Abstract:
The present invention provides a handbag equipped with a zipper for opening a section of the bag located between the front and interior walls thereof. When this section of the bag is unzipped, the faces of said front and interior walls are exposed and permit a user to obtain various handbag items from pockets attached to said faces. The bag may be carried in the hand or over the shoulder as a result of a loop and ring arrangement which are connected by an adjustable strap and buckle arrangement. Other sections of the bag contain loop and ring arrangements for rapidly obtaining keys, a pager, a cosmetic pouch or the like. By virtue of the present invention, all contents of the inventive bag can be easily and quickly accessed by a user with one easy motion, while the bag is on or off his shoulder, without placing the bag on a flat surface.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The Ultimate Organizer invention relates to “handbags,” “shoulder bags” or “bags” for carrying a multitude of personal or other items. Handbags and their use have been well known in the prior art. Handbags have had hand straps, shoulder straps and/or back straps. They have generally been large enclosures, sometimes with separated spaces, sometimes not, sometimes with defined compartments, oftentimes not. 
     The following described bags are exemplary of the prior art, but are distinguishable from the invention disclosed herein as noted in the description below. U.S. Pat. No. 5,829,502: This &#39;502 handbag comes closest in concept to the inventive Ultimate Organizer, but does not begin to provide its functions. First, the contents of this prior art &#39;502 handbag cannot be accessed while the bag is being worn by a user. Because it opens in half, it must be placed on a surface and laid flat to provide content access. While the user is wearing the herein described invention, the Ultimate Organizer, in a vertical position, all contents of the bag can be accessed without placing the bag on a flat surface. In addition, the Ultimate Organizer has compartments which can accommodate a pad, pen, credit cards, cell phone, pager, cosmetics and/or other items. The prior art &#39;502 handbag does not have such compartments. Further, the &#39;502 bag&#39;s change purse can only be accessed after the bag is placed on a flat surface, the bag is almost fully unzipped, the inner purse is further unzipped or the compartment is opened, and the user gropes for change inside either the zippered purse or the compartments located on the inner walls. The same holds true for locating a key or keys. The Ultimate Organizer, however, allows the user with one motion to easily and quickly access change without unzipping the bag or its compartments or lying the bag flat. The change can be accessed while the bag is worn in a vertical position (therefore requiring no surface to lay the bag on), and the same ease of access is true for locating keys. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,466,208: This prior art describes an apron bag. First, the &#39;208 apron bag must be worn around the waist. Unlike the Ultimate Organizer, it cannot be used on the back of a user, moved under either arm of a user or be worn over or across the shoulder. The &#39;208 apron bag only has two outside panels with no additional depth of pouches, unlike the Ultimate Organizer. The &#39;208 apron bag opens in a 180-degree arc. In order to keep the bag from flopping closed while the user is walking, the &#39;208 patent recommends “strapping it to the user&#39;s leg!” This is impractical. On the other hand, the Ultimate Organizer has an interior flap which automatically flips up or down to accommodate the zipping or unzipping of the outer walls and enables the user to wear the bag under or over the arm without having to “strap it” to a body part. The Ultimate Organizer can also remain in a vertical position and does not have to be laid flat to access the items stored in its compartments. The &#39;208 apron bag has essentially two walls and no further interior compartments, while the Ultimate Organizer has two sections with further compartments which make accessibility easier while the user is sitting or standing. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,154,275: This prior art “handbag” is a top opening handbag with essentially one interior compartment and some exterior attachments, such as a watch and change purse. This &#39;275 “handbag” cannot be worn on the back and cannot be swiveled under either arm. It requires a user to pull out the change purse, open the change purse, and then locate the change. The Ultimate Organizer, while it is worn under either the left or the right arm, enables the user to access change without pulling out a change purse from the bag and without taking the bag off the shoulder. The user simply reaches into the change pouch located near the top of the two interior walls where they meet with a non-zipped side wall and accesses the change with one motion. The same is true for the attached stretch key ring holder. Further, because the Ultimate Organizer has three interior chambers, only one of which is the zipped outer chamber with compartments, it will store more items which can be accessed readily from the top of or unzipped side of the bag as a result of such compartmentalization. