HOLLIS & CHARLES DESIGNER WEARBAGS (Tm)

Abstract

This invention is a system and method for constructing a handbag, purse, carrier bag with hidden backpack capable of being converted into a jacket worn with backpack; alternatively, the backpack can be used separately as another smaller carrier bag or purse; this handbag invention contains a zipper system around the bottom half of the handbag that ends at the bottom center of the handbag which hides the upper third portion of the jacket. There are pockets located in the front center of the jacket. Drawstrings at the top of the handbag are loosened to create a waistband when in jacket form. The strap for the purse becomes a belt for the jacket by the use of clips on the ends of the strap, and d-rings attached to the handbag. This method and system is capable of transforming the jacket back into a handbag, carrier bag and purse.

1 . The Hollis & Charles Designer WearBags™ (hereinafter “WearBags®”) constitutes a new idea, method, means and process for producing a system of fully functional handbags, purses or carrier bags, that easily transform and enable conversions into outerwear garments, such as jackets, hidden backpacks, jackets with attached backpacks, separate backpacks, carrier bags; and vice versa, the capability of method, system and process that allows a return back to original form, the handbag, purse, carrier bag, outerwear, jacket and backpack (hidden or exposed), There are five (5) uses and methods of using the WearBags®, and they are capable of being worn and used by women, men and children, ( FIGS. 1 ,  2  and  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6  and  7 ) comprising:
 a method, process and system for producing a separate and independent handbag, purse, or carrier bag (FIGS.  1 , 2 , 3 ); 
 a capability of carrying and transporting various sized items inside of the fully functional handbag, purse or carrier bag; 
 a method, process and system for producing outerwear, a jacket, including a transitional independent jacket, jacket with attached backpack and separate backpack ( FIG. 17 ); 
 a method, process and system for secreting or hiding a backpack located inside the inner double lining of the WearBags® in the handbag (FIGS.  1 , 2 , 3 ) and jacket (FIGS.  14 , 15 ,  16 )forms; 
 a separate backpack that can also be used as a smaller carrier bag when carried inside the larger WearBags® in the handbag form ( FIG. 15 ,  16 ); 
 a capability of protecting the internal surface and interior lining of the handbag from coming into contact with the external, outer surface of the lining when in the jacket form; preventing contact with items carried by the wearer, when transported in the handbag, carrier bag and purse form; 
 a jacket that can be worn while the items of the handbag can be held inside of the backpack attached or held separately; 
 a green product with multiple uses as a handbag, purse, backpack and jacket. 
 
     
     
         2 . System and method of  claim 1 , and the handbag, purse and carrier bag, FIGS. ( 1 ), ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) show a frontal view of the invention prior to the conversion into the jacket garment form, illustrating the handle, ( 7 ) that doubles as a belt in the jacket form with metal clips on the ends of the straps; there are pockets, ( 2 ) sewn under the front seams of the handbag as shown on the frontal view; alternately, pockets can be placed in other locations on the front of the jacket in other locations; there are D-rings ( 4 ) and ( 6 ) connected to the top and sides of the handbag, ( FIGS. 1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4 ); the WearBags® invention ( FIGS. 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ) in the handbag form have D-rings on the waistband, which is also the top of the handbag and connects to the clips, ( 5 ) on the handbag strap, ( 7 ); zippers, ( 8 ) are shown on the bottom of both sides of the frontal view of the handbag, purse or carrier bag; the zippers are used as a method to open and close for the transformation of the handbag into a jacket and vice versa; the front flap, ( 9 ) in the center of the handbag covers the zipper underneath the flap, when it is in the jacket form; the drawstrings ( 3 ) depicted on the front top of the handbag gather together to create and secure the top of the handbag; there are D-rings ( 6 ) in the center of the top portion of the handbag, which is also the waistband of the jacket garment, which is gathered and tied in a knot to keep the handbag closed. 
     
