Product packaging and methods therefor

Abstract

An impression taken of the hand of a celebrity or notable person holding a product wherein the negative of the hand impression is transferred to the consumer packaged good. The negative hand impression permits consumers to place their hand in the impression to fix in the consumer's mind certain positive aspects of the product.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A specially shaped package to promote sales of a packaged product comprising:
 ( 1 ) a product endorsement,   ( 2 ) a part of the package having the form of a human hand obtained from an impression of a person's hand.   
     
     
         2 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the impression is negative or positive. 
     
     
         3 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the person is well known. 
     
     
         3 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the impression is obtained by producing a an image of the hand mold, or by computerized plotting means. 
     
     
         4 . A process for producing a specially shaped product package to drive consumer sales comprising the steps of:
 ( 1 ) obtaining a product endorsement from a well known person, such as a sports celebrity or an entertainer,   ( 2 ) obtaining an impression of the person's hand when grasping a product,   ( 3 ) producing the tooling required to produce a package having the impression of the hand, and,   ( 4 ) manufacturing the packaging, and presenting it to the consumer.