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Disclosed herein is a container and handle assembly comprising a container having at least one anchor having a portion embedded in a body of the container. The anchor has an unembedded portion with an attachment site. The assembly further comprises a handle formed separately from the container, wher

Disclosed herein is a container and handle assembly comprising a container having at least one anchor having a portion embedded in a body of the container. The anchor has an unembedded portion with an attachment site. The assembly further comprises a handle formed separately from the container, where the handle has a mating attachment site for engaging the attachment site of the unembedded portion of the anchor. Also disclosed are methods of forming a container having at least one anchor partially embedded therein.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A container and handle assembly comprising: a container having a blow molded plastic container body; a plastic anchor separately formed from the container and having at least one portion embedded in the container body by blow-molding the container body around the embedd

The invention claimed is: 1. A container and handle assembly comprising: a container having a blow molded plastic container body; a plastic anchor separately formed from the container and having at least one portion embedded in the container body by blow-molding the container body around the embedded anchor portion and having an unembedded portion with an attachment site; and a handle having a mating attachment site for engaging the attachment site of the unembedded portion of the anchor; the anchor comprising two embedded portions and a supporting beam extending between the two embedded portions, the anchor attachment site being disposed along a length of the supporting beam; and the handle being in the shape of a collar having opposing inner and outer bands joined at each end, the outer band comprising a gripping portion spaced apart from the container body, and the inner band being disposed along the beam and including the mating attachment site disposed along a length of the beam to support the handle on the container. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the anchor attachment site comprises a slot and the mating attachment site of the handle comprises a tab receivable by the slot. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the slot comprises a groove and the tab comprises a ledge, the groove capable of slidably engaging the ledge. 4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the groove comprises at least one stop to lock the ledge within the groove. 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the container is made of one plastic material, and the handle is made of a different plastic material. 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the plastic material of the container body is polyethylene terephthalate and the plastic material of the handle is polypropylene. 7. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the container comprises a polyethylene terephthalate beverage container. 8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the container comprises an integral blow-molded and substantially transparent PET beverage container. 9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the attachment site and mating attachment site comprise a tongue and groove type fitting. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the attachment site comprises a pair of elongated grooves disposed along opposite side walls of the supporting beam. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the mating attachment site comprises a pair of elongated ledges which slidably fit within the grooves. 12. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising: means for locking the anchor to the handle. 13. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the two embedded portions have extended base ends providing an additional area for the container to deform around and secure the anchor to the container body.