US20080196802A1

US20080196802A1 - Transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability

Info

Publication number: US20080196802A1
Application number: US11/708,778
Authority: US
Inventors: Bertha Carlevale
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-02-21
Filing date: 2007-02-21
Publication date: 2008-08-21

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to the field of liners and organizers for containers such as purses or other carrying handbags, and particularly to a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability. The present invention is particularly adaptable as an addition to any purse or other handbags, which works by allowing a user to place and organize all the essential items usually found in a purse in a liner, and at some other time when desiring to use another purse, to transfer the entire content of the purse into another purse in an organized and efficient manner. The present invention can be used with purses or handbags of varying size, where the purse liner can be used in a purse of a certain size, and then adjusted in size either larger or smaller, and be placed in a different size purse.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of liners and organizers for containers such as purses or other carrying handbags, and particularly to a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A variety of liners and organizers for containers such as handbags are commercially available. These liners can be used for a variety of purposes, such as containment, ease of access, and organization of articles usually placed inside a purse.
Many of the available liners and organizers are time consuming to use and problematic for the purpose of allowing a user to easily and quickly transfer the content of a purse in an organized fashion into another purse, and none of the available liners or organizers known to Applicant is size adjustable allowing the liner to be transferred from a larger size purse into a smaller size purse or vice-versa. While there has been a trend to produce more efficient and more effective liners and organizers for handbags, further improvements in the effectiveness and ease of use for such liners and organizers are desirable, and the present invention addresses the existing problems and provides related benefits.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of liners and organizers for containers such as purses or other carrying handbags, and particularly to a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability. The present invention is particularly adaptable as an addition to any purse or other handbags, which works by allowing a user to place and organize all the essential items usually found in a purse in a liner, and at some other time when desiring to use another purse, to transfer the entire content of the purse into another purse in an organized and efficient manner. The present invention can be used with purses or handbags of varying size, where the purse liner can be used in a purse of a certain size, and then adjusted in size either larger or smaller, and be placed in a different size purse.
The purpose of the present invention is to organize and at the same time to alleviate the time problem of changing different purses according to the occasion. The present invention will make items transfer much easier from one purse to another in just a few seconds. The present invention is very useful for fast pace women that are always on the go. It will save women time, effort, and even money since women will be able to reuse their favorite purses whose liners may have already become old and/or damaged.
The present invention recognizes that liners and organizers for purses or other handbags can be made more user friendly and more time efficient when changing from one container to another by using a selectively size adjustable purse liner, which can be easily transferred to a different purse, whether or not the second purse is of a different size.
One aspect of the present invention includes a transferable purse liner insertable inside a purse, including a bottom member including one or more flexible materials, the bottom member comprising a generally rectangular configuration with two long side edges and two side short edges; a side panel including or more flexible materials including a top edge and a bottom edge wherein the entire periphery of the bottom edge of the side panel is coextensively attached to the entire periphery of the side edges of the bottom member forming a first size open top pouch, the side panel including one or more pieces of the flexible materials; and one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment connected to the side panel, wherein the side panel is able to fold over itself and reversibly attach to itself by way of the one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment forming a second size open top pouch, wherein the second size open top pouch is smaller in dimensions than the first size open top pouch.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows perspective view of a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability in the largest size configuration.

FIG. 2 shows perspective view of a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability in one smaller size configuration.

FIG. 3A shows perspective view of a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability in the largest size configuration being inserted into a purse.

FIG. 3B shows perspective view of a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability in one smaller size configuration being inserted into a purse.

FIG. 4 shows perspective view of a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability in the largest size configuration being inserted into a purse.

