Handbag

Abstract

Disclosed and claimed herein are handbags which combine both security inspection with personal privacy. The handbag consists of at least transparent outer side panels and a collapsible opaque inner lining. The inner lining detaches and collapses to the bottom of the bag to allow security inspection and is pulled back up and reattached to provide privacy.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A handbag, comprising:
 a) transparent outer front panels having an outside and an inside, and   b) opaque inner panels wherein the opaque inner panels are collapsible inside the handbag.   
     
     
         2 . The handbag of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment positioned on the inside of the transparent outer front panels and an attachment on the opaque inner panels, wherein the opaque inner panels are removably attached to the inside of the transparent outer front panels. 
     
     
         3 . The handbag of  claim 2 , wherein the attachments are further positioned at least on the top of the inside of the transparent outer front panels and at least on the top of the opaque inner panels. 
     
     
         4 . The handbag of  claim 3 , wherein the opaque inner panels are configured to be connected to each other at the side ends and at the bottom. 
     
     
         5 . The handbag of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one of an opaque bottom panel to which the bottoms of the opaque inner panels are permanently attached, or opaque end panels to which the side ends of the opaque inner side panels are permanently attached. 
     
     
         6 . The handbag of  claim 2 , wherein contents of the handbag are not observable through the transparent outer front panels when the opaque side panels are attached to the attachments of the transparent outer front panels, and wherein contents of the handbag are observable through the transparent outer front panels when the opaque side panels are detached from the attachments of the transparent outer front panels and in a collapsed position. 
     
     
         7 . The handbag of  claim 2 , further comprising at least one of a transparent bottom panel to which the bottoms of the transparent outer front panels are permanently attached, or transparent end panels to which the ends of the transparent outer front panels are permanently attached. 
     
     
         8 . The handbag of  claim 2 , wherein the transparent outer front panels are comprised of PVC, vinyl, polyolefin, polycarbonate, polyacrylate or polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         9 . The handbag of  claim 2 , wherein the opaque inner panels are comprised of cloth, plastic, paper, silks, polyesters, burlaps, cotton, wool, other textiles, or thin opaque plastics 
     
     
         10 . The handbag of  claim 2 , wherein the opaque inner panels comprise indicia. 
     
     
         11 . The handbag of  claim 2 , wherein the bottoms of the opaque inner panels are permanently attached to the bottom inside of the transparent outer front panels. 
     
     
         12 . The handbag of  claim 11 , further comprising an attachment positioned on the inside of the transparent outer front panels and an attachment on the opaque inner panels, wherein the opaque inner panels are removably attached to the inside of the transparent outer front panels. 
     
     
         13 . The handbag of  claim 12 , wherein the attachments are further positioned at least on the top of the inside of the transparent outer front panels and at least on the top of the opaque inner panels. 
     
     
         14 . The handbag of  claim 13 , wherein the opaque inner panels are configured to be connected to each other at the ends and at the bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The handbag of  claim 13 , further comprising at least one of an opaque bottom panel to which the bottoms of the opaque inner panels are permanently attached, or opaque end panels to which the side ends of the opaque inner side panels are permanently attached. 
     
     
         16 . The handbag of  claim 12 , wherein contents of the handbag are not observable through the transparent outer front panels when the opaque side panels are attached to the attachments of the transparent outer front panels, wherein contents of the handbag are observable through the transparent outer front panels when the opaque side panels are detached from the attachments of the transparent outer front panels and in a collapsed position. 
     
     
         17 . The handbag of  claim 12 , further comprising at least one of a transparent bottom panel to which the bottoms of the transparent outer front panels are permanently attached, or transparent end panels to which the ends of the transparent outer front panels are permanently attached. 
     
     
         18 . The handbag of  claim 12 , wherein the transparent outer front panels are comprised of PVC, vinyl, polyolefin, polycarbonate, polyacrylate or polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         19 . The handbag of  claim 12 , wherein the opaque inner panels are comprised of cloth, plastic, paper, silks, polyesters, burlaps, cotton, wool, other textiles, or thin opaque plastics 
     
     
         20 . The handbag of  claim 12 , wherein the opaque inner panels comprise indicia.