Abstract:
The method of making a folding coin purse involves forming a first pocket and a second pocket on a layer of rectangular material. A peripheral border is biased into an upstanding position. The peripheral border frames an access opening between the first pocket and the second pocket. A second half of the body folds over a first half of the body to close the access opening.

Description:
[0001]    This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/939,259 filed on Nov. 13, 2007 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/131,172 filed on May 17, 2005 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/761,506 filed on Jan. 21, 2004. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a folding coin purse, which can be accommodated in a pocket, and a method of making the same. The newly added feature relates to a springy plastic stiffener with covered corners so that the purse does not catch on clothing pocket. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    U.S. Pat. No. 2,368,687 (Stanley 1945) is an example of a folding coin purse. The Stanley coin purse consists of an inner flat layer and an outer flat layer of material peripherally stitched to each other. An open access window is provided in one half of the inner flat layer, leaving a loose narrow peripheral margin. The open access window allows the user to view coins within the coin purse and it has a tab to pull up with another hand to lift the end wall up when shuffling coins. The peripheral margin confines the coins. The coin purse folds in half, over the access window, to assume a closed position. 
         [0004]    Japanese Patent application 2000357237 (Kojima 2000) similarly discloses a folding coin purse with an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer has two “U” shaped peripheral margins arranged in an end to end relation, with a transparent material closing in the “U” shape of one half to form a transparent pocket. There is a gap between the “U” shaped peripheral margins, which facilitates the coin purse folding in half. The Kojima 2000 patent mentions fixed walls, which means that they are not collapsible. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    The present invention discloses several alternative constructions for a folding coin purse with collapsible walls, which can be mostly made of upholstery materials, reinforced vinyl, leather or cloth. 
         [0006]    According to the present invention, two methods of making a folding coin purse with four collapsible walls are provided. In the following description, when the material is said to be curled or folded, this indicates that the material is curved up and over once. The coin purse can be made by a first method which involves providing a layer of pliable rectangular material having a first end peripheral edge, a second end peripheral edge, a first side peripheral edge and a second side peripheral edge. A second step involves folding the first end peripheral edge over and securing it to the first side peripheral edge and the second side peripheral edge to form a first pocket with leaving wide side seams. A third step involves folding the second end peripheral edge over and securing it to the first side peripheral edge and the second side peripheral edge to form a second pocket but also leaving wide side seams. A fourth step involves turning both of the first pocket and the second pocket inside out. This forms a body with a first inside out pocket as a first pocket or end wall, a second inside out pocket as a second end wall and the two peripheral side walls, which are created by the wide pocket side seams of the two inverted pockets thus making the four walls necessary for the purse. A fifth step involves folding a second half of the body over a first half of the body to close the access opening to the purse. 
         [0007]    According to the prior art, an inner layer and an outer layer were secured together about a peripheral edge. This maintains the peripheral border in a relatively flat orientation. With the folding coin purse according to the present invention, as described above, the peripheral border is biased into an upstanding position by the turning of the first pocket and the second pocket inside out. This results in a much fuller peripheral border which is better adapted to confine the coins within the purse. The border is so much superior to the prior art so that generally one-handed operation of the coin purse is made possible. 
         [0008]    According to the present invention, a second method of making a folding coin purse with four collapsible walls is also provided. With this method, a first step involves providing a layer of pliable rectangular material having its corners cut out. A second step involves curling over each of the first end peripheral edge, the second end peripheral edge, the first side peripheral edge, the second side peripheral edge. The first end peripheral edge is secured to both of the first side peripheral edge and the second side peripheral edge. The second end peripheral edge is secured to both of the first side peripheral edge and the second side peripheral edge. This forms a body with four peripheral walls having a first end wall, a second end wall and two side walls which together frame an access opening. A third step involves folding a second half of the body over a first half of the body to close the access opening of the purse. 
         [0009]    A functioning folding coin purse can be obtained by following either of the two methods described above. A purse can also be made by either method on the first half of a purse and either method on the second half of the purse. Whether made by the first method or the second method, of a combination of both methods, additional features, as will be hereinafter further described, can be added to further improve performance of the purse. 
