Protective sleeves for containers

A sleeve for holding a container, comprising:

• a molded tubular body comprising an elastic material and defining a space to hold a container;
• said tubular body defining a first circular opening at a first end of said tubular body configured for receiving the container;
• said tubular body defining a second circular opening at a second end of said tubular body that is opposite said first end of said tubular body, wherein said first circular opening is in a first plane and a second circular opening is in a second plane that is parallel to said first plane, said second end configured to prevent any portion of the container from passing through said second circular opening;
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• said tubular body defining a plurality of three or more holes in a pattern that extends from said first end of said tubular body to said second end of said tubular body, wherein the three or more holes are configured to allow visual access through said sleeve.

A bottle and a sleeve for holding the bottle, comprising:

• a bottle comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a middle portion extending between said top portion and said bottom portion, wherein said top portion comprises a bottle opening and said bottom portion comprises a bottom edge and a bottom surface opposite said bottle opening;
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• a molded elastic tubular sleeve comprising silicone and having a middle section extending along an outside of said middle portion of said bottle, wherein said tubular sleeve further comprises a bottom portion that extends over an outside of said bottom portion of said bottle and at least partially over said bottom edge of said bottle and defines an opening in a plane parallel to said bottom surface of said bottle, and wherein said tubular sleeve comprises a top portion that tapers inward relative to said middle section when said bottle is absent from said tubular sleeve;
• wherein said tubular sleeve comprises a plurality of holes along said middle section, wherein said holes are sized and positioned to enable visual observation of contents within the bottle.