摘要 |
The process of the present invention comprises the steps of : a) forming a bottle (3) with a handle (2), the handle (2) having opposing ends, wherein o ne end of the handle merges with the bottle in a merging region (4), and the other end of the handle is a free end (5); b) forming a flexible sleeve (6) essentially in the shape of a tube, the sleeve (6) having at least one cut-o ut region (7) which is defined on all sides by the sleeve (6), and wherein the profile of the cut-out region (7) is at least as big as the cross-sectional profile of the free end of the handle (5); c) opening the generally tubular sleeve (6) and disposing the open sleeve over the bottle (3); d) displacing the sleeve (6) relative to the bottle (3) so that the cut-out region (7) of the sleeve is adjacent to the free end of the handle (5); e) deforming the sleeve (6) so that the cut-out region (7) encompasses the free end of the handle (5); f) displacing the sleeve (6) relative to the bottle (3) so that the sleeve (6) generally surrounds the bottle (3), and so that the handle (2 ) is disposed through the cut-out region (7) of the sleeve; and g) shrinking t he sleeve (6) to the outer surface of the bottle (3).
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