Patent ID: 9144282
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
1. A metal purse having an interior electroluminescent lighting system comprising: a radio-frequency identification reader protector; a first metal shell having a first exterior surface, a first interior surface, a first edge, a second edge, and a first interior liner having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first edge of the first metal shell is parallel to the second edge of the first metal shell, wherein the first interior surface of the first metal shell is adjacent to the first surface of the first liner; a second metal shell having a second exterior surface, a second interior surface, a first edge, a second edge, and a second interior liner having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first edge of the second metal shell is parallel the second edge of the second metal shell, wherein the second interior surface of the second metal shell is adjacent to the first surface of the second liner, wherein the first edge of the first metal shell is mechanically coupled to the first edge of the second metal shell to allow for an opening and closing of the first metal shell and the second metal shell; an optional handle mechanically coupled to the first metal shell, the second metal shell, or to the first metal shell and the second metal shell; a closure system mechanically coupled to the first metal shell, the second metal shell, or to the first metal shell and the second metal shell to allow for closure of the metal purse such that the second edge of the first metal shell and the second edge of the second metal shell are adjacent when the metal purse is closed; a removeably attached battery power pack, with an on/off switch, and inverter located on the first interior fabric surface of the first metal shell and one or more electroluminescent light panels each independently located on the second surface of the second shell, wherein the second surface has an attached transparent plastic protective covering that the electroluminescent light panel securely fits behind, and wherein the on/off switch, the battery power pack, and the lighting system are each operatively coupled together with one or more wires.