         [0010]    The first half of the purse, made by the first method, may have a larger pocket by having a rectangular piece of material with a cut out window covered by a mesh or a transparent flexible plastic material sewn around it, so that when the first end is folded over with the transparency to make a larger pocket and a second smaller pocket folded on opposite end for end wall, the pockets are sewn on both sides with leaving wide seams, since the width of seams determine the size of the side walls between the two pockets, when pockets are inverted. It is to be appreciated that a larger coin pocket is achieved with a transparency on first end, a smaller pocket as end wall on second end, and the two side walls between the two pockets, also the opening of both pockets, the sides may be secured to the side walls. If the transparent coin pocket is made farther from mid purse fold line, this allows the pocket to take and receive coins easier from a shallower coin pocket and provides more open access space for retrieving coins from a remainder of the purse since the purse can fold either before or after the mid purse fold line. There may be a springy plastic stiffener with curved corners in second end wall to keep purse corners curved to avoid catching on clothing pocket. If desired, the second half of the purse may instead be made by the second method having either one or two stiffeners on second end wall to have purse walls go upright. 
         [0011]    The first pocket may be made by either the first method or the second method if transparent material is sewn to purse first end wall and side walls by a shoe makers sewing machine. Or a flat U-shaped plastic insert, with a springy transparent plastic hinged to the mid section of the U-shape plastic insert and may be called U-shape—maybe secured to the first end wall and side walls on the first half purse with an industrial shoe makers sewing machine. The transparent plastic material, if moved upward through U-shape sides, can be held so as not to go up too high by securing it with a string(s) to the U-shape, or have a notch made on transparent plastic side or to inner U-shape side(s). If desired the transparent plastic may have a flexible plastic on its end so as not to scruff the purse closing cover. There may also be a more durable hinge piece secured to the mid U-shape and to the transparent plastic also. If purse is not over loaded with coins being that transparent plastic can move upward to take coins, it can be made closer to the mid purse fold line allowing to use the purse without engaging fasteners, if desired, being that purse has plastic stiffeners secured in side walls near mid purse fold line in second half of the purse. There can be strips of plastic secured to purse bottom if transparent plastic scrubs on purse bottom when moved upward although that also helps to hold transparent plastic upward. 
         [0012]    Flat or curved plastic stiffeners, secured to the side walls of the second half purse, restrain the coins when the purse is closed end wise. If the stiffeners are secured to width of the purse fold line purse will typically not widen, if secured past the fold line purse will widen, and the same applies to softer plastic U-shape sides. The side wall stiffeners also keep the side walls curved over down flat when pressed down by the second end wall stiffener. 
         [0013]    When walls in second half purse are to move upright, the end wall over side walls are sewn together through the purse sides spaced some from the corners, then at second end wall, a springy rectangular plastic stiffener being the width of purse at its curved upward corners only which is to have purse corners curved upward also, to avoid catching on clothing pocket, it&#39;s held to purse between the stitching through purse sides and the corners. Then two other being somewhat similar rectangular plastic stiffeners in width, the lower stiffener has its corner cut off to pass by the sewing through purse sides which are spaced some from the corners, and it also gives some room for purse corners to be curved and side walls with their stiffeners moving to the end of second end wall: the top rectangular stiffener may start just above the sewing through the purse sides and both stiffeners are secured together at their mid, the top stiffener stays on top of the side walls and the lower stiffener stays under the side wall stiffeners, they are secured to second end wall at mid also, the top stiffener may be curved upward some near mid then curved downward if needed so that the side wall edges with stiffeners move freely back and forth between the two plastic stiffeners each time the walls go upright and down. When second end wall is moved upright the side walls with stiffeners go upright also, if needed due to some materials a notch may be made by making a cut on top of side wall stiffener and curving one side of cut inward to keep the end wall stiffener upright at the notch, when end wall is pushed off the notch side walls also go down flat for closing the purse. The stiffener with curved corners makes the end wall more rigid when upright and pushing coins do not put it down. This avoids having a notch on side wall stiffener. This purse works because the purse walls are straight—not curved or rounded—and also because the side wall edges go back and forth between two stiffeners in the end wall. A string or thread is secured from end wall to the side wall to prevent the end wall from moving over upright too far. 
