Two in one handbag

A two-in-one handbag has different color patterns in two different closed positions. The handbag's two connected halves have inner rectangular facades and have outer arcuate façades having multiple horizontal segment, the first and second halves each having a substantially D-shaped cross-section. Flaps alternately cover the contiguous horizontal segments have outer sides of a first color and undersides of a second color so that a different color pattern emerges in the first closed position as compared to the second closed position. After the handbag is opened normally into two halves, it can continue to be opened when the halves continue to be rotated away from each to reach the second closed position by rotating the first outer arcuate façade along an entire surface of the second outer arcuate façade or vice versa. Each half's compartment is covered by a zippered cover to store objects. Reinforcing closure devices include magnets, snaps, Velcro.

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Description
PRIORITY INFORMATION

This nonprovisional patent application is a continuation in part patent application of Applicant's pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/594,686 entitled Two in One Handbag, filed Nov. 8, 2006 and incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Women like to carry handbags that are stylish for going out and carrying items. The color of the handbag is chosen to match their attire. These handbags are expensive. Each time the woman wants a handbag that matches a different-colored dress she must employ a different-colored handbag. It would be useful to have a single handbag that can be rearranged or re-configured to display a different color pattern in different positions.

A known product is a small pen/calculator case with flaps covering one-third segments of the length of the case. After opening the spine continues to fold back on itself and the flaps flip over to reveal their other side. The flaps have the same color on each side. But the structure allows the case to assume two different closed positions.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

In one aspect of the present invention there is presented a handbag, comprising a body having a first half and a second half, the first half having a first inner facade and a first outer arcuate façade, the first outer arcuate façade having at least a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, the second half having a second inner façade and a second outer arcuate façade, the second outer arcuate façade having a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, a series of flaps holding the first and second halves together, the series of flaps including a first flap, a second flap and a third flap, in the first closed position, the first and third flaps covering the first and third segments of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner façade and the second flap covering the second segment of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner facade, in the second closed position, the first and third flaps covering the first and third segments of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner facade and the second flap covering the second segment of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner facade, the handbag capable of moving between the first closed position and the second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along a surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along a surface of the first outer arcuate façade.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is presented a handbag, comprising a body having a first half and a second half, the first half having a first inner facade and a first outer arcuate façade, the first outer arcuate façade having at least a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, the second half having a second inner façade and a second outer arcuate façade, the second outer arcuate façade having a first segment, a second segment and a third segment, a first flap and a second flap for holding the first and second halves together, in the first closed position, the first and second flaps covering the first and third segments of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner façade, in the second closed position, the first and second flaps covering the first and third segments of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner facade, the handbag capable of moving between the first closed position and the second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along a surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along a surface of the first outer arcuate façade.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, descriptions and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the handbag of the present invention in a first closed position having a silver and neutral color pattern;

FIG. 2 is a perspective of the handbag of FIG. 1 partially opened wherein one of the halves has rotated approximately 90 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective of the handbag of FIG. 1 fully opened to the normal open position and one of the halves has rotated approximately 180 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the handbag of FIG. 1 further opened so that one of the halves has rotated to be approximately 270 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1 and with a main portion of the second inner rectangular facade peeled away;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the handbag of FIG. 1 further opened so that one of the halves has rotated approximately 360 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the handbag of FIG. 1 further opened so that one of the halves has rotated approximately 495 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the handbag of FIG. 1 wherein one of the halves has rotated approximately 540 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective-view of the handbag of FIG. 1 in the second closed position wherein one of the halves has rotated approximately 720 degrees from where it was in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 of the handbag of the present invention with an extra closure mechanism;

FIG. 10 shows a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 of the handbag of the present invention with an alternative embodiment of the extra closure mechanism;

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view similar to FIG. 4 with a handle; and

FIG. 12 shows a perspective view as in FIG. 3 but with an alternative detachable handle and loops.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

The present invention is a two in one handbag that allows a woman to buy one handbag which opens into different positions using an optical illusion or an impression that may suggest a hidden compartment. If the different positions are colored differently, this may amount to two different colored handbags each of which can match a different set of attire. Moreover, by switching the appearance of the handbag without leaving her location she can create the impression that she switched handbags, a useful impression in certain social situations. Furthermore, if the woman desires to reveal the manner in which the handbag switches from one outer appearance to the other outer appearance, she would be demonstrating an optical illusion that can achieve a charm and appeal not afforded by other handbags.