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,631,632: The &#39;632 prior art travel kit cannot be worn on the back and swiveled under the right or left arm or be worn across the shoulder. It must be laid on a surface to access the items in its compartments, unlike the Ultimate Organizer, which can be worn without interfering with the unzipping of the outer wall which contains personalized compartments. Further, the Ultimate Organizer has two chambers in addition to the zipped chamber containing the compartments and has a flap connecting the outer zipped wall to an interior wall so that compartmentalized items can be accessed from the top or side of the bag after the bag is unzipped. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 380,416: This reference features a handbag with a one-piece strap that requires the user to remove the bag and place it on a surface before the user can gain access to the items contained therein from the top of the bag. The &#39;416 handbag cannot be worn on the back and swiveled under the left or right arm and worn while obtaining access to items inside the bag. Further, the &#39;416 handbag has multiple openings accessed from the top, but does not have personalized compartments to keep needed items in place or accessed immediately through the unzipped side or top of the bag. It also does not have the sewn-in one motion accessible change purse or key chain. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,413,465: This prior art “Handbag” requires that the user remove his arm from under the bag and place it on a flat surface to access the items in the compartments. The Ultimate Organizer, however, can be worn on the back and swiveled under the left or right arm or slung over or across the shoulder. The Ultimate Organizer enables the user to wear the bag without interfering with the side unzipping of the bag which permits easy access to needed items in the personalized compartments. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to a handbag/shoulderbag or the like wherein all its components are made of durable materials. The inventive handbag/shoulderbag or the like has an adjustable circular strap construction, which enables a user to wear it over the shoulder, under the arm, or on the back. With the touch of a finger, the bag moves from the back to under the right or left arm, depending on whether the user is right or left handed. With one motion, the bag moves into place for maximum accessibility (from the unzipped side or top of the bag) to the items contained in the individual compartments that are located inside the zipped walls which open approximately at a 45 or greater degree arc. 
     Once the bag is shifted under the arm of choice, which the user can do from either a standing or sitting position, the user, with one motion, can instantly access items due to the bag&#39;s side and bottom construction. The outside or front wall of the bag unzips at the point at which it engages a side wall. This opens the bag to a 45 degree or greater angle position. The front wall of the bag is connected to the bottom wall of the bag by a triangular flap that holds items inside the bag regardless of whether the bag is zipped or unzipped. Once the outside wall of the bag is unzipped or by reaching into the top of the bag, the user, with one motion, can access such things as a pad, pen, cosmetics, cell phone, credit cards, wallet, or other items, which are contained in individual compartments located inside or outside of the bag on the front or other walls and/or on the interior bag walls. 
     In addition to the outside zipped wall, the bag contains interior pockets (hereafter “the pockets”) and storage areas. Therefore, when the user is wearing the bag either under the arm or over the shoulder, or across the shoulder, the user with one motion can reach, stretch and unlock any key hole using his key ring which is attached to a rubberized or elasticized key chain (or other coiled device) which is attached to a loop and ring arrangement on an inside wall of the bag. Thus, the user needs only to place his finger inside a pocket or storage area to instantly locate his key. 
     Furthermore, while the bag is under either arm or over the shoulder, the user in one motion, can quickly, easily and effortlessly access change with one or more fingers from a pouch sewn-in an uppermost corner of the bag between two interior walls without opening any closures. The pouch can be placed in any other strategic place in the bag for easy access. 
     No other bag prior to the inventive one described below contains all the features necessary for one motion accessibility to such items as a wallet, checks, pad, pens, coins, keys, credit cards, cosmetics, cell phone, pager, etc. In summary, the salient features of the Ultimate organizer bag are (a) an adjustable circular one piece strap that enables the user to carry the bag on his back and, with one touch, swivel the bag under either the left or right arm from a standing or sitting position to obtain access to the contents of the bag, (b) a zipped front, side and bottom wall which enables the user from the top side of the bag to access the contents of the bag from compartments while the bag is being worn by a user and (c) a magnetic or other closure which locks the zippered walls together and, when locked, permits a user to gain access to any compartmentalized items from the top or side of the bag with one easy motion. 
