Handbag with Changeable Accessory Pin
A handbag with an interchangeable accessory. In one embodiment, the handbag includes a side having a double pleat, each fold of the double fold having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of each fold defining an opening. The handbag further includes a removable accessory, having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion of the removable accessory is positionable through the opening of each fold so as to locate the first portion of the removable accessory adjacent the outer surface of each fold.
The invention relates generally to clothing accessories and specifically to handbags.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe ability to modify a consumer product to make the product more distinctive and personalized is an almost universal desire of consumers. Consumer products frequently include options such as color, material, accessories, etc. in an attempt to increase the variability of a product to attract a larger group of buyers.
Handbags or purses are accessories which many women use as one focus of their fashion statement. As such, although a given handbag or purse may be a favorite of the woman, it may not be the correct match for the rest of the clothes for a given occasion. What is needed is a way to easily re-accessorize the handbag so as to help match the rest of the clothing for the occasion.
The present invention addresses this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe invention relates to a handbag or purse (generally handbag). In one embodiment, the handbag includes a sidewall having a pleat having a double fold, each fold of the double fold having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of each fold defining an opening. The handbag further includes a removable pin, having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion of the removable pin is positionable through the opening of each fold so as to locate the first portion of the removable pin adjacent the outer surface of the pleat.
In another embodiment, the handbag further includes a grommet at each opening. In yet another embodiment, the first portion of the pin is decorative. In still yet another embodiment, the handbag further includes a zipper. In another embodiment, the handbag further includes a decorative pull.
In another embodiment, the handbag includes a side, having a pleat having a double fold, each fold of the double fold having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of each fold defining an opening; a grommet surrounds each opening; and a removable accessory having a first portion and a second portion. In still another embodiment, the second portion of the removable accessory is positionable through the opening of each fold so as to locate the first portion of the removable accessory adjacent the outer surface of each fold, and the first portion of the accessory is decorative. In yet another embodiment, the handbag includes a zipper having a decorative pull.
The objects and features of the invention can be better understood with reference to the drawings described below. The drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale; emphasis is instead being placed on illustrating the principles of the invention. In the drawings, numerals are used to indicate specific parts throughout the various views. The drawings associated with the disclosure are addressed on an individual basis within the disclosure as they are introduced.
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The first side 14 of the handbag 10 includes a pleat 38 that includes a first fold 42 and a second fold 46. In each of the back surfaces 50 of the folds 42 and 46 is a respective hole. An object inserted in one hole may pass behind the double fold 50 and out the other hole. Referring to
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When the openable portion 66 of accessory 58 is inserted through both holes 68, in the folds 42, 46 of the pleat 38 and closed, the decorative portion 62 of the accessory is positioned across the front of the pleat 38 as is shown in
The aspects, embodiments, features, and examples of the invention are to be considered illustrative in all respects and are not intended to limit the invention, the scope of which is defined only by the claims. Other embodiments, modifications, and usages will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the claimed invention.
Claims
1. A handbag comprising: wherein the second portion of the removable accessory is positionable through the opening of each fold so as to locate the first portion of the removable accessory adjacent the outer surface of each fold.
- a first side having pleat having a double fold, each fold of the double fold having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of each fold defining an opening; and
- a removable accessory, having a first portion and a second portion,
2. The handbag of claim 1 further comprising a grommet at each opening.
3. The handbag of claim 1 wherein the first portion of the accessory is decorative.
4. The handbag of claim 1 wherein the removable accessory is a pin.
5. The handbag of claim 1 further comprising a zipper.
6. The handbag of claim 5 further comprising a decorative pull.
7. A handbag comprising: wherein the second portion of the removable pin is positionable through the opening of each fold so as to locate the first portion of the removable pin adjacent the outer surface of each fold, and wherein the first portion of the pin is decorative.
- a first side having a double fold, each fold of the double fold having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of each fold defining an opening;
- a grommet at each opening and
- a removable pin, having a first portion and a second portion,
8. The handbag of claim 7 further comprising a zipper.
9. The handbag of claim 8 further comprising a decorative pull.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 1, 2011
Publication Date: Feb 7, 2013
Inventors: Jessica Rash (New York, NY), Blythe Harris (San Francisco, CA)
Application Number: 13/195,481
International Classification: A45C 13/08 (20060101); A45C 1/02 (20060101);