The handbag opens in a surprising way when what seemed to be a spine connecting the two halves of the handbag manages to separate and open further by rotation of one of the halves in relation to the other. This happens because the two halves may not really be connected to one another other than by flaps that may have color patterns. The flaps may be sufficiently thin to appear to be colored surfaces of the horizontal segments rather than separate flaps and the two halves are connected by the flaps. The flaps may have one color on one side and may have a second color on the other side. For example one side of a flap may be gold on one side and an adjacent segment of the outer arcuate facade of that half is not covered by a flap but may be of a neutral color and the next adjacent segment is covered by a flap that is gold on one side. If the other side of the two flaps are silver, then in that example the handbag will look gold (and neutral) in one closed position and silver (and neutral) in a second closed position. Thus a lady owning the handbag of that example would have a gold handbag to be worn with dresses matching gold and which can be turned into a silver handbag to be worn with dresses matching silver.

Due to the fact that handbags carry valuables, the handbag may have a closure mechanism separate from the fact that the handbag is urged closed by its structure.

The two-in-one handbag may be carried by adults, and particularly by women. The handbag may have a compartment for storing personal effects in each half of the handbag and may display a first particular color pattern when desired in one closed position and may display a second color pattern in a second closed position a few seconds later when manipulated by the holder. The handbag may move from one closed position to a second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along an entire surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along an entire surface of the first outer arcuate façade. Either half of the handbag may rotate 720 degrees in one direction with respect to the other half of the handbag. The two halves of the handbag may be unconnected to each but may be held to each other by a series of flaps that may cover alternately contiguous horizontal segments of the outer arcuate facades of each half. The flaps may be thin enough to not appear to be flaps but rather to appear to be colored surfaces of the horizontal segments of the outer arcuate facades. Thus the handbag's two halves may appear to be held together by a normal spine but in fact may be held securely closed by a natural urging of the two halves together and may additionally be held together by a separate additional closure structure such as magnets, Velcro, snaps or other closure mechanisms. The handle may removably attach to loops extending from the first or second inner rectangular façade or from a top or bottom surface

If the exterior of the outer arcuate facades is of a different color than the flaps, then the body of the handbag may have an alternate color sequence. Moreover, if the flaps have one color on the outer side and a second color on the underside then the body of the handbag may have a different appearance depending on which closed position the handbag is in.

The handbag may have a compartment for personal effects that may have a longitudinal zipper for accessing and securing the effects. Each compartment may be a hollow concave space that is covered preferably by a non-rigid material;

The handbag of the present invention may have the practicalities of a handbag but also has the charm of an optical illusion and/or hidden compartment.

In contrast to the prior art, in which two different handbags have to be purchased to provide two different color patterns matching two different colored dresses, coats, shoes scarves, hats or other outerwear, the handbag of the present invention may on its own match two differently colored dresses or two different colored coats, shoes, scarves, hats or other outerwear.

Handbag 10 is a two-in-one handbag that may be presented in two different color patterns by simply opening the handbag 10 from one position to the other. The basis for the illusion is that the two halves of the handbag are not connected to one another other than by thin flaps that have one color on one side, i.e. the outer side of the flap, and a second color on the inner side or underside of the flap.

As seen from FIGS. 1-12, handbag 10 has a body 12 that may have an elliptical cross-section when closed. Body 12 may instead have a circular cross-section, an thinner elliptical cross-section than what appears in the drawings, a rectangle or other polygon with curved corners, or another cross-section having a curvature.

Body 12 may comprise a first half 20 and a second half 30. Each half may have a substantially D-shaped cross-section although the ends of the ends of the arc of the “D” may be pointier than would be the case in a regular half of an ellipse.

