| 摘要 |
A disposable sleeve (20) that can be applied to a water bottle (10) before leaving the filling source and heat-shrunk take the configuration of the upp er portion of the bottle including the cap and shoulder and anchor the same to the bottle. Optionally, the cover which has a neck, shoulder and body portio n can be provided with a removal tab. Important to the invention, however, is the securing of the sleeve to the bottle in an intimate skin-to-skin relationship which thereby shields the upper portion of the bottle from contamination wherever it may be prior to use. In accordance with the method , the sleeve heat-shrunk to the bottle and is removed prior to emptying the bottle. The bottle is then uncapped and secured to the cooler. The sleeve should not be allowed to touch any portion of the bottle or cooler after its removal.
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