Handbag protection device

Abstract

A handbag protection device that is affixable to a handbag is provided. The handbag protection device includes a base and a heel that are securable to one another. A method of using the handbag protection device includes placing the base on an interior surface of a handbag and placing a heel on an exterior surface of the handbag proximate to the base so that base secures the heel to the handbag.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A handbag protection device, comprising:
 a heel having a recessed portion and a first attachment means disposed within the recessed portion, wherein the heel is coated in a protective layer; and   a cuboid base having a second attachment means.   
     
     
         2 . The handbag protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the first attachment means is a magnet and the second attachment means is a magnet. 
     
     
         3 . The handbag protection device of  claim 2 , wherein the magnet is a neodymium magnet. 
     
     
         4 . The handbag protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is one or more of: Polyethylene Terephthalate, High-Density Polyethylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Low-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene, or Polystyrene. 
     
     
         5 . The handbag protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the heel is shaped semi-spherically. 
     
     
         6 . The handbag protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the heel is shaped as a cuboid. 
     
     
         7 . A handbag, comprising:
 a floor, and at least four walls extending from the floor; and   at least one handbag protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the base is installed on an interior surface of the handbag and the heel portion is installed on an exterior surface of the handbag in alignment with the base.   
     
     
         8 . A method of using a handbag protection device in a handbag, comprising:
 providing the handbag protection device of  claim 1 ;   placing the cuboid base on an interior surface of the handbag; and   placing the heel on an exterior surface of the handbag proximate to the cuboid base.