Handbag 10 may have a first color pattern in a first closed position as seen in FIG. 1 and a second color pattern in a second closed position, as seen in FIG. 8. For example, FIG. 1 shows a silver and neutral color pattern and FIG. 8 shows a gold and neutral color pattern.

First half 20 may have a first inner rectangular facade 22 having a first rectangular perimeter 24 and a first outer arcuate façade 26. First outer arcuate façade 26 has a series of adjacent segments that divide it. In one preferred embodiment there are three such segments. In other preferred embodiments, there may be other amounts of such segments in the first half and in the second half. For example, there could be two, four five or six horizontal segments, or even more.

First inner rectangular façade 22 (as well as second inner rectangular façade 32 described below) may comprise, besides its rigid rectangular perimeter 24 or 34, a cover 66a, 66b or cover material, typically although not necessarily flexible, that covers the compartment defined by the inside walls first half 20. This compartment can be thought of as a hollow concave area and may be used to store personal effects or other objects. The first and second inner rectangular façades 22, 32 include their respective rectangular perimeters but in certain embodiments they may also be full rigid rectangular planes that include and extend from said perimeters. Alternatively, as noted, facades 22, 32 may be comprised of a rigid perimeter 24, 34 plus a less rigid or malleable cover 66. Covers 66a, 66b may be, include or form part of a removable insert 99, as described more fully below.

In a preferred embodiment, the first inner rectangular façade 22 has a longitudinal zipper 99 or other mechanism for opening said compartment. In a second preferred embodiment as shown in the drawings both inner rectangular facades 22, 32 are covered by a material that has a zipper or other mechanism for opening and closing or providing access to the space below the facades 22, 32.

In a preferred embodiments, regardless of the number of horizontal segments, the color pattern may alternate between the color of the flaps covering each horizontal segment, as further described below, and a neutral or different color of the surface of the façade 26 uncovered by a flap. However, it is also contemplated by the present invention that in various alternative embodiments, other colors patterns can be envisioned. For example, the first two horizontal segments can have the same color, for example gold flaps, and the third and fourth horizontal segments can have no flaps and reveal a neutral color or whatever other color the surface of the outer arcuate facade is. This applies to both halves of the device 10. The number of color patterns is only limited by what the mind can imagine. The idea, in a preferred embodiment, is to end up with a handbag looking different in a first closed position than in a second closed position.

In this patent disclosure, it should be noted that the terms “color” and “color pattern” are taken broadly to mean anything that produces a particular appearance. Two color patterns are different if they produce different appearances. Thus, for example a different texture can produce a different appearance and even though the material is theoretically of the same color.

In the preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-12, there are three segments dividing the outer arcuate façade 26 (and three dividing the second outer arcuate façade). These include first horizontal segment 26a, a second horizontal segment 26b and a third horizontal segment 26c.

Similarly, the second half 30 may have a second inner rectangular façade 32 having a second rectangular perimeter 34 and a second outer arcuate façade 36. Second outer arcuate façade 36 has a series of adjacent segments that divide it. In one preferred embodiment, such as shown in the drawings, there are three such segments. In other embodiments there may be two, four or more. The number of segments of first outer arcuate façade 26 and the number of segments of second outer arcuate façade 36 should be equal in the preferred embodiment.

The first and second inner façades of the two halves of handbag 10 may have alternatively perimeters that are not entirely rectangular or are not rectangular provided the handbag can still rotate from one stable closed position to another stable closed position. Purely by way of example, first and second inner facades may be elliptical where such ellipse includes the two long sides of a rectangle and where the two short sides of the rectangle may be curved. In such a case, such facades may at least have a linear component where the two halves of handbag 10 meet evenly and securely.

As in the first half, in the second half also there are, in the preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-12, three segments dividing second outer arcuate façade 36—a first horizontal segment 36a, a second horizontal segment 36b and a third horizontal segment 36c.