     This adjustable circular strap, which loops through rings mounted on top of the walls of the bag, in conjunction with the side and bottom unzipping of the bag and the magnetic or other wall closure, enables the user to immediately access important items stored in individual compartments such as change, keys, pager, pen and other items. 
     The strategic placement of the rings atop the bag walls enables an adjustable circular strap to easily loop through the rings, enables the bag to be unzipped at a 45 degree or greater angle on the side of the bag, and lets a user access from the top or side of the bag the contents of compartments located inside the zipped walls of the bag while the bag is being worn in a vertical position on the user or elsewhere. Also, because of the strategic placement of the rings atop the bag walls, a user can wear the bag on his back while his hands are free. Then, with one motion, the user can swivel the bag under the left or right arm. Finally, the elasticized pouch, key chain and transparent container permit immediate access to a comb, makeup coin change, keys and other items. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIGS. 1-5 are front elevation views of the invention. 
     FIG. 6 is a rear or back elevation view of the invention. 
     FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the invention. 
     FIG. 8 is a top view of the invention. 
     FIG. 9 is an inside in elevation view of the invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The Ultimate Organizer bag  10 , shown in FIG. 1, contains seven walls: a front wall  100 ; a back wall  200 ; a first side wall  90 ; a second side wall  80 ; a bottom wall  500 ; a first interior wall  300 ; and a second interior wall  400 . Each wall of bag  10  contains two faces: the front wall  100  is composed of a first face  101 , shown in FIG. 4, facing the outside of the bag and a second face  102 , shown in FIG. 1, facing the inside of the bag; the back wall  200  is composed of a third face  201 , shown in FIG. 6, facing the outside of the bag and a fourth face  202 , shown in FIG. 1, facing the inside of the bag; the first side wall  90  is composed of a fifth face  91 , shown in FIG. 1, facing the outside of the bag and a sixth face  92 , also shown in FIG. 1, facing the inside of the bag; the first interior wall  300  is located between the front and back walls  100  and  200  respectively and is composed of a seventh face  301 , shown in FIG. 6, which faces the back wall  200 , and an eighth face  302 , shown in FIG. 1, which faces the front wall  100 ; the second side wall  80  is diametrically opposite first side wall  90  and is composed of a ninth face  81 , shown in FIG. 6, facing the outside of the bag and a tenth face  82 , shown in FIG. 1, facing the inside of the bag; the bottom wall  500  is composed of an eleventh face  501 , shown in FIG. 7, facing the outside of the bag and a twelfth face  502 , shown in FIG. 8, facing the inside of the bag; and the second interior wall  400  located between the front and first interior walls  100  and  300  respectively is composed of a thirteenth face  401 , shown in FIG. 1, which faces the front wall  100 , and a fourteenth face  402 , shown in FIG. 6, which faces the eighth face  302  of the first interior wall  300 . 
     As shown in FIG. 1, the first side wall  90  contains a male and female zipper attachment  93  and  94  respectively. This zipper attachment  93 ,  94  extends from the top of the first side wall  90  to and along the bottom wall  500  up to the second side wall  80 , such that when the zipper is unzipped, the front wall  100  of the bag is in an open position with respect to the second interior wall  400  and forms approximately a 45 or greater degree angle with the second interior wall  400 . When the zipper is unzipped, as shown in FIG. 1, a triangular flap  503 , which is attached on one end  504  to the bottom wall  500  adjacent the bottom of front wall face  102  and on the other end  505  to the bottom wall  500  adjacent the bottom of second interior wall face  401 , forms a portion of the bottom wall  500  of the bag  10  between the front and second interior walls  100 ,  400 . 
