Patent Application
20230148720
This invention relates to Interchangeable Bag Systems and devices. The present invention relates to handbags, purses, and similar containers for the carriage of personal articles. These purses include ones having a separable liner therewith so that the liner is interchangeable between purses. This invention relates to a quick-change bag insert or outside panels on a central core member. The present patent disclosure relates to handbags and purses. More particularly, and not by way of any limitation, the present patent disclosure is directed to a handbag or purse having removable insert disposed on the external surfaces to modify or change the aesthetics of the bag.
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As far as known, there are no Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes or the like. It is believed that this product is unique in its design and technologies.
This background as purses and handbags should prove useful. Handbags, purses, and similar personal conveniences are very popular means of storing and carrying personal effects. These are often much more than mere convenience items, and often serve as prominent fashion elements in addition to their more utilitarian functions. In general, a handbag or purse will incorporate two or more separate pockets or compartments for storage of personal effects. When a different color or style is desired, the contents are changed or the person “switches purses”.
Women often have two or more purses, which they use for different occasions. A woman may own a plain purse for everyday use, a fancier purse for evening use or other social affairs, or a series of purses of different colors to coordinate with different apparel. Most women have a certain number of personal articles, e.g., wallet and identification, cosmetics, writing implements and notebooks, etc., which they always carry in the purse. When a woman requires a different purse, e.g., for a formal occasion or other social affair or to carry with a specific outfit, she must remove all the articles from one purse and place them individually in the other purse, an operation that is clearly tedious and time consuming. Oftentimes, the different purses may have different compartments for the storage of various articles therein, with the woman then needing to remove the various articles from the pockets or compartments of one purse and place them in the appropriate pockets or compartments of a different purse. The various pockets or compartments are certain to be arranged differently in the different purses, thus resulting in some delay in locating articles in different purses.
As a result, a number of purses or similar containers having removable or interchangeable liners have been developed in the past. Of these, many do not provide any real security for the liner when it is placed in the purse, with no means being provided to secure the liner positively within the purse. Of those purse and liner systems where the liner is positively retained within the purse, the fastening systems result in an unfinished appearance to the assembly, or do not provide the security desired, or both.
The present invention overcomes these problems with an interchangeable purse and exterior system in which the outside panels may be quickly and easily switched from a single core. The core remains and the panels change with the present system providing for the positive attachment of the panels to the core. The system is adapted, while also providing a finished appearance for the assembly when the outer panels are installed to a compatible core. A discussion of the related art of which the present inventor is aware, and its differences and distinctions from the present invention, is provided below.
The improvement and problem solved as to bags and purse devices should be useful. A purse and bag may be used for casual, business, and formal occasions. Changing all the common items carried can be a task that takes time. In addition, having different colors, textures, and prints for all the variety of occasions can cost a lot of money. What is needed is a system that can solve the many problems. The Interchangeable Bag System should be Convenient for carrying all the common items, be a fast system for changing purses and bag straps, make switching a secure means for the common item; be universal i.e., the same system can be used for several bags; have easy attachment methods; use a combination of available materials and fasteners; and be more affordable or less expensive than all new purses or bags.
As far as known, there are no Interchangeable Bag System such as developed and described by Carter. It is believed that this product is unique in its design and technologies. A novelty search revealed:
As can be observed, none of the prior art has anticipated or caused one skilled in the art of interchangeable type bags or purses systems and devices to see this invention by Florence Carter as obvious to a person skilled in the ordinary art of the industry. The Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes provides an answer to the problems that are shown above. The Carter invention addresses the shortfalls and solves them, unlike previous art in this industry.
This invention is an Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes. Taught here are the ways a purse of bag and the like can be transformed easily by exchanging the exterior surfaces or inserts to change the look of the purse or bag or provide an exchangeable core that carries the common items. The preferred embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System configured with cover changes and insert changes, capable of being made of different materials, and comprised of: (a) a core section of the interchangeable bags system; (b) a pair of exterior surfaces of the core section; (c) a pair of interchangeable bag cover panels; (d) a means to attach the cover panels to the core section; and (e) a bag strap with a means to removably attach a strap to the core section wherein the interchangeable bag system has a variety of uses and wherein the system acts as a quick-change bag insert for organizing and carrying personal articles of a user.
The newly invented Interchangeable Bag System for various applications and uses can be manufactured at low volumes by very simple means and in high volume production by more complex and controlled systems.
There are several objects and advantages of the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes. There are currently no purses, handbags, backpacks, luggage inserts and the like that are effective at providing the objects of this invention.
An Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes has various advantages and benefits:
Finally, other advantages and additional features of the present Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the full description of the device. For one skilled in the art of purses, bags and carrying devices, it is readily understood that the features shown in the examples with this product are readily adapted to other types of purse systems and devices.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the Interchangeable Bag System. It is understood, however, that the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes provided here is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
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This invention relates to Interchangeable Bag Systems and devices. The present invention relates to handbags, purses, and similar containers for the carriage of personal articles. These purses include ones having a separable liner therewith so that the liner is interchangeable between purses. This invention relates to a quick-change bag insert or outside panels on a central core member. The present patent disclosure relates to handbags and purses. More particularly, and not by way of any limitation, the present patent disclosure is directed to a handbag or purse having removable insert disposed on the external surfaces to modify or change the aesthetics of the bag.