It appears to an observer of handbag 10 who has not examined handbag 10 closely that first half 20 and second half 30 are connected to another in the normal manner, which is to say by some kind of spine, in light of the fact that it can be seen by the observer that the two halves 20, 30 rotate with respect to one another like something that opens along a spine, such as a book or an eyeglasses case. However, the two halves 20, 30 are actually disconnected from one another except for a series of flaps 40. The series of flaps 40 hold the first half 20 and the second half 30 together.

The number of flaps in the series of flaps 40 is equal to the number of segments of the outer arcuate facades 26, 36. In the preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-12, there are three flaps including first flap 42 whose outer side 42a is of a first color and whose underside 42b is of a second color, a second flap 44 whose outer side 44a is of the first color and whose underside 44b is of the second color, and a third flap 46 whose outer side 46a is of the first color and whose underside 46b is of the second color. In alternative embodiments, flaps 42, 44, 46 may have the same color pattern on their outer sides as on their undersides, in which case, handbag 10 would not have the additional advantage and appeal of have different color patterns in its different closed positions.

It should be noted that in the first closed position shown in FIG. 1, the first flap 42 and third flap 46 cover the first horizontal segment 26a and third horizontal segment 26c of the first outer arcuate façade 26 respectively whereas the second flap 44 covers the second horizontal segment 36b of the second outer arcuate façade 36. It is further noted that in the second closed position shown in FIG. 8, the first flap 42 and third flap 46 covering the first horizontal segment 36a and third horizontal segment 36c of the second outer arcuate façade 36 whereas the second flap 44 covers the second horizontal segment 26b of the first outer arcuate façade 26.

The present invention contemplates that each of the flaps 42, 44, 46 may be sufficiently thin so that they appear to be colored surfaces of the horizontal segments rather than flaps. This adds to the illusion and charm of handbag 10. Typically, in order to accomplish the purposes of the present invention the flaps of the present invention should be malleable and thin. Any material that accomplishes the function and purposes of the flaps is acceptable.

In each case, each flap that covers a particular horizontal segment of first outer arcuate façade 26 or of second outer arcuate façade 36 extends into and is attached to some portion of the other half of handbag 10, and preferably a portion that is contiguous to the horizontal segment that the flap covers. In particular, the flap extends into and is attached securely to a portion of inner rectangular façade of the other half of handbag 10 by any well known attachment mechanism. The manner in which the flap attaches to the other half of the handbag and the degree of extension into the other half of the handbag are not essential.

For example, first flap 42 covers the outer arcuate façade 26 of the first half 20 and then has an extension 42E that extends into the second half 30, typically into second inner rectangular façade 32. Extension 42E (and the other extensions of the flaps) may be attached to and/or tucked under cover 66 of facade 22 or 32 or may be attached to or tucked under removable insert 99 sitting on the respective inner rectangular façade (22 or 32), which insert 99 may have a bottom that conforms to the surface of the concave compartment formed on the inside of half 20, 30 as a result of the curvature of outer arcuate facade 26, 36. As seen from the drawings, at a minimum, extension 42E (and other extensions of flaps 42, 44, 46 extend into a portion of the rectangular perimeter 23, 33 of inner rectangular façade 22 or 32. As seen from FIG. 4, flap 44 extends from second half 30 into first half 20 under insert 99 and is attached and secured by any well known means to the inside 98 of first half 20. Thus flap 44 extends beyond the rectangular perimeter 23 of inner rectangular façade 22. The flaps may be secured by any suitable means including being tucked under an insert, by adhesive, friction fit, snap, hook, Velcro®, clamp, or anything else.

Handbag 10 may be urged closed on its own in both the first and second closed position but may have a further closure mechanism, in a preferred embodiment, for ensuring that the handbag remains closed in both positions.

One such closure structure may be magnets 77 positioned at the corners of inner rectangular façades 22, 32. Obviously the magnets which may be attached to these corners by adhesive or any suitable means, including being embedded under the top surface thereof, are matched in polarity to effectuate the closure. Thus, the closure structure includes at least a first pair of magnets 77 located at a first corner of the first rectangular perimeter and second pair of magnets located at a second corner of the second rectangular perimeter, the first pair of magnets having an attraction toward the second pair of magnets.

Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, or in addition, the closure structures can include a male fastener extending from the first half and a female fastener structure extending from the second half. Examples of such fasteners can include Velcro® 79 (see FIG. 9) or snaps 91 (see FIG. 10). In either case, the closure structure is capable of keeping handbag 10 securely closed in the first closed position as well as in the second closed position. It should be clearly understood that other closure mechanisms can be thought of by practitioners of the art consistent with the present invention.

As seen from FIGS. 1-11, and in particular FIGS. 1-8, handbag 10 is capable of moving between the first closed position and the second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along an entire surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along an entire surface of the first outer arcuate façade.

A “D-shaped” cross-section is understood to be formed by a line fragment whose two ends are connected by an arc, whether the arc is semi-elliptical, semi-ellipsoidal, semi-circular or semi-ovular even if the ends of the arc are pointier than would be the case in a regular semi-ellipse.

In a preferred embodiment, handbag 10 has a handle. In one embodiment of such a handle shown in FIG. 11, handbag 10 has handle 93 extending from top surface or from bottom surface 88 of handbag 10. In that case, half of handle 93 may protrude from the top surface (or the bottom surface) of a particular half 20, 30 and a second half of the handle may protrude from the same top (or bottom) surface of the adjacent half 20, 30, as best seen in FIG. 11.

More preferably, FIG. 12 shows a different configuration for the handle. In this case, handbag 10 has two loops 95 in the first half 20 and two loops 95 in the second half 30. Loops 95 are very thin metal such as aluminum so that when not in use they can be bent over as is the case with the loops 95 in second half 30 whereas the loops 95 can be straightened up when handle 96 needs to be attached to them. Using the handle 96 shown in FIG. 12, handbag 10 can be carried more normally than with the handle shown in FIG. 11. It is noted that loops 95 do not interfere with or obstruct the rotation of the halves 20, 30 of handbag 10 because one pair of loops are wedged between first rectangular perimeter 24 and cover 66a of façade 22 (and not at the very edge of façade 22) and the two other loops are only wedged between second rectangular perimeter 34 and cover 66b of façade 32 (and not at the very edge of façade 32). In one preferred embodiment, loops 95 sit of a tiny hinge (not shown) that allows it to rotate repeatedly without breaking. Thus the term loop structure can be understood to include loops with a hinge and loops without a hinge.

In case handbag 10 has three horizontal segments 26a, 26b, 26c, then instead of three flaps 42, 44, 46 corresponding to each such segment 26a, 26b, 26c, it is contemplated that handbag 10 may in certain embodiments omit middle flap 44, so long as the stability of handbag 10 is maintained. Furthermore, it is contemplated that the horizontal segments of handbag 10 could in some cases not necessarily cover the entire outer surface of the halves 20, 30 of handbag 10, for example where each inner façade has the long sides of a rectangle but may have curved ends. In this case, top surface of handbag 10 and bottom surface 88 of handbag 10 may be curved rather than flat.

It is further contemplated that the color pattern of each closed position may be such that, contrary to the color patterns shown in the accompanying drawings, the color of the flaps (the under side, the other side or both) may be the same as the color of an adjacent outer arcuate façade not covered by a flap.

It should be understood that the handbag described herein can be modified and still be within the teachings of the present invention. The essential concept of the present invention is a handbag whose halves are connected by alternating flaps and that can display a first color pattern in a first closed position and a second color pattern in a second closed position. In certain embodiments the color pattern may even be identical in both the first and second closed positions. It is not essential if the cross-section is elliptical or circular. Nor is the actual color pattern essential. The number of horizontal segments and the number of flaps can also be varied.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. A handbag, comprising:

a body having a first half and a second half,
the first half having a first inner facade and a first outer arcuate façade, the first outer arcuate façade having at least a first segment, a second segment and a third segment,
the second half having a second inner façade and a second outer arcuate façade, the second outer arcuate façade having a first segment, a second segment and a third segment,
a series of flaps holding the first and second halves together, the series of flaps including a first flap, a second flap and a third flap,
in the first closed position, the first and third flaps covering the first and third segments of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner façade and the second flap covering the second segment of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner facade,
in the second closed position, the first and third flaps covering the first and third segments of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner facade and the second flap covering the second segment of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner facade,
the handbag capable of moving between the first closed position and the second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along a surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along a surface of the first outer arcuate façade.

