Handbag with removable compartment

Abstract

This invention provides a handbag having an accessory compartment which is easily insertable into and removable from the handbag and is secured into the handbag using two pairs of fasteners, such as snaps. When the compartment is removed from the handbag, the fasteners on the compartment can be engaged to each other in order to close the compartment.

1 . A handbag comprising: 
 a. a pouch having an outer surface,    b. an openable pocket attached to the outer surface of the pouch, having an interior comprised of a front wall and a back wall, wherein a first half-fastener is located on the front wall and a second half-fastener is located on the back wall,    c. a compartment, insertable into and removable from the pocket when the pocket is opened, having a front cover and a back cover and a tab located on the back cover, wherein a third half-fastener is located on the front cover and a fourth half-fastener is located on the tab, and wherein the front cover is removably attachable to the front wall by engagement of the first half-fastener to the third half-fastener and the back cover is removably attachable to the back wall by the second half-fastener to the fourth half-fastener, and wherein the third half-fastener is engagable with the fourth half-fastener so as provide closure of the compartment when the compartment is removed from the pocket.    
     
     
         2 . A handbag according to  claim 1  wherein the compartment is an organizer comprising a bellows type multiple pocket.  
     
     
         3 . A handbag according to  claim 1  wherein the compartment is a cell phone holder.  
     
     
         4 . A handbag according to  claim 1  wherein the first, second, third and fourth fasteners are each one-half of two-part snap fasteners.  
     
     
         5 . A handbag comprising: 
 a. a pouch having an inner surface,    b. an openable pocket attached to the inner surface of the pouch, said pocket having an interior comprised of a front wall and a back wall, wherein a first half-fastener is located on the front wall and a second half-fastener is located on the back wall,    c. a compartment, insertable into and removable from the pocket when the pocket is opened, having a front cover and a back cover and a tab located on the back cover, wherein a third half-fastener is located on the front cover and a fourth half-fastener is located on the tab, and wherein the front cover is removably attachable to the front wall by engagement of the first half-fastener to the third half-fastener and the back cover is removably attachable to the back wall by the second half-fastener to the fourth half-fastener, and wherein the third half-fastener is engagable with the fourth half-fastener so as provide closure of the compartment when the compartment is removed from the pocket.    
     
     
         6 . A handbag according to  claim 5  wherein the compartment is an organizer comprising a bellows type multiple pocket.  
     
     
         7 . A handbag according to  claim 5  wherein the compartment is a cell phone holder.  
     
     
         8 . A handbag according to  claim 5  wherein the first, second, third and fourth fasteners are each one-half of two-part snap fasteners.