The advantages for the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes are listed above in the introduction. Succinctly the benefits are that the device:
The preferred embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 configured with cover changes and insert changes, capable of being made of different materials, and comprised of: (a) a core section 38 of the interchangeable bags system 30; (b) a pair of exterior surfaces 39 of the core section 38; (c) a pair of interchangeable bag cover panels 40; (d) a means 50 to attach the cover panels 40 to the core section 38; and (e) a bag strap 60 with a means 63 to removably attach a strap 60 to the core section 38 wherein the interchangeable bag system has a variety of uses and wherein the system acts as a quick-change bag insert for organizing and carrying personal articles of a user.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the Interchangeable Bag System 30. It is understood, however, that the Interchangeable Bag System 30 is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. Other examples of purses, bags, luggage, backpacks, and the like are still understood by one skilled in the art to be within the scope and spirit shown here.
an interchangeable bag system 30; a small bag or clutch purse 31 using system 30; a design sketch 34 of interchangeable covers 40; an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30; and an interchangeable bag cover panel 40 with cover surfaces 39.
The anticipated materials for the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes include: various materials for the interchangeable covers 40 such as print cover 40A such as leopard flowers, geometric designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.), solid leather or vinyl cover 40B, or Textured cover 40C. The materials can be cotton, corduroy, leather, synthetic leather, vinyl, Cotton Canvas, Nylon Packcloth, Ripstop Nylon, Ballistic Nylon, Cordura, Denim, Straw, Neoprene, Mesh fabric, nylon or polyester, Vegan leather (also known as faux leather), and polyurethane. The various means to attach 50 the covers 40 to core 38 are Button and buttonhole 51, Hook and loop 52 Velcro RTM, Snap system 53 with socket and cap, Magnet system 54 with magnet and plate, Zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop, and clasps and hoop combinations 57. These means can be of metals —brass, steel, copper, or made of the various plastics and composites. The magnets can be natural iron magnets or the special metals for powder magnets—iron, nickel, cobalt, and some alloys of rare earth metals (Neodymium iron boron (NdFeB)—Permanent magnet, Samarium cobalt (SmCo)—Permanent magnet, Alnico—Permanent magnet, and Ceramic or ferrite magnets —Permanent magnet). As durable and composite materials are developed, it is anticipated they can replace some of the materials known today.
The details mentioned here are exemplary and not limiting. Other specific components and manners specific to describing an Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes may be added as a person having ordinary skill in the field of the art of purses, bags, luggage, backpacks and the like devices and their uses well appreciates.
The Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes has been described in the above embodiment. The manner of how the device operates is described below. One notes well that the description above and the operation described here must be taken together to fully illustrate the concept of the Interchangeable Bag System 30. The preferred embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 configured with cover changes and insert changes, capable of being made of different materials, and comprised of: (a) a core section 38 of the interchangeable bags system 30; (b) a pair of exterior surfaces 39 of the core section 38; (c) a pair of interchangeable bag cover panels 40; (d) a means 50 to attach the cover panels 40 to the core section 38; and (e) a bag strap 60 with a means 63 to removably attach a strap 60 to the core section 38 wherein the interchangeable bag system has a variety of uses and wherein the system acts as a quick-change bag insert for organizing and carrying personal articles of a user.
The Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes is operated by interchanging the cover panels 40 that are removably secured to the core 38 when desired. The cover panels 40 can be of various designs such as shown in the
Many uses are anticipated for the Interchangeable Bag System 30. Some examples, and not limitations, are shown in the following Table.
With this description it is to be understood that the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes is not to be limited to only the disclosed embodiment of product. The features of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 are intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the description.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which these inventions belong. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present inventions, the preferred methods and materials are now described above in the foregoing paragraphs.
Other embodiments of the invention are possible. Although the description above contains much specificity, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the inventions. It should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the disclosed inventions. Thus, it is intended that the scope of at least some of the present inventions herein disclosed should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above.
The terms recited in the claims should be given their ordinary and customary meaning as determined by reference to relevant entries (e.g., definition of “plane” as a carpenter's tool would not be relevant to the use of the term “plane” when used to refer to an airplane, etc.) in dictionaries (e.g., widely used general reference dictionaries and/or relevant technical dictionaries), commonly understood meanings by those in the art, etc., with the understanding that the broadest meaning imparted by any one or combination of these sources should be given to the claim terms (e.g., two or more relevant dictionary entries should be combined to provide the broadest meaning of the combination of entries, etc.) subject only to the following exceptions: (a) if a term is used herein in a manner more expansive than its ordinary and customary meaning, the term should be given its ordinary and customary meaning plus the additional expansive meaning, or (b) if a term has been explicitly defined to have a different meaning by reciting the term followed by the phrase “as used herein shall mean” or similar language (e.g., “herein this term means,” “as defined herein,” “for the purposes of this disclosure [the term] shall mean,” etc.). References to specific examples, use of “i.e.,” use of the word “invention,” etc., are not meant to invoke exception (b) or otherwise restrict the scope of the recited claim terms. Other than situations where exception (b) applies, nothing contained herein should be considered a disclaimer or disavowal of claim scope. Accordingly, the subject matter recited in the claims is not coextensive with and should not be interpreted to be coextensive with any particular embodiment, feature, or combination of features shown herein. This is true even if only a single embodiment of the particular feature or combination of features is illustrated and described herein. Thus, the appended claims should be read to be given their broadest interpretation in view of the prior art and the ordinary meaning of the claim terms.
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers or expressions, such as those expressing dimensions, physical characteristics, etc. used in the specification (other than the claims) are understood as modified in all instances by the term “approximately.” At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the claims, each numerical parameter recited in the specification or claims which is modified by the term “approximately” should at least be construed in light of the number of recited significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques.
The present invention contemplates modifications as would occur to those skilled in the art. While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail the figures and the foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only selected embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes, modifications, and equivalents that come within the spirit of the disclosures described heretofore and or/defined by the following claims are desired to be protected.
This application claims the benefit of United States Provisional Patent Application with Ser. No. 63/280,473 filed Nov. 17, 2021, by Florence Carter. The application is entitled “Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes”.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63280473 | Nov 2021 | US |