FIG. 5 shows perspective top view of a transferable purse liner with selective size adjustment capability showing pockets inside the transferable purse liner for organization of purse items.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Introduction

The present invention recognizes that liners and organizers for purses or other handbags can be made more user friendly and more time efficient when changing from one container to another by using a selectively size adjustable purse liner, which can be easily transferred to a different purse, whether or not the second purse is of a different size.
As a non-limiting introduction to the breadth of the present invention, the present invention includes several general and useful aspects, including:

- 1) A transferable purse liner insertable inside a purse, including a bottom member including one or more flexible materials, the bottom member comprising a generally rectangular configuration with two long side edges and two side short edges; a side panel including a top edge and a bottom edge wherein the entire periphery of the bottom edge of the side panel is coextensively attached to the entire periphery of the side edges of the bottom member forming a first size open top pouch, the side panel including one or more pieces of the flexible materials; and one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment connected to the side panel, wherein the side panel is able to fold over itself and reversibly attach to itself by way of the one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment forming a second size open top pouch, wherein the second size open top pouch is smaller in dimensions than the first size open top pouch.

The present invention is particularly adaptable as an addition to any purse or other handbags, which works by allowing a user to place and organize all the essential items usually found in a purse in a liner, and at some other time when desiring to use another purse, to transfer the entire content of the purse into another purse in an organized and efficient manner. The present invention can be used with purses or handbags of varying size, where the purse liner can be used in a purse of a certain size, and then adjusted in size either larger or smaller, and be placed in a different size purse.
Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the description proceeds and when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. To gain a full appreciation of the scope of the present invention, it will be further recognized that various aspects of the present invention can be combined to make desirable embodiments of the invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Where a term is provided in the singular, the inventor also contemplates the plural of that term. The nomenclature used herein and the procedures described below are those well known and commonly employed in the art.
I. Transferable Purse Liner with Selective Size Adjustment Capability
The present invention includes a purse liner that can be inserted in a purse or other handbags. This liner may be a pouch similar in shape to the shape of the purse or handbag and is preferably completely enclosed except for the top of the pouch. The present invention includes a transferable purse liner that is insertable inside a purse, and preferably the insert is similar in shape to the purse or handbag so that the holding volume of the purse or handbag can be efficiently utilized.
The insertable liner of the present invention includes a bottom member including one or more flexible materials, wherein the bottom member comprises a generally rectangular configuration with two long side edges and two side short edges. The bottom member may include one or more layers of flexible materials, such as for example, pellon, taffeta, or other similar and suitable flexible materials.
The present invention also includes a side panel including a top edge and a bottom edge wherein the entire periphery of the bottom edge of the side panel is coextensively attached to the entire periphery of the side edges of the bottom member forming a first size open top pouch. The side panel of the present invention may include one or more pieces of the flexible materials, which together may form the first size open top pouch. The side panel may made of the same material as the bottom member, wherein the side panel may include one or more layers of flexible materials, such as for example, pellon, taffeta, or other similar and suitable flexible material. The side panel and the bottom member may be coextensively attached together by any suitable attaching means for attaching fabrics or other flexible materials together, for example, the side panel and the bottom member may be attached together by means of bias tape or other functional and/or decorative fabric tapes. The combination of these fabrics makes the purse liner very flexible and strong enough to be inserted or removed from a purse, even with all the essential items inserted without any disturbance to the contents in the purse liner. In one exemplary preferred embodiment of the present invention, the liner may be fabricated from pellon and taffeta and bias tape at 13½″ long, 6″ deep, and 4″ wide. Inside the liner may be surrounded all along by different size inner pockets to organize items from lipstick, passport, pens, cell phone, make up, etc.
The present invention also includes one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment connected to the side panel, wherein the side panel is able to fold over itself and reversibly attach to itself by way of the one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment forming a second size open top pouch, wherein the second size open top pouch is smaller in dimensions than the first size open top pouch. The one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment of the present invention may include any reversible selective size adjustment means that is able to form an attachment of between areas on the side panel resulting in a smaller size open top pouch, and then be able to disattach the areas of the side panel returning the size of the open top pouch back to its original size. For example, suitable reversible selective size adjustment means may include hook and loop fasteners such as Velcro®, which is preferred, or it may include other suitable reversible selective size adjustment means, such as for example, adhesive patches, drawstrings, buttons including snap buttons, zippers, peel and seal means, tongue and groove means, or any combination thereof including any other reversible selective size adjustment means suitable for the purpose. An important aspect of the present invention is the ability of the liner of the present invention to be reversibly size adjusted so that the insert can be inserted into purses or handbags of various sizes. Preferably, the one or more reversible selective size adjustment means of the side panel of the present invention provide for the ability to adjust the insert into two or more different sizes, by providing attachment locations across an area of the side panel or provide multiple attachment sites on the side panel. For example if Velcro® is used on the side panel, then the hook an/or loop section of the Velcro® tape can be attached to about two to about six inches in length across said side panel to be able to create pouches of various sizes.
The present invention may also include one or more hoops for convenient handling and transfer of purse liner from one purse to another. The user of the present invention can pull one of the hoops on the side and take the whole liner out of the purse with all the items in it, and insert it back into another purse. In this way, no item is forgotten or misplaced. The present invention may also include one or more pockets inside the transferable purse liner for organization of purse items.

