Patent ID: 6447142
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A45C

Abstract:
A purse with light system comprising:a purse outer structure including an opening edge forming a purse access opening into an interior chamber of the purse outer structure when in an open position; a purse liner member attached to the interior of the purse outer structure to form an item holding chamber within the interior chamber of the purse outer structure that is sealable when the frame members are forced together into the closed position; and a light system including a light source and a battery power pack secured to the interior of the purse outer structure between the purse outer structure and the purse liner member, a light assembly positioned to emit light into the item holding chamber of the purse liner member through a light conduit in the form of a length of fiber optic cable in connection between the light source and the item holding chamber of the purse liner; the light source being in connection with the battery power pack through an on/off control switch mechanically connected to the opening edge such that the on/off control switch is in the â€œonâ€  position when the purse access opening is in the open position and in the â€œoffâ€  position when the purse access opening is closed; the on/off control switch being a proximity switch with an activation plunger that is pushed into the â€œoffâ€  position when the opening edge is in the closed position and that springs outward into the â€œonâ€  position when the opening edge is pivoted into the open position.