2. The handbag of claim 1, including a closure structure for securely keeping the handbag closed in the first closed position and in the second closed position.

3. The handbag of claim 2, wherein the closure structure comprises a first pair of magnets located at a corner of a first perimeter of the first inner façade and second pair of magnets located at a second corner of a second perimeter of the second inner facade, the first pair of magnets having an attraction toward the second pair of magnets.

4. The handbag of claim 2, wherein the closure structure includes a male fastener extending from the first half and a female fastener structure extending from the second half.

5. The handbag of claim 1, wherein the first inner façade includes a cover that covers a compartment that stores objects.

6. The handbag of claim 5, wherein said cover has a longitudinal zipper for opening said compartment.

7. The handbag of claim 1, wherein the first inner façade surrounds a hollow concave area.

8. The handbag of claim 1, wherein the flaps are sufficiently thin to appear to be colored surfaces of the segments rather than separate flaps.

9. The handbag of claim 1, wherein the first and second halves each have substantially D-shaped cross-sections.

10. The handbag of claim 1, including a handle.

11. The handbag of claim 10, wherein the handle extends from a top or bottom surface of the handbag.

12. The handbag of claim 10, wherein the handle is detachable and can be affixed either to a first pair of loops extending from the first inner façade or to a second pair of loops extending from the second inner façade.

13. The handbag of claim 1, wherein the segments are horizontal.

14. The handbag of claim 1, wherein the outer side and the underside of at least one of the flaps are at least partially of different colors.

15. A handbag, comprising:

a body having a first half and a second half,
the first half having a first inner facade and a first outer arcuate façade, the first outer arcuate façade having at least a first segment, a second segment and a third segment,
the second half having a second inner façade and a second outer arcuate façade, the second outer arcuate façade having a first segment, a second segment and a third segment,
a first flap and a second flap for holding the first and second halves together,
in the first closed position, the first and second flaps covering the first and third segments of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner façade,
in the second closed position, the first and second flaps covering the first and third segments of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner facade,
the handbag capable of moving between the first closed position and the second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along a surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along a surface of the first outer arcuate façade.

16. A handbag, comprising:

a body having a first half and a second half,
the first half having a first inner facade and a first outer arcuate façade, the first outer arcuate façade having at least a first segment and a second segment,
the second half having a second inner façade and a second outer arcuate façade, the second outer arcuate façade having a first segment and a second segment,
a first flap and a second flap for holding the first and second halves together,
in the first closed position, the first covering the first segment of the first outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the second inner façade,
in the second closed position, the second flap covering the second segment of the second outer arcuate façade and extending into and attaching to a contiguous portion of the first inner façade,
the handbag capable of moving between the first closed position and the second closed position by either rotating the first outer arcuate façade along a surface of the second outer arcuate façade or by rotating the second outer arcuate façade along a surface of the first outer arcuate façade.
Patent History
Publication number: 20080295930
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 5, 2008
Publication Date: Dec 4, 2008
Inventor: Danielle Arcese (Pelham Manor, NY)
Application Number: 12/221,636
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Changeable Decorative Appearance (e.g., Color, Etc.) (150/103); With Handle Or Carrying Strap (150/107); Plural (150/111); Compartmented (150/112); With Closure (150/118); Wall Detail (150/127)
International Classification: A45C 13/08 (20060101); A45C 13/26 (20060101); A45C 1/08 (20060101); A45C 1/02 (20060101); A45C 13/10 (20060101); A45C 13/00 (20060101);