EXAMPLES

Example I

Transferable Purse Liner with Selective Size Adjustment Capability

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention includes a transferable purse liner 100 insertable inside a purse, including a bottom member 101 including one or more flexible materials, the bottom member 101 comprising a generally rectangular configuration with two long side edges 102 and two side short edges 103; a side panel 104 including or more flexible materials including a top edge 105 and a bottom edge 106 wherein the entire periphery of the bottom edge 106 of the side panel 104 is coextensively attached to the entire periphery of the side edges 102 and 103 of the bottom member 101 forming a first size open top pouch, the side panel 104 including one or more pieces of the flexible materials; and one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment 107 connected to the side panel, wherein the side panel 104 is able to fold over itself and reversibly attach to itself by way of the one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment 107 forming a second size open top pouch, wherein the second size open top pouch is smaller in dimensions than the first size open top pouch.
In this Example, the present invention also includes one or more hoops 108 for convenient handling and transfer of purse liner 100 from one purse to another. The user of the present invention can pull one of the hoops on the side and take the whole liner out of the purse with all the items in it, and insert it back into another purse. In this way, no item is forgotten or misplaced. Also, in this Example, the present invention also includes one or more pockets 109 inside the transferable purse liner 100 for organization of purse items.
All headings are for the convenience of the reader and should not be used to limit the meaning of the text that follows the heading, unless so specified. Various changes and departures may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited to that specifically described in the specification or as illustrated in the drawings, but only as set forth in the claims.

Claims

1. A transferable purse liner insertable inside a purse, comprising:

a bottom member comprising one or more flexible materials, said bottom member comprising a generally rectangular configuration with two long side edges and two short side edges;

a side panel comprising a top edge and a bottom edge wherein the entire periphery of said bottom edge of said side panel is coextensively attached to the entire periphery of said side edges of said bottom member forming a first size open top pouch, said side panel comprising one or more pieces of said flexible materials; and

one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment fixedly connected to said side panel, wherein said side panel is able to fold over itself along said long side edges and reversibly attach to itself by way of said one or more means for reversible selective size adjustment forming a second size open top pouch, wherein said second size open top pouch is smaller in dimensions than said first size open top pouch.

2. (canceled)

3. The transferable purse liner of claim 1, wherein said means for reversible selective size adjustment comprises hook and loop fasteners.

4. The transferable purse liner of claim 3, wherein said hook and loop fasteners comprise a area of between about two to six inches in length across said side panel to be able to create pouches of various sizes.

5. The transferable purse liner of claim 1, further comprising one or more hoops for convenient handling and transfer of said purse liner from one purse to another.

6. The transferable purse liner of claim 1, further comprising pockets inside said transferable purse liner for organization of purse items.