         [0014]    When the second end wall is over side walls and are sewn together through the purse sides spaced some from the corners, the end wall may have only one springy plastic stiffener with curved upward corners to keep the purse corners curved to avoid catching on clothing pockets. Springy plastic flat or curved stiffeners are secured to side walls extending from near mid purse fold line to some past a cut on side walls which is near the stitching through purse sides, when taking coins and the side walls are pushed wider with fingers, this makes the end wall stiffener drop some between side walls, then side walls are held to width of end wall stiffener, if the end wall stiffener is made wider, the side walls can go upright or some over upright, this purse should be trouble free in different climate conditions. The end wall stiffener, may be curved upward some and secured to end wall. Before closing this purse endwise the end wall is kept open and is moved downward till the side walls collapse inward, then end wall with stiffener is closed over the side walls to close the purse. 
         [0015]    When the end wall is over side walls and they are secured together through the walls of purse the side wall stiffeners may be sewn to side walls to some before end wall. The stiffeners are cut angled to a point in which their top ends are curved inward so end wall stiffener pushes them down flat with sidewalls to close the purse. Also stiffeners were sewn to side walls that go into the second end wall. The improvement for those purses is having a springy plastic stiffener with curved corners secured to end wall so purse corners do not catch on clothing pocket. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0016]    These and other features of the invention will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to in any way limit the scope of the invention to the particular embodiment or embodiments shown, wherein: 
           [0017]      FIG. 1  is a partially constructed purse showing the position at which the side wall stiffeners are secured and also showing the shape of the opposite two second end wall stiffeners which hold the walls upright, a stiffener with curved corners may be secured to the purse bottom, if needed, and hold the opposite purse corners closer together when the purse is closed; 
           [0018]      FIG. 1A  shows the upper half in the drawing having the side walls cut about halfway near the stitching through purse sides, stiffeners are secured to side walls and when side walls are spread wider, the end wall stiffener drops some and side walls are held to the width of end wall stiffener which has its corners curved also. So if end wall stiffener sides are narrower, as shown, the side walls will not go upright unless end wall stiffener is made wider, the end wall stiffener has curved corners for both types of purses so that the purse corners are curved so as not to catch on clothing, such as a pocket; 
           [0019]      FIG. 2  is another embodiment of a top plan view of the constructed purse having a U-shaped insert with a springy transparent plastic, hinged to the mid section of the U-shaped, which is secured to the first end wall and the side walls on the first half of the purse; 
           [0020]      FIG. 2A  is a top plan view of the constructed purse with only one springy plastic stiffener with curved corners secured to the second end wall, if the top of end wall stiffener is curved upward it holds coins better, 
           [0021]      FIG. 3A , for a first half purse, is a view of transparent plastic hinged to the U shape mid section and acts as a hinge, the rest of the transparent plastic bends when pushed up through the U shaped sides when this is turned up side down, it also allows sewing of the side walls and end wall to the U shape and provides adequate access to place and retrieve coins from the purse; 
           [0022]      FIG. 3B  is a view of another mainly spring type transparent plastic using an extra hinge piece, sewn to the U shape mid section and to the transparent plastic, which also has some flexible plastic so as not to scruff the closing cover and, if needed, there may also be a strip of the same transparent plastic secured under the hinge to better hold it in an upper position; 
           [0023]      FIG. 3C  is a further view of mainly springy type transparent plastic which is put into first end wall to make a purse with a thin material, having a T-shaped stiffener and side wall stiffeners on a second half purse and there may also be a narrow plastic strip up right in the end wall to keep it from warping; 
           [0024]      FIG. 3D  are strips of plastic for sewing to the transparent material and then sewn to purse walls, if required; 
           [0025]      FIG. 4  is a diagrammatic view of a T-shaped plastic stiffener used for the second half purse in  FIG. 3C ; 
           [0026]      FIG. 5  is a side view of an un-collapsed purse; 
