Purse with security and safety features

A bag for containing valuables, comprising:

• a rigid endoskeleton defining an interior space, the rigid endoskeleton comprising:
• a horizontally-extending base member;
• a horizontally-extending top member;
• and
• a plurality of transverse members extending between the top member and the base member;
• an exterior covering disposed over an entirety of the rigid endoskeleton;
• a lock assembly coupled to the endoskeleton and arranged to prevent access to the interior space when the lock assembly is in a locked state, the lock assembly including:
• a handle;
• an actuator, the actuator arranged within the lock assembly to selectively allow the lock assembly to unlock from a locked state;
• a lock body;
• a lock wheel disposed at least partially within the lock body;
• a push block;
• and
• a torsion spring coupled to the lock body and the lock wheel which is arranged to bias the wheel to turn from a locked position to an unlocked position when the push block is in a rotational permissive position;
• a biometric sensor provided to the bag;
• and
• a microcontroller coupled to the biometric sensor and the actuator, the microcontroller being programmed to determine whether an input provided to the biometric sensor corresponds with an authorized user and, if affirmative, activate the actuator to allow the lock assembly to achieve the unlocked state, and if negative, to not allow the lock assembly to achieve the unlocked state.