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US 5,209,279 AGranted
Dual unit handbag
OwnerJohnny D. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A woman's handbag is provided with an upper compartment and a removable lower compartment. The lower compartment is discreet and separable from the upper compartment. The upper compartment is connected to the lower compartment by a zipper, for example, which is hidden by a flap. The upper compartment may be securable by a latch (hasp) and can include an arm strap for carrying. The lower compartment is securable by flexible walls which close from the top and is secured by a latch. The lower compartment has a removable arm strap for carrying.
Claims16
A woman's handbag comprising:
- an upper compartment having a front panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, a back panel, and a bottom panel, said upper compartment acting as a self contained unit with said left side panel and said right side panel both connected to the front panel and the back panel, said front, left side, right side and back panels of said upper compartment panels being connected to the bottom panel;
- a lower compartment having a lower front panel, a lower left side panel, a lower right side panel, a lower back panel and a lower bottom panel, said lower compartment acting as a self contained unit with said lower right side panel and lower left side panel being connected to said lower front panel and lower back panel, said lower front, lower left side, lower right side and lower back panels of said lower compartment panels being connected to the lower bottom panel;
- said lower compartment being connected to said upper compartment by a zipper hidden by a flap, said zipper being located adjacent said bottom panel of said upper compartment and a top portion of said lower compartment, said flap being attached on a lower portion of the front panel, the left side panel, the right side panel and the back panel of the upper compartment, and extending downward over the zipper;
- said lower compartment being removable from said upper compartment and having a opening therein carrying accessories such as shoes and related items, and having means to close said lower compartment, whereby said upper and lower compartments form two self contained handbags.
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A woman's handbag comprising:
- an upper compartment having a front panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, a back panel, and a bottom panel, said upper compartment acting as a self contained unit with said left side panel and said right side panel both connected to the front panel and the back panel said front, left side, right side and back panels of said upper compartment panels being connected to the bottom panel;
- a lower compartment having a lower front panel, a lower left side panel, a lower right side panel, a lower back panel and a lower bottom panel, said lower compartment acting as a self contained unit with said lower right side panel and lower left side panel being connected to said lower front panel and lower back panel, said lower front, lower left side, lower right side and lower back panels of said lower compartment panels being connected to the lower bottom panel;
- said lower compartment being connected to said upper compartment by a closure means hidden by a flap, said closure means being located adjacent said bottom panel of said upper compartment and a top portion of said lower compartment, said flap being attached on a lower portion of the front panel, the left side panel, the right side panel and the back panel of the upper compartment, and extending downward over the closure means;
- said lower compartment being removable from said upper compartment and having an opening therein for carrying accessories such as shoes and related items, and having means to close said lower compartment, whereby said upper and lower compartments form two self contained handbags.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.