Packaging for tool handle with internal storage cavity and removable cap

A method of packaging a tool with (i) a tool handle having a handle outer surface and handle inner surface defining within the tool handle an onboard internal storage channel for stowing predetermined contents and (ii) a handle cap having a cap-exterior surface and being configured for selectively closing the storage channel, the method comprising:

• providing a cap-restraining strip fabricated from a tear-resistant material, the cap-restraining strip having first and second panels joined to one another through a central connector portion;
• positioning the cap-restraining strip relative to the tool handle such that, with the cap installed for closure of the storage channel, at least a portion of the central connector portion covers at least a portion of the cap-exterior surface and the first and second panels extend along portions of the handle outer surface located on mutually opposite sides of the tool handle;
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• wrapping the first and second panels in order to securely bind the panels to the handle outer surface, thereby preventing removal of the handle cap.

A packaged tool comprising:

• a tool handle having a handle outer surface and a handle inner surface defining within the tool handle an internal storage channel for stowing predetermined contents, the storage channel including a channel opening;
• a handle cap installed over the channel opening in order to close the storage channel, the handle cap having a cap-exterior surface;
• a tear-resistant cap-restraining strip, the cap-restraining strip having first and second panels joined to one another through a central connector portion and being disposed such that (i) at least a portion of the central connector portion covers at least a portion of the cap-exterior surface and (ii) the first and second panels extend along portions of the handle outer surface located on mutually opposite sides of the tool handle;
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• a wrapper securely binding the first and second panels to the handle outer surface, thereby preventing removal of the handle cap.