Purse with intrchangeable front and top panels

Abstract

The purse having a rear panel including an upper edge and the body having a front panel, a region proximal to the upper edge of the rear panel including a longitudinal element formed internal to the upper edge of the rear panel, the element having an inner side wall and an outer sidewall; a linear plurality of fasteners secured upon the inner wall of the pocket proximal to the upper edge of the rear panel. An interchangeable closure flap removably attachable to the rear panel of the purse, the flap having a longitudinal edge of a width slightly less than the width of the longitudinal pocket of the rear panel of the purse, the flap having a longitudinal length slightly less than a length of the element; and a linear plurality of fasteners secured upon an inner side of the interchangeable flap and proximal to a rear edge, each fastener of the linear plurality of fasteners of the interchangeable closure flap corresponding in location to an opposing fastener of the plurality of fasteners within the longitudinal pocket, and an internal connection element of each fastener of each opposing pair of the pluralities of fasteners mechanically or magnetically press-fittably complemental to a connection element of its opposing fastener, in which a combined width of opposing fasteners, when secured to each other, does not exceed the width of the longitudinal element.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to the area of ladies' handbags or purses and, more particularly, to clutch purses having interchangeable outer or closure panels thereof.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Efforts to produce a viable method and system of construction of ladies handbags and purses having interchangeable components inclusive of outer and closure portions thereof have existed for many years. Such art is represented by U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,204 (1996) to Byers; U.S. Pat. No. 6,029,723 (2000) to Baquero; U.S. Pat. No. 6,971,424 (2005) to Angevine; and U.S. Pat. No. 8,403,011 (2013) to McKendry.[0005]While the aforementioned prior art constructions are adequate for their basic purpose and function of providing handbags and / or purses with interchangeable components, they are, nonetheless, uniformly deficient with respect to their inability to provide a simple, efficient and practical purse having integrated u...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is for a purse that reduces the time and effort required to find a compatible purse for a specific occasion or make a fashion statement. It also aims to minimize the number of handbags required to address different styles and colors. Additionally, the purse has a simple and interchangeable closure flap that can be securely closed and released with minimal hardware.

Problems solved by technology

While the aforementioned prior art constructions are adequate for their basic purpose and function of providing handbags and / or purses with interchangeable components, they are, nonetheless, uniformly deficient with respect to their inability to provide a simple, efficient and practical purse having integrated upper or closure panels thereof.

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