           [0027]      FIG. 6  is side view of the purse un-collapsed; 
           [0028]      FIG. 7  is top plan view of the purse in a closed position; 
           [0029]      FIG. 8  is a top plan view of a layer of material on a first end having a cutout window replaced with transparent material and showing fold lines, prior to folding, for the first method; 
           [0030]      FIG. 9  is a top plan view of the layer of material illustrated in  FIG. 8  with folds being made to fold over a first end peripheral edge to form a first larger pocket with wide side seems and a second end peripheral edge to form a second pocket with wide side seems, and the width of the seams determine the size of the side walls for purse; 
           [0031]      FIG. 10  is a top plan view of the layer of material illustrated in  FIGS. 8 and 9 , once the first pocket and the second pocket are turned inside out so that they form the peripheral side walls made by both pocket side seams, the second half purse may be made by the second method instead, if walls are desired to stand or rise higher; 
           [0032]      FIG. 11  is a side elevation view of the coin purse, illustrated in  FIG. 10 , in an open orientation and un-collapsed; 
           [0033]      FIG. 12  is a side elevation view of the coin purse, illustrated in  FIG. 10 , in a closed orientation; and 
           [0034]      FIG. 13  is a top plan view of the coin purse illustrated in  FIG. 12 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0035]      FIG. 1  is a partial construction of a purse, produced by the second method, having a rectangular piece of material  11  with its corners  19  cut off so that the folded side walls  22  are under the folded end walls  14  and  16 , as with the purse in  FIG. 2 , which are secured together 25 through the purse sides spaced some from the corners for the second end wall and sewn  31  for the first end wall. The fasteners  26  and  28  may be sewn to end walls  14  and  16  on the outer side of material to be as in  FIG. 2  purse, the side wall stiffeners  43  in second half purse  34  hold the coins when purse is closed, they also hold the purse material side walls  22  to be curved over down flat for closing purse and they also help to hold coins when using purse without engaging fasteners, usually when opening of coin panel  21  is made closer to a mid purse fold line  33 , they are secured inside side walls from near mid purse fold line  33  and extend into end of end wall  16 , stiffener  43  narrowed ends are to pass by the stitching through purse and should be smooth being secured to the side walls along or in spots shown in  FIG. 1  and purse walls are secured together by sowing  25  through purse sides near the corners shown in  FIG. 2  if purse walls are to go upright. A good springy plastic, suitable for the side wall stiffener  43 , is when it bends well over coins but stays straight when purse is opened again. If the side wall stiffeners  43  are secured to the side wall fold line  47  the purse should not widen unless the material stretches, but if they are secured past the fold line  47 , as shown, the lower stiffener in the drawing  FIG. 1  the purse will become wider at mid then on the purse end and the same is with U-shape sides if softer plastic is used. The side wall stiffeners  43  are narrowed in one end so side wall edges  18  and  20  are not obstructed to move back and forth in end wall by the purse curved corners nor the sewing through purse spaced some from purse corners. 
         [0036]    A springy plastic stiffener  72  for second end wall  16  in  FIG. 1  may extend the width of purse at its curved corners only, its held at purse bottom between the stitching through purse sides  25  and the corners shown in  FIG. 2 , the second end wall is made larger since when it is open upright with stiffeners  72  and  49  the end wall  16  bottom is lower then purse bottom is, which also makes end wall  16  lower above purse bottom, this way the coins pushed higher on stiffener  72  to avoid end wall  16  from closing so that a notch  67  on side wall stiffeners  43  can be eliminated to hold the end walls upright. If it is necessary so coins push higher on end wall  16  when stiffener  72  is made low and secured to mid to near wall fold line  16  some moving coins get held under stiffener  72  and the rest of the coins go over pushing higher on end wall  16  having it upright. Another way is to have stiffener  72  be over half as high as stiffener  49  and they are secured together through purse mid end  16  shown in two strokes where fastener  28  is in  FIG. 2 . This seems to make the purse more rigid and end wall stays up. Also  72  stiffener points to the line of angle its corners are curved which is about 45 degrees or as needed to have the purse corners curved so purse does not catch but slide out of clothing pocket  72  corner ends can also be curved some after purse is made. 
