Organizational System for Personal Effects

Abstract

An organizational system including an outer bag body and a rigid storage basket configured to fit within the outer bag body. The outer bag body may be styled as a conventional purse, etc. The storage basket preferably includes multiple individual storage compartments arranged adjacent one another with a respective open end of each storage compartment arranged adjacent one another so that all individual storage compartments are readily accessible from an opening at the top of the purse / bag when the basket is positioned within the bag body. Optionally, the storage basket is readily removable from the purse so that it may be placed on a kitchen countertop, etc. to provide organization to the basket's contents without the need for any support from a bag body. Optionally, the organizational system includes one or more interchangeable bag bodies configured to fit the same storage basket.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 279,187, filed Apr. 10, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 669,441, filed Apr. 8, 2005, the entire disclosures of both of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to purses, pocketbooks, diaper bags and other carryall bags, and more particularly to an organizational system for organizing and managing items carried of one or more such bags.DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART[0003]As used herein, a “carryall bag” may have any one of many different forms, such as a purse, pocketbook, diaper bag, briefcase, duffle bag, tote bag, etc. By their very nature, carryall bags are meant to carry a large number of miscellaneous items, any of which may be needed at a given time. In the example of a purse, carried items may include personal effects such as a checkbook, glasses, sun...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides an organizational system for carryall bags, such as purses, that includes an outer bag body and a rigid storage basket. The storage basket is either fixedly attached to the bag body or readily removable from it. The storage basket includes multiple individual storage compartments that are readily accessible from an opening at the top of the purse / bag. The system allows for easy separation, organizing, and containing of personal effects. The receptacle may be retained on a countertop or used as a portable storage solution. The storage basket may include multiple removable liners and allows for various combinations of individual storage compartments. The technical effects of the invention include improved access to personal effects, improved organization, and improved portability."

Problems solved by technology

It is therefore difficult to find a particular item, and searching for the desired item becomes an exercise in rooting through the collection of items, removing items from the purse, etc.

A major problem with such purse inserts is that the structures defining the individual pockets and compartments are not rigid and / or self-supporting.

This prevents the insert from being usable in a practical manner apart from its use in conjunction with the purse.

Further, prior art arrangements fail to provide an array of side-by-side open compartments, each of which is readily accessible from an opening at the top of the purse / bag.

Further still, the various prior art arrangements fail to provide for various different combinations of individual storage compartments to allow one combination of compartments to be used with one purse (e.g. the grocery shopping purse) and another combination of compartments to be used with another purse (e.g. the dinner affair purse).

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