     As shown in FIG. 1, attached to the top of back wall  200  of the bag is a first loop  203 . This first loop  203  is positioned adjacent the second side wall  80  of the bag. Also attached to the top of the back wall  200  of the bag is a second loop  204 . This second loop  204  is positioned adjacent the first side wall  90  of the bag. Each loop  203 ,  204  is made from a strong, flexible material. Attached to the top of the second interior wall  400  of the bag is a third loop  403 . This third loop  403  is positioned adjacent the second side wall  80  of the bag. Also attached to the top of the second interior wall  400  of the bag is a fourth loop  404 . This fourth loop  404  is positioned adjacent the first side wall  90  of the bag. Each loop  403 ,  404  is made from a strong, flexible material. The first and third loops  203 ,  403  are positioned on the bag so that they are approximately the same distance from the second side wall  80  of the bag. Likewise, the second and fourth loops  204 ,  404  are positioned on the bag so that they are approximately the same distance from the first side wall  90  of the bag. The first and third loops  203 ,  403 , as well as the second and fourth loops  204 ,  404 , are positioned such that they are in alignment with one another. Connected to the first loop  203  is a first ring  205  which may be made from a metal, plastic, fabric or the like. Similarly, second, third and fourth rings  206 ,  405 , and  406  respectively are connected to second, third and fourth loops  204 ,  403 ,  404  respectively and may be made from the same type of material as first ring  205 . An adjustable, circular strap  70 , shown in FIG. 1, is fitted within each of the four rings  205 ,  206 ,  405  and  406 . The circular strap  70  contains a buckle  800  so that the strap can be made adjustable, i.e. longer or shorter as the user desires. 
     As shown in FIG. 9, a coin pouch  50  is sewn between the first interior and back walls  300 ,  200  respectively onto the top of the sixth face  92  of first side wall  90  of the bag. This pouch  50  may be made from any suitable material and is capable of containing coins. At the top of the pouch  50  facing the outside of the bag, is an elasticized section  51  which is normally in a closed position and prevents any coins therein from falling out of the pouch. When coins are placed into the pouch  50 , they may be retrieved by a user placing his fingers into the elastic section  51  of the pouch  50  and pulling the coins out therefrom. Also shown in FIG. 9 is a zipped pocket  806  sewn onto fourth face  202  of back wall  200 . 
     As shown in FIG. 9, attached to the tenth face  82  of the second side wall  80  between the first interior and back walls  300 ,  200  respectively is a fifth loop  600 . As shown in FIG. 3, connected to fifth loop  600  is fifth ring  601 . Connected to fifth ring  601  is a clip  605  which contains a hole  609  through which ring  601  fits through. Attached to clip  605  is an elasticized cord  602 . Cord  602  may be made from a rubberized and/or other suitable material that compresses or lengthens as needed. Clip  605  is attached to cord  602  at one end and a corresponding clip  606  is attached to cord  602  on its other end. Clip  606  also contains a hole  610  through which a sixth ring  607  fits. Sixth ring  607  is a key ring and may contain any number of keys  608 . 
     As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, attached to tenth face  82  of the second side wall  80  between the first and second interior walls  300  and  400  respectively is a sixth loop  700 . Connected to sixth loop  700  is seventh ring  701 . Connected to seventh ring  701  is a clip  705  which contains a hole  709  through which ring  701  fits through. Attached to clip  705  is an elasticized cord  702 . Cord  702  may be made from a rubberized and/or other suitable material that compresses or lengthens as needed. Clip  705  is attached to cord  702  at one end and a corresponding clip  706  is attached to cord  702  at its other end. Clip  706  also contains a hole  710  through which an eighth ring  707  fits. Eighth ring  707  is a pager ring and may be connected to a pager  711 . 
     As shown in FIG. 2, attached to the sixth face  92  of first side wall  90  between the first and second interior walls  300 ,  400  respectively is a seventh loop  900 . Connected to seventh loop  900  is ninth ring  907 . Connected to ninth ring  907  is a clip  906  which contains a hole  909  through which ring  907  fits through. Attached to clip  906  is an elasticized cord  902 . Cord  902  may be made from a rubberized and/or other suitable material that compresses or lengthens as needed. Clip  906  is attached to cord  902  at one end and a corresponding clip  905  is attached to cord  902  on its other end. Clip  905  also contains a hole  910  through which a tenth ring  901  fits. Tenth ring  901  is attached to a transparent pouch  804  which may contain a comb  812  or the like. 
     As shown in FIG. 1, on the upper part of face  102  of front wall  100  is attached a male snap  104 . On the upper part of face  401  of second interior wall  400  is attached a female snap  105 . Preferably, male and female snaps  104 ,  105  should be located adjacent the midpoint between first and second side walls  90 ,  80  on faces  102 ,  401  respectively. In this manner, when snaps  104 ,  105  engage, any contents of the bag between the front and second interior walls  100 ,  400  will not be able to fall out of the bag, there being a snug fit between the front and second interior walls  100 ,  400  as a result of the engagement of snaps  104 ,  105 . 