     
         3 . System and method of  claim 1 , and the WearBags® in the handbag form ( FIG. 1 ,  2 ,  3 ) have pockets, D-rings, drawstrings, zippers, clips, loops, handbag, purse and carrier bag handles and straps that serve as a dual purpose item when used as a belt on the outer surface of the jacket, when in jacket form; the handbag, purse, carrier bag form of the WearBag® has a large interior with a double lining that permits large amounts of items to be carried inside of the handbag, purse and carrier bag. There are actually five uses of the Wearbag®, the handbag, jacket, jacket with attached backpack, separate backpack carried by hand, and handbag with back carried separately on on the back of the wearer. 
     
     
         4 . System and method of  claim 1 , and ( FIG. 2 ) illustrates the same frontal version as ( FIG. 1 ) with the inclusion of two pockets ( 10 ) at the bottom of the WearBags® invention in the handbag ( FIG. 1 ) form, prior to the transition into the jacket garment form; ( FIG. 3 ) represents an alternative handbag, purse type, frontal view with the zippers ( 11 ) on the sides of the handbag to be used as a mechanism to transform the handbag into a jacket and backpack garment; secret pockets ( 12 ) are shown on the front of the bag hidden under the top portion of the handbag, which is also a waistband; ( FIG. 4 ) is the frontal view of the invention in the open handbag form as also shown in the closed views in ( FIG. 1 ) and ( FIG. 2 ); ( FIG. 4 ) illustrates the inside view of the handbag showing the double lining ( 13 ), which is also the inside lining of the jacket, when the handbag is in the jacket form; items can be placed inside of the handbag, purse and carrier bag lining ( 13 ); the strap is illustrated in ( 7 ). 
     
     
         5 . System and method of  claim 1 , and ( FIG. 5 ) represents the back view of the Wearbags® invention ( 1 ) in the handbag form with D-rings ( 14 ) and ( 6 ) on the center and back top and bottom of the bag; there is a zipper in the center back portion of the handbag ( 15 ); the zipper ( 15 ) is used to hide the backpack which is located inside of the zipper, double lining ( 13 ) and back view of the invention; ( FIG. 6 ) represents the back view of the invention in the handbag form ( FIG. 3 ); D-rings ( 16 ) are illustrated under the top rim of the handbag and on the sides; the back zipper ( 15 ) is located in the center of the handbag, exposed also shown in the rear view in ( FIG. 6 ). 
     
     
         6 . System and method of  claim 1 , and ( FIG. 7 ) represents the back view of the WearBags® invention ( FIGS. 1 and 2 ) with center zipper opened to reveal the inner double lining ( 13 ) and the location of the backpack ( 17 ); the backpack ( 17 ) is also shown separately with clip ( 18 ) at the top to attach to the ring in the inside lining portion ( 13 ) of the handbag; there are drawstrings ( 19 ) illustrated on the right and left sides of the backpack and round metal round rings through which the drawstrings go through at the bottom of the backpack ( 20 ); the backpack is also illustrated in an alternative position, with the drawstring pulled together ( 21 ) and gathered; 
     
     
         7 . System and method of  claim 1 , and ( FIG. 8 ) depicts the outer surface of the invention and the outer surface of the previous handbag and the beginning methodology for transforming into the jacket form; zippers at the bottom of the WearBags® ( 8 ) in the handbag position are now turned upside down and now become the top of the jacket; the zippers on both sides of the bottom of the handbag now become zippers at the top of the jacket ( 8 ); once unzipped, the process of the conversion from handbag to a jacket now begins; the previous strap ( 7 ) around the top of handbag is now the jacket waistband ( 7 ). 
     
     
         8 . The jacket form of the Wearbag® is shown in the transitional system depicted in FIGS. ( 8 ), ( 9 ),( 10 ),( 11 ), 12 ( 13 ); where the jacket is shown coming out of the bottom of the handbag in the 180 degrees opposite and upright position; the process is shown in the figures listed above; the back of the jacket shows the hidden backpack secreted behind the center zipper and inside the double-lining of the back of the jacket and comprising:
 a capability of the outerwear or jacket to be worn separately with pockets to carry small items inside; 
 a capability of the outerwear or jacket that may be produced and made from materials such as denim, leather, vinyl, all cottons, synthetic, suede, all woven and other materials un known at this time; 
 a capability of carrying various sized items inside the separate backpack. 
 
