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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178568 | Novelty purse A woman's purse to be hand or shoulder carried, and which has a front face panel of a record jacket attached to a substrate and a rear surface panel formed of a vinyl record preferably laminated for protection, attached to a substrate. The two side and bottom panels... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7073548 | Pop-up purse A hand-bag is assembled by folding a single piece of material. The single piece of material is folded to form the walls, bottom portion and locking portions. The locking portions are engaged to hold the walls in position. The assembled hand-bag can be collapsed for ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6880221 | Purse and method of making the same A method of producing a purse or handbag from a single typically rectangular blank of flexible sheet material. ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6564838 | Handbag with drawstring closure A calabash shaped handbag for carrying personal effects. The handbag includes a dome shaped bottom portion connected with a band to a more pliant upper portion. The top opening would include a drawstring for closing the bag, which is attached to the exter... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6202846 | Decorative enhancement for handbag or carrying case A carrying case includes a panels forming an enclosure, with welting along seams between adjoining panels and along the panel free edges. The welting includes a tube of light-transmissive material. A wire is removably inserted into the tube, the wire havi... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6079528 | Binder with outwardly biased gusset The invention is a binder or portfolio for carrying looseleaf paper, books, school supplies, etc. wherein the binder includes a split gusset that is attached to the front and back covers of the binder. The gusset is secured into the binder in a manner suc... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5503204 | Interchangeable flap handbag A purse has interchangeable variegated closure flaps which can be selectively attached and retained to the purse body by a spring loaded toggle lock and hasp system.... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5316141 | Remote control cover A cover for rectangular electronic devices has four walls, a bottom, and a flap which is folded over an open end. The flap attaches to the front of the cover by hook and loop material. Preferably, the cover is made from polyvinyl chloride, and is strong, ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5255833 | Transparent carrier An apparatus for carrying personal articles comprising a substantially rectangular container portion of transparent plastic material having continuous front, bottom, rear and top surfaces, closure means between the top and front surfaces for closing the c... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4989656 | Self-closing shoulder bag The present invention is a shoulder bag having a pouch made of flexible material that, once closed, will remain closed even if substantial weight is carried in the pouch. The construction of the pouch consists of joining together two substantially similar... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4966260 | Travel bag with multiple compartments A travel bag has a plurality of internal compartments and can be reformed to provide different configurations for those compartments. In one configuration, four compartments are arranged side-by-side, with the pairs of compartments being mirror images of ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4932506 | Cover for a carrying case A cover for the front and/or the back of a carrying case with a semi-rigid frame, and comprising a lining and an outer panel. The outer panel has a main central portion and a gusset member around the periphery of the central portion which are connected to... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4872538 | Article of luggage or the like and method of making same An article of luggage has first and second side walls joined by a joining wall. In preferred embodiments, the luggage further included a zipper positioned against the inner surface of the first side wall and forming a closure to a pocket of dimension simi... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4821853 | Travel bag with multiple compartments A travel bag has a plurality of internal compartments and can be reformed to provide different configurations for those compartments. In one configuration, four compartments are arranged side-by-side, with the pairs of compartments being mirror images of ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4784248 | Piping for luggage and the like Flexible extruded piping for use between adjacent panels of luggage or the like. Shoulders extending outwardly from the sides of the tubular portion are of a different color than that of the exposed tubular portion to provide a color trim. The shoulders s... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4140164 | Crime prevention pocketbook An item of protection for all persons carrying a pocketbook, purse, or bag, designed for safety against purse snatchers, thieves, and petty larceny. A pocketbook constructed with a break-away feature throughout the seams of the pocketbook constructed so w... | 02/20/1979 |
| 3955609 | Handbag A ladies handbag is provided with an external flap on either side thereof. Each flap is hingedly affixed to lie in juxtaposition against the respective side of the handbag when closed. One flap opens to reveal tiers of document stowage pockets carried on ... | 05/11/1976 |