     As shown in FIG. 1, attached to face  401  adjacent first side wall  90  is a pocket  409  which is capable of housing a  14   15  notepad  410  which is shown in FIG. 2 as fitting within pocket  409  which is there located adjacent second side wall  80  instead of adjacent to first side wall  90  as shown in FIG.  1 . Also attached to face  401 , as shown in FIG. 1 between pocket  409  and second side wall  80 , is pocket  411  which is capable of housing a pen or pencil  412 . Additionally, a pocket  413  is attached to face  401  between pocket  411  and second side wall  80 . This pocket  413  may be used to store a cosmetic case  414  which is shown in FIG. 2 as fitting within pocket  413  which is there located adjacent first side wall  90  instead of adjacent to second side wall  80  as shown in FIG.  1 . As shown in FIG. 1, below pocket  413  are pockets  415  which may be used to store lipstick cases  416 , as shown in FIG. 2, or the like. Similarly, pocket  106  adjacent first side wall  90  is attached onto the upper half of face  102  of front wall  100  and may store a cell phone  107  or case  802  which may contain eyeglasses  810  as shown in FIG. 2. A series of pockets  108 , one nearly on top of the other, are attached onto face  102  between pocket  106  and second side wall  80 . Pockets  108  may be used to store credit cards  811  which are shown in FIG.  2 . The uppermost portion of pockets  108  may be used to store a wallet  801  as shown in FIG.  2 . 
     FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative embodiment for the pockets shown in FIG.  1 . Pocket  409 , as shown in FIG. 2, is located adjacent second side wall  80  instead of being located near first side wall  90  as shown in FIG.  1 . Pockets  413  and  415  are shown in FIG. 2 adjacent first side wall  90  instead of being located near second side wall  80  as shown in FIG.  1 . 
     FIG. 3 illustrates another alternative embodiment of FIG.  1 . In FIG. 3, wallet  801  is shown as insertable in the uppermost portion of pockets  108 . Pocket  106 , shown on second face  102  in FIGS. 1 and 2, is now shown on thirteenth face  401  adjacent first side wall  90  in FIG.  3 . Pocket  106  may be used to store a cell phone  107  or case  802  which may contain glasses  810 . Pockets  413  and  415 , located on thirteenth face  401  and used to store a cosmetic case  414  and lipstick cases  416  or the like in FIGS. 1 and 2, are shown attached to second face  102  in FIG. 3 near first side wall  90  in FIG.  3 . 
     FIG. 4 illustrates another front view of the invention and shows first face  101  of front wall  100 . The male and female zipper arrangement  93 ,  94  is shown in a closed position, such that first side wall  90  extends from the front to back walls  100 ,  200  of bag  10 . The pager and transparent pouch loops  700 ,  900  are shown without the connecting attachments shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. 
     FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative embodiment of FIGS. 1-4. In FIG. 5, the cell phone  107  is shown as being housed on the outside portion of bag  10  in pocket  805 , which is attached to the ninth face  81  of second side wall  80 . In FIGS. 2 and 3, however, the cell phone  107  is shown as being located within pocket  106  located on the inside portion of bag  10  on either the second face  102  of front wall  100  or thirteenth face  401  of second interior wall  400 . 
     FIG. 6 illustrates a rear view of bag  10  and shows the zipped pocket  806  attached to fourth face  202  of back wall  200 . Pocket  806  is located on the upper part of fourth face  202  nearly equidistant from first and second walls  90 ,  80 . 
     FIG. 7 illustrates the inventive bag  10  from a bottom perspective when the zipper arrangement  93 ,  94  is unzipped. Eleventh face  501  of bottom wall  500  is shown in FIG.  7 . FIG. 8 illustrates the inventive bag from a top view. Twelfth face  502  of bottom wall  500  is shown. Similarly, sixth face  92  of first side wall  90 , tenth face  82  of second side wall  80  and seventh face  301  of first interior wall  300  are shown in FIG.  8 .