five lids and five of those cups, it cost me $20.
I made a few improvements to the tops and cups.
1st
I took a file to the ridges that are on the lids, filed them down to minimize the amount o pressure it takes to open the lid
Before
After
Next, I took a round file to the cups and filed down a small section to help pop open the top.
I compared the amount of strength it took to open an off the shelf piece to one that I modified. After the modification it took about half the pressure to remove the top, filing down a section to get a grip with a finger really helped.
Again, thanks for sharing
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