Carriers and interchangeable liner therefor

A carrier and interchangeable liner for facilitating exchange of articles from one selected carrier to another, comprising:

• a plurality of carriers selected from a group comprising a handbag, a short-handled bag, a strap-bag, a knapsack bag, a day-style bag, a night-styled bag, an evening-style bag, each carrier having at least an opening with a first connecting member attached near the opening thereof, the first connecting member having a first character;
• a liner having a closed bottom and an open end with a second connecting member attached to a perimeter edge thereof, the second connecting member having a second character for selective mating engagement with the first connecting member for joining the liner to the carrier, the liner for receiving a plurality of articles to be carried within the carrier, whereby the liner is inserted into a selected one of the carriers and attached thereto by engaging the first and the second mating members;
• at least one fastener of a first character attached to an interior surface of the liner;
• a clutch purse having at least one fastener of a second character for mating engagement with the fasteners in the liner, whereby the clutch purse is detachably engagable to the interior of the liner;
• a tubular extender having a first connector at a first open end and a second connector at a second open end, the first connector of the extender having a character for mating engagement with the second connector of the liner and the second connector of the extender having a first character for mating engagement with the first connecting member of the carrier, whereby the extender increases the size of the liner being received into one of the selected carriers;
• and
• closure means for closing the open end of the carrier, whereby transfer of the articles within the liner occurs substantially simultaneously by transferring the liner and the articles therein to another selected one of the carrier.