Purse liner, organizer and essential item transfer pouch

Abstract

The present invention provides a pouch that is insertable in a purse or handbag. The pouch is generally rectangular in shape, open at the top thereof, and has a plurality of inner pockets for storing and organizing items to be carried. The invention functions as a purse liner, purse organizer and as a pouch in which essential items stored therein may be transferred from one purse or hand bag to another. There are also a plurality of fabric loops, which are anchored to the inner walls of the pouch, and in which can be secured pens and lipstick canisters. One end of a key tether is secured within the pouch. The free end of the tether is coupled to a clip releasable with one hand that may be releasably attached to a key chain or key ring. The pouch is fabricated from breathable mesh, which is preferably a mesh made of woven polyester thread coated with vinyl.

1 . An organizer insertable within a purse or handbag, said organizer comprising a main body formed from a single sheet of polymer-coated, woven, open-pore fabric that is doubled over itself to form a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart first and second major panels interconnected by a bottom panel, said first and second major panels having two pair of opposed side edges, the opposed side edges of each pair being turned inwardly and sewn together at a common seam, thereby forming a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart first and second end panels.  
   
   
       2 . The organizer of  claim 1 , wherein said open-pore fabric is made of woven polyester thread coated with a flexible vinyl plastic.  
   
   
       3 . The organizer of  claim 2 , wherein said open-pore fabric is about 50 percent open.  
   
   
       4 . The organizer of  claim 1 , which further comprises at least one horizontally-oriented loop formed from the same open-pore fabric, which may be employed to secure cylindrical objects, such as pens, pencils, and lipstick canisters.  
   
   
       5 . The organizer of  claim 1 , which further comprises a key tether, a first end of which is secured within said main body.  
   
   
       5 . The organizer of  claim 5 , wherein a second end of said key tether said key tether is coupled to a clip releasable with one hand, said clip providing releasable attachment to key chains and key rings.  
   
   
       6 . The organizer of  claim 1 , which further comprises at least one pocket formed from the same open-pore fabric, said at least one pocket being sewn to a major panel within said main body.  
   
   
       7 . The organizer of  claim 1 , which further comprises at least one pair of overlapping pockets formed from the same open-pore fabric, said at least one pair of overlapping pockets being sewn to a major panel within said main body.  
   
   
       8 . An organizer insertable within a purse or handbag, said organizer comprising a main body formed from a single sheet of polymer-coated, woven, open-pore fabric that is doubled over itself to form a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart first and second major panels interconnected by a bottom panel, said first and second major panels having two pair of opposed side flaps, the opposed side flaps of each pair being turned inwardly, sewn to an outer edge of the bottom panel, and sewn together at a common seam, thereby forming a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart first and second end panels.