Handbag with exchangeable components

Abstract

A handbag with exchangeable components is described. Also described are fastening mechanisms for use with a removable liner and for fastening the interior liner to the exterior of the handbag. Furthermore, exchangeable exterior pieces and mechanisms for fastening such exterior pieces to the exterior portion of the handbag are described.

Description

[0001]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.[0002]Unless expressly provided by law, the filing of the present specification by the applicant is in no way intended to operate as a dedication to the public of any copyright, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights and interests of any kind in and to the described subject matter of this patent document. For greater certainty and to the full extent as may be permitted by law, the applicant expressly reserves all such rights and interests notwithstanding the filing of the present application.FIELD OF INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to a handbag with exchangeable components.BACKGROUND OF THE INVEN...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]The fastener may be movable from an unsecured position for inserting the fastener through the aligned aperture to a secured position for preventing withdrawal of the fastener through the aligned aperture.

[0013]A rim may surround the liner connection aperture in an interior of the liner. The end of the arm of the fastener may be passable through the aligned aperture into the interior or the liner. The rim may have a notch to help retain the end of the arm in the secured position after the end is passed into the interior of the liner and rotated to the secured position.

[0020]In another aspect of the present invention, there is a handbag comprising an exterior shell having an opening to an interior compartment defined by the exterior shell, a fastener, and a removable cover detachably attached to the exterior shell by the fastener for covering the opening to the interior compartment. The fastener permits complete detachment of the cover from the exterior shell. When the removable cover is detachably attached to the exterior shell, the cover is operable between a first position and a second position, such that in the first position the removable cover substantially covers the opening and thereby restricting access to the interior compartment of the handbag, and such that in the second position access to the interior compartment is provided through the opening.

[0024]A rim may surround the shell connection aperture in the interior compartment. The end of the arm of the fastener may be passable through the shell connection aperture into the interior compartment while the fastener is in the unsecured position. The rim may have a notch to help retain the end of the arm in the secured position after the end is passed into the interior compartment and rotated to the secured position.

Problems solved by technology

This transfer of items from the first handbag to the other handbag tends to be inconvenient, and can lead to lost time for the user, as well as possibly to the loss of items during the transfer.

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