US20030102063A1

US20030102063A1 - Purse insert having interchangeable accessory holders and method therefor

Info

Publication number: US20030102063A1
Application number: US09/997,689
Authority: US
Inventors: Nancy Brody
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-12-03
Filing date: 2001-12-03
Publication date: 2003-06-05

Abstract

An adjustable size purse insert for easily transferring items from one purse to another. The adjustable purse insert has a plurality of accessory holders for holding and storing different items within a purse. A coupling device is coupled to a body section of each of the plurality of accessory holders. The coupling device allows for removably coupling successive accessory holders together. This allows the purse insert to be adjustable in size and to allow individuals to combine different accessory holders together to form different sizes and configurations of purse inserts.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to purses and handbags, and more specifically, to a purse insert which will have a plurality of different interchangeable accessory holders. The purse insert will allow for the easy transfer of articles from one purse/handbag to another.

2. Background of the Invention

The majority of women carry purses or handbags (hereinafter purse) for storing various personal items. Most women consider a purse a necessity in order to store all the different items which they may use to support their daily activities. Some of the items which a typical purse may store, include, but is not limited to, credit cards, photographs, identification or personal credentials, glasses/sunglasses, checkbook, wallet, change purse, keys, stamps, coupons, note paper and pen, phone number listings, tissues, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), cellular phone, pager, and the like.

To accommodate one or more of these various items, purse manufacturers have provided purses which include specialized compartments for the orderly reception of some of these different items. However, most purses do not have a sufficient amount of specialized compartments to hold/store all of the different items which a woman may want stored in her purse. Thus, many times the user ends up placing the majority of the items in the main compartment of the purse. When this happens, many of the items often become entangled at the bottom of the purse compartment making it difficult for the user to retrieve a particular item.

In order to accommodate the many different individual aesthetic preferences of the user and in order to compliment a particular garment or occasion, manufacturers have designed numerous different types and styles of purses. Women are frequently changing from one purse to another in order to match the style of the purse with the occasion or a color of a particular dress or article of apparel. When this is done, it is necessary for the user to remove the needed contents from one purse and then transfer the contents to another. As pointed out above, this can be difficult as many items have been loosely placed within the purse and it is necessary to sort through the items in the purse and make the transfer so that the selected new purse contains the necessary items. Transferring of items from one handbag to another is not efficient and often items are forgotten or left in a previous handbag which are needed later.

Presently, there are several different types of purse inserts. These purse inserts have several compartments for storing different items within a purse. The problem with these inserts is that there are not enough compartments to store the many different items a woman may place in the purse. Furthermore, the purse insert is not adjustable. Present purse inserts only come in a single size. The problem is that these purse inserts will not fit into smaller purses and handbags.

Therefore, a need existed to provide an improved purse insert that overcomes the above mentioned problem. The improved purse insert will allow for the easy transfer of items from one purse to another. The improved purse insert will be adjustable. The improved purse insert will have a plurality of interchangeable accessory holders in order to hold and store the many different items in the purse.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved purse insert.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved purse insert will allow for the easy transfer of items from one purse to another.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an improved purse insert that is adjustable.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved purse insert that will have a plurality of interchangeable accessory holders in order to hold and store the many different items in the purse.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an adjustable size purse insert for easily transferring items from one purse to another is disclosed. The adjustable purse insert has a plurality of accessory holders for holding and storing different items within a purse. A coupling device is coupled to a body section of each of the plurality of accessory holders. The coupling device allows for removably coupling successive accessory holders together. This allows the purse insert to be adjustable in size and to allow individuals to combine different accessory holders together to form different sizes and configurations of purse inserts.

