Interchangeable purse and liner

Abstract

The present interchangeable purse and liner provides a single liner or insert which may be interchangeably installed in any of a series of compatible handbags or the like. A person using the present purse and liner system may place all of her normally carried personal articles (e.g., wallet, keys, cosmetics, notebook and pen, etc.) in the insert, and merely remove the insert from one purse and place it in another when changing purses from, e.g., an everyday purse to an evening bag. The purse includes an upper flap which folds over the upper edge of the liner, to provide a finished appearance for the assembly. Two fastener sets (e.g., magnetic snaps, mechanical snaps, Velcro®, buttons, etc.) are used, with one set securing the flap to the inner surface of the liner along its upper edge, and the other set fastening between the liner and the inner surface of the purse.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to handbags, purses, and similar containers for the carriage of personal articles. More specifically, the present invention comprises various embodiments of a purse or purses having a separable liner therewith so that the liner is interchangeable between purses. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Women often have two or more purses, which they use for different occasions. A woman may own a relatively plain purse for everyday use, a fancier purse for evening use or other social affairs, or perhaps a series of purses of different colors to coordinate with different apparel. Most women have a certain number of personal articles, e.g., wallet and identification, cosmetics, writing implements and notebooks, etc., which they carry in the purse pretty much at all times. When a woman requires a different purse, e.g., for a formal occasion or other social affair or to carr...

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Benefits of technology

[0025] The present interchangeable purse and liner allows a single liner or insert to contain all of the articles normally carried in a handbag or the like. The liner, with its contents, may be transferred between different purses or the like as desired, thus avoiding the need to transfer each article (e.g., wallet, keys, cosmetics, etc.) separately and greatly facilitating the process.

[0027] The liner is secured within the bag by two sets or groups of fasteners, with one set securing the flap to the inner surface of the upper edge of the liner, and the other set securing the outer surface of the liner to the inner surface of the bag. Different types of fasteners may be used in each set, and the sets may be aligned or offset from one another as desired. The fasteners of the set securing the flap to the inner surface of the liner may be somewhat weaker than the fasteners of the other set, thus facilitating the separation of the flap from the liner while still holding the liner in place during the removal process.

Problems solved by technology

Most women have a certain number of personal articles, e.g., wallet and identification, cosmetics, writing implements and notebooks, etc., which they carry in the purse pretty much at all times. When a woman requires a different purse, e.g., for a formal occasion or other social affair or to carry with a specific outfit, she must remove all of the articles from one purse and place them individually in the other purse, an operation that is clearly tedious and time consuming.

The various pockets or compartments are certain to be arranged differently in the different purses, thus resulting in some delay in locating articles in different purses.

Of these, many do not provide any real security for the liner when it is placed in the purse, with no means being provided to secure the liner positively within the purse.

Of those purse and liner systems where the liner is positively retained within the purse, the fastening systems generally result in an unfinished appearance to the assembly, or do not provide the security desired, or both.

However, the Conwiser assembly provides no means for positively retaining the liner in the purse when the purse is opened.

The result is a relatively unfinished appearance for the two frames when the components are assembled.

However, Sutton does not provide any form of folded over flaps along the upper edges of the purse or bag to conceal the upper edges of the insert therein.

However, only a single series of fasteners is provided along the inner surface of the collar and the inner surface of the upper portion of the insert.

This would make the removal of the insert from the purse, somewhat difficult.

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