     
     
         9 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 9 ) illustrates the method and frontal view of the transformation wherein the WearBags® in the handbag form begins to convert into a jacket; the top part of the jacket ( 22 ), previously hidden inside the handbag bottom zipper, now becomes a frontal view of the outer surface of the invention in the jacket form. 
     
     
         10 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 10 ) represents the method of transition of the WearBags® invention from the handbag form into a jacket; the right jacket arm ( 23 ) is displayed coming out of the previously hidden portion inside of the handbag ( 22 ); zippers ( 8 ) are now exposed outside of the former handbag, and at the top of the jacket; previously, the right arm was hidden and zipped-up ( 8 ) into the bottom of the handbag; now the right arm of the jacket ( 23 ) is exposed as part of the jacket; the handbag strap ( 7 ) for the purse, as previously shown in ( FIG. 8 ) shows the frontal view of the clips ( 5 ) that attach to the D-rings of the invention in the handbag form as shown in FIGS. ( 1 ),( 2 ),( 3 ),( 4 ),( 5 ) and ( 6 ). 
     
     
         11 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 11 ) represents the method for completing the transformation into a jacket from the WearBags® in the handbag form; showing the frontal view of the left arm of the jacket ( 23 ) coming out of the zipper ( 8 ) and from the hidden area portion at the top of the jacket ( 22 ); ( FIG. 12 ) represents the full conversion from the WearBags® invention from the handbag format, into a frontal view in the jacket form; ( FIG. 12 ) illustrates the location of the unzipped zippers ( 8 ) now located at the top breast level of the jacket, on both sides and around the arms; the zippers ( 8 ) were previously shown as located at the bottom of the handbag, carrier bag, purse or tote bag, in a zipped-up form, as shown in ( FIG. 1 ); the pockets located on the outer surface of the front view of the jacket are the same pockets located on the front surface of the handbag in FIGS. ( 1 ) and ( 2 ); the waistband area shown in this invention represents the top of the handbag and the handbag strap ( 7 ) shown in FIGS. ( 1 ), ( 2 ) and ( 3 ); the center pockets on this jacket ( 2 ) are the same as those shown on the surface of the front of the handbag in FIGS. ( 1 ) and ( 2 ); the pockets on the chest area of the jacket ( 10 ) are the same as those located on the front surface of the WearBags® in the handbag form depicted in ( FIG. 2 ) at the bottom; the drawstring is the same as shown on the front view of the invention in FIGS. ( 1 ), ( 2 ) and ( 4 ). 
     
     
         12 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 13 ) represents the frontal view of the alternative jacket with the zipper located on the sides of the jacket from the bottom to the top and across the chest area ( 11 ) as shown in the handbag form in FIGS. ( 3 ) and ( 6 ); ( FIG. 14 ) represents the surface of the back view of the WearBag® invention in the jacket form; the zipper location is exposed under the arms and across the back ( 8 ) on both sides; the center zipper ( 15 ) is shown in the back center of the jacket, as a hidden location for the backpack; D-rings are represented at the bottom of the jacket ( 4 ), ( 14 ), ( 6 ) and previously, at the top of the Wearbags® in the handbag form as depicted in a back views shown in FIGS. ( 5 ), ( 6 ) and ( 7 ); the d-rings are used as belt loops and metal rings to attach the strap to the handbag and other uses for clips used by the backpack format in ( FIG. 17 ) to follow. 
     
     
         13 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 15 ) represents the back view method of the invention in the jacket form; the center zipper is open to reveal the backpack ( 17 ); the clip ( 18 ) on the backpack, is used to hold it in place with the hook inside the lining of the jacket ( 24 ), when carried inside of the back and double lining ( 13 ) of the jacket; the backpack drawstrings ( 19 ) are located on both sides of the backpack, to be worn around the shoulders of the jacket; round metal with holes inside ( 20 ) at the bottom of the backpack, are used to thread the drawstrings through to be worn over the back of the jacket or to be held separately; 
     
     
         14 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 17 ) represents the back view of the WearBags® invention in the alternate jacket position, with the zippers ( 11 ) going from the bottom of the jacket, along the sides, across the top chest front of the jacket area and across the center of the back shoulders of the jacket; the method for retrieving the backpack is shown as in  FIG. 15 ; ( FIG. 17 ) represents the back view of the WearBags® in the jacket form illustrating the backpack ( 17 ) worn by the wearer across the back and around the shoulders by using the drawstrings ( 19 ); the backpack ( 17 ) is attached to the jacket at the top center of the zipper in the back and connected at the bottom of the backpack on the right and left bottom sides ( 25 ), with metal clips and hooks. 
     