The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following, more particular, description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, as well as a preferred mode of use, and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of illustrated embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals and symbols represent like elements. [0015]
FIG. 1 is an exploded elevated perspective view of one embodiment of the adjustable purse insert of the present invention [0016]
FIG. 2 is a side view of another embodiment of the adjustable purse insert of the present invention. [0017]
FIG. 3 is an elevated perspective view of another embodiment of the adjustable purse insert of the present invention. [0018]
FIG. 4 is a side view of another embodiment of the adjustable purse insert of the present invention.[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring now to the FIG. 1, an adjustable purse insert [0020] 10 (hereinafter purse insert 10) is shown. The purse insert 10 is comprised of a plurality of different accessory holders 12. Each accessory holder 12 is designed to hold and store different items which a woman may require and/or use during the day. For example, in the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, the purse insert 10 has an accessory holder 12 which is designed as a sunglasses/eyeglasses case 14. Another accessory holder 12 is designed as a wallet holder 16. In the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, other types of accessory holders 12 include a credit card holder/personal identification card holder 18, an address book/PDA holder 20, and a key holder 22. It should be noted that other types of accessory holders 12 may be used. These other types of accessory holders 12 will be described in relation to the other embodiments. However, it should be kept in mind that any combination of different accessory holders 12 may be used in any of the different embodiments.
Each [0021] accessory holder 12 will have a coupling device 24 attached to the body section of accessory holder 12. The coupling device 24 will allow an accessory holder 12 to be removably coupled to a corresponding accessory holder 12. Thus, each individual accessory holder 12 may have a corresponding accessory holder 12 removable coupled to either the front, back, or both the front and back of the body section. The coupling device 24 may be any type of device which will allow one to easily attach and remove the accessory holders 12 from one another. In accordance with the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, the coupling device 24 is made of a hook and loop material. Thus, front side of each body of each accessory holder 12 will have a stip of hook material 24A and a back side of each body section of each accessory holder 12 will have a strip of loop material 24B (or vice versa). This will allow each accessory holder 12 to be removably coupled to a corresponding accessory holder 12.
Referring now to FIG. 2, wherein like numerals and symbols represent like elements, a side view of another embodiment of the [0022] purse insert 10 is shown. In this embodiment, the purse insert 10 is similar to the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1. The main difference is that there are additional accessory holders 12 removably coupled together. In this embodiment, the key holder 22 is individually coupled to a corresponding accessory holder 12. Furthermore, in the embodiment depicted in FIG. 2, one may see the individual strips of hook and loop material on each of the individual accessory holders 12.
Referring to FIG. 3, wherein like numerals and symbols represent like elements, another embodiment of the [0023] purse insert 10 is shown. In this embodiment, the purse insert 10 is similar to the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. The main difference is that the accessory holders 12 are removably coupled to each other in a side by side position. The coupling device 24 is attached to a side section of each accessory holder 12.
In the present embodiment, two different types of [0024] coupling devices 24 are shown. One coupling device 24 is the same as in the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. A piece of hook material 24 A may be placed on a side of each accessory holder 12. A separate piece of loop material 24B is then used to coupled successive accessory holders 12 together. Once again it should be noted that the hook and loop material may be switched or that different types of coupling devices may be used. FIG. 3 shows an alternative method for coupling successive accessory holders 12 together. Snaps 24C may be used to removably couple successive accessory holders 12 together. One or more male connector may be coupled to each accessory holder 12. A female connector may be on a separate piece of material and used to connect successive accessory holders 12 together. Once again it should be noted that the male and female connectors may be switched.
In the present embodiment, additional [0025] accessory holders 12 are shown. In this embodiment, an accessory holder 12 is designed as a cometic holder 26. The cosmetic holder 26 is designed as a small rectangular shaped holder. Thus, it should be noted that other items may be placed inside the cosmetic holder 26 besides cosmetics. For example, other items that may be stored inside the cosmetic holder 26 include, but is not limited to: a notepad and pencil/pen, coupons for shopping, pictures, loose change, etc. The purse insert 10 may further have a cellular phone/pager holder 28 and a checkbook holder 30.
Referring now to FIG. 4, wherein like numerals and symbols represent like elements, another embodiment of the [0026] purse insert 10 is shown. In this embodiment, the purse insert 10 is similar to the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. The main difference is that the coupling device 24 is a clip 24D similar to that found on a pager or a cellular phone. Each accessory holder 12 will have a loop 24E or other item coupled to the body section. A clip 24D will also be coupled to the body section of each accessory holder 12. The clip 24D will be used to removably coupled one accessory holder 12 to the loop 24E of a successive accessory holder 12.
The [0027] purse insert 10 will allow one to easily transfer items from one purse to another. The purse insert 10 may be easily remove from one purse and inserted into another. The purse insert 10 is adjustable in size. Different combination of accessory holders 12 may be coupled together to allow one to form different sizes and configurations of purse inserts 10.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. [0028]

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An adjustable size purse insert for easily transferring items from one purse to another comprising, in combination, a plurality of accessory holders for holding and storing items wherein each accessory holder is removably coupled to a successive accessory holder.

2. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 further comprising coupling devices coupled to a body section of each of the plurality of accessory holders for removably coupling successive accessory holders together.

3. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coupling devices comprise:

a piece of hook material coupled to a first surface of the accessory holder; and

a piece of loop material coupled to a second surface of the accessory holder.

4. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coupling devices comprise:

a spring clip coupled to a first surface of the accessory holder; and

a loop coupled to a second surface of the accessory holders.

5. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of accessory holders is designed to hold and store different items.

6. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold a pair of eyeglasses.

7. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold a wallet.

8. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold credit cards and identification cards.

9. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold an organizer book.

10. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold an electronic personal digital assistant.

11. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold a cellular phone.

12. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold a pager.

13. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold keys.

14. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold a checkbook.

15. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of accessory holders is used to hold cosmetics.

16. An adjustable size purse insert for easily transferring items from one purse to another comprising, in combination:

a plurality of accessory holders for holding and storing items; and

coupling devices coupled to a body section of each of the plurality of accessory holders for removably coupling successive accessory holders together.

17. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 16 wherein the coupling devices comprise:

a piece of loop material coupled to a second surface of the accessory holder.

18. An adjustable size purse insert in accordance with claim 16 wherein the coupling devices comprise:

a spring clip coupled to a first surface of the accessory holder; and

a loop coupled to a second surface of the accessory holders.