Foam inserts for handbags
OwnerElizabeth Temkininventor
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Abstract
A shaped resilient foam insert and a method of maintaining a shape and reducing wrinkling and creasing of a handbag during storage are provided. The method includes opening the handbag to expose an interior cavity thereof which is formed by walls of the handbag. The interior cavity has a first set of dimensions and the shaped resilient foam body (insert) is disposed within the interior cavity. The foam body has a second set of dimensions with at least one dimension of the second set being greater than one dimension of the first set so that the foam body applies an outward force against walls of the handbag so that the handbag maintains its shape during storage and the walls are supported during storage so as to help prevent wrinkling and creasing of the handbag.
Claims34
An insert for reception in an interior cavity of a handbag for maintaining a natural shape of the handbag when it is stored, the insert comprising:
- a foam body having a prescribed shape;
- at least one handle integrally formed as part of the foam body in a common mold, the handle being formed of the same foam material as the foam body and located along a continuous section of the foam body removed from any intersecting edges of the foam body;
- a pouch that is associated with the foam body, the pouch having an entrance;
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- a fragrant element disposed within the pouch.
An insert for reception in an interior cavity of a handbag for maintaining a natural shape of the handbag when it is stored, the insert comprising:
- a foam body having a prescribed shape and a first set of dimensions, wherein the handbag has a second set of dimensions, at least one dimension of the first set being greater than one dimension of the second set so that the foam body applies an outward force against walls of the handbag so that the handbag maintains its shape during storage and the walls are supported during storage so as to help prevent wrinkling and creasing of the handbag, the foam body being freely removable from the handbag, the insert including a first protective cover attached along an upper section of a first side of the body and a second protective cover attached along an upper section of a second side of the body, each of the first and second protective covers having a free end which extends beyond a bottom of the insert for draping over one side wall of the handbag for protection thereof.
A combination handbag and insert for reception in an interior cavity of a handbag for maintaining a natural shape of the handbag when it is stored, the insert comprising:
- a foam body having a prescribed shape and a first set of dimensions, wherein the handbag has a second set of dimensions, at least one dimension of the first set being greater than one dimension of the second set so that the foam body applies an outward force against walls of the handbag so that the handbag maintains its shape during storage and the walls are supported during storage so as to help prevent wrinkling and creasing of the handbag, the foam body being freely removable from the handbag, wherein the insert includes a pouch that is formed along an outer surface of the insert and is open at one end to the exterior for receiving a fragrant element that is slidably received and withdrawn from the pouch to permit different fragrant elements to be interchanged for one another.
A method of maintaining a shape and reducing wrinkling and creasing of a handbag during storage, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening the handbag to expose an interior cavity thereof which is defined by walls of the handbag, the interior cavity having a first set of dimensions;
- inserting a shaped resilient body having a foam portion into the interior cavity, the body having a second set of dimensions, at least one dimension of the first set being greater than one dimension of the second set so that the body applies an outward force against walls of the handbag so that the handbag maintains its shape during storage and the walls are supported during storage so as to help prevent wrinkling and creasing of the handbag;
- forming a pouch along an outer surface of the body, the pouch being open along one edge thereof to the exterior of the body;
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- slidably disposing a fragrant element into the pouch such that the fragrant element can be easily removed to permit different fragrant elements to be interchanged for one another so as to vary or refresh the fragrance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.