     
         15 . ( FIG. 18 ) represents the zippers on the front view of the outside of the jacket ( 27 ) used to close and hold together the jacket when worn by the wearer; the zipper is located in the center of the front of the WearBags® underneath the front flap as shown in FIG. ( 1 ), ( 9 ); the WearBags® invention in the jacket format ( 1 ) represents an inside look into the jacket and the double inside lining ( 26 ); the double lining represents the inside of the handbag shown in ( FIG. 4 ); this illustration shows the inside of the jacket the double lining shown (slightly open) at the bottom of the jacket ( 13 ) and comprising:
 a view of the double lining in the inside of the jacket. The bottom of the inside of the jacket depicts the bottom open enough to see the inside surface of the double lining; 
 a view of the lining shown as solid black in color in the drawing shown; 
 a view of the bottom of the jacket depicting the metal snaps the connect the bottom of the lining to inner surface of the inside of the jacket that allows the lining to create an inner lining for the handbag as shown in ( FIG. 4 ); 
 
     
     
         16 . System and method of  claim 3 , and view of the inner jacket depicting a portion of the lining the will become the hidden or outside of the lining when in the handbag format. The inner jacket lining does not come into contact with the inner surface lining of the handbag, purse, or carrier bag. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the inside lining of the handbag constitutes the actual inner lining of the double lining shown in  FIG. 18 . The broken lines showing black and white colors depict the opening of the double lining as shown at the bottom of the jacket in  FIG. 18 . Metal snaps ( 26 ) attached to the bottom of the double lining and bottom of the inner surface of the lining, are used to connect to the inside of the bottom portion of the inner surface and inside bottom portion of the jacket in  FIG. 18 . 
     
     
         17 . System and method of  claim 3 , and ( FIG. 19 ) represents the vest, alternative, version of the invention in the near jacket format; the top portion of the vest ( 22 ) represents the top portion of all of the jackets as depicted in FIGS. ( 9 ), ( 10 ) and ( 11 ); the dotted lines represent the vest in an alternate format with short sleeves ( FIG. 19   a ), whereby the same process is used to convert and transform into a handbag as stated herein. 
     
     
         18 . System and method of  claim 2 , and ( FIG. 20 ) is the view of the beginning method of the transition and process of the WearBags® invention in the jacket form now returning into the handbag form; the right and left arms of the jacket ( 23 ) are shown in the overhead position in the process of crossing above the top of the jacket ( 22 ) to fit over and on top of the top portion of the jacket ( 22 ) pushing it inside of the zippers sewn onto the top portion of the jacket, as depicted in  FIG. 12  ( 8 ) and  FIG. 13  ( 11 ). 
     
     
         19 . System and method of  claim 1 , and ( FIG. 21 ) represents the method for folding and hiding the arms ( 23 ) into the jacket top of the chest or body of the jacket ( 22 ); this depiction can be seen in ( FIG. 9 ) in the reverse mode from WearBags® ( FIGS. 1 ,  2 ) in the handbag to jacket form of the invention; the strap of the purse has been transformed into a belt for the waistband ( 7 ); the flap ( 9 ) over the zipper ( 27 ) in the center of the front view and front surface of the jacket is depicted in  FIG. 21 ; 
     
     
         20 . The actual styling of the invention as shown in ( FIGS. 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  12  and  13 ) as handbag, purse, carrier bag, jacket or backpack are not critical to the invention, since it is envisioned, that the style of the body of the design may change in styling, the sleeves may be short, medium or long length of the jacket may be longer or shorter; the backpack may be larger and differently shaped, and the collar of the jacket may be long, short or no collar at all the inventors will have wide latitude in fashion styling and modifications in presenting the body and styling of the jacket, backpack and handbag, purse or carrier bag.