         [0037]      FIG. 1  shows two plastics stiffeners which may be about the same in width,  49  in solid line has its corners cut out to by pass the sewing through purse sides and to allow purse corners to be curved, and  64  is rectangular shown in a partly dashed line are secured together at their mid so their ends can spread apart easier and also so side wall edges  18  and  20  with stiffeners  43  are smooth to move back and forth freely between the two stiffeners  49  and  64 , plastic  64  is rectangular and is put on top of side walls and plastic  49  is put under the side wall stiffeners  43  and may be sewn by the second end wall fold line  16  shown in  FIG. 1  which is the width of purse if using like milk jug plastic, or plastic  49  which stays up higher then side wall stiffener  43  may be reinforced partly with a springy plastic or just have a springy plastic. Both plastics  49  and  64  are also secured at mid to end wall  16 , the top plastic  64  may help to be curved downward at ends some from mid so that smooth side walls  22  with stiffener  43  move back and forth freely between the two plastics  49  and  64 . 
         [0038]    To assure that purse works due to certain materials in hot weather there may be a notch  67  if needed, by making a cut(s) on top side of side wall stiffener  43  where one side of cut is curved inwards a bit so that second end wall plastic stiffener  49  can be held at the notch. When stiffener  49  is pushed off the notch, side walls  22  also with their plastic stiffeners  43  go down flat at the same time to close the purse, to avoid end wall going over upright too far it may be held by a string at B stiffener  49  and to side wall stiffener  43  at A shown in  FIG. 1  when in  FIG. 2  purse. 
         [0039]    The second end wall  16  with side walls can go upright and collapse since they are straight not curved and also because the side walls edges  18  and  20  with stiffeners  43  can move back and forth between two stiffener  49  and  64  in the second end wall. 
         [0040]      FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 2A  describe the upper half of second half purse here, the second end wall over sides walls are secured together by sewing  25  through purse sides spaced from the corners shown in  FIG. 2A , purse includes only one springy plastic stiffener  72  in second half purse  34  secured to end wall  16  with curved upward corners to keep purse corners curved to avoid catching on clothing pocket, an open view of construction is shown in upper portion of drawing in  FIG. 1A , which shows the shape of springy plastic stiffener  72  by a thicker line which would have curved shape cuts on both sides of stiffener  72  so not to interfere with stitching  25  through purse sides seen in  FIG. 2A . In  FIG. 1A  the dashed line  72  shows the angle the corners are curved for stiffener  72  to both sides about 45 degrees. The side walls go upright or more if  72  is made the width of purse being the side walls  22  are cut  42  about halfway only should the cut get longer than desired it can be reinforced or use a stronger material, and the side wall flat or curved stiffeners  43  may be a bit longer, shown in  FIG. 1A , and sewn to the end of the cut sidewalls  22 . When the side walls are spread apart to take coins the end wall with stiffener drop down some holding the side walls to the width of stiffener  72 , in  FIG. 1A  it shows stiffener  72  being narrower than purse, this would not lift side walls much so stiffener  72  should be made wider, since end wall stiffener  72  sits low also its end wall could be curved upward to hold coins. Purse is closed by first keeping the end wall open and moving it downward while holding it with the other hand to width of purse so side walls  22  collapse inward, then the end wall  16  with stiffener  72  is closed on top of side walls  22  to close the purse. 
         [0041]      FIG. 2A , when end wall is sewn  35  over side walls of purse, the open view construction is shown in lower portion of drawing in  FIG. 1A , a springy plastic stiffener  72  is shown in a thicker line secured to second end wall  16  with curved corners to keep purse corners curved, showing the line of curve in dashed lines  72  about 45 degrees. In this type of purse the side wall stiffeners  43  are not sewn to side wall in end wall, their top pointed ends are curved inward so that when end wall with stiffener  72  pushes on them the stiffeners  43  will curve inward down flat with side walls to close the purse. The top of stiffeners  72  when secured to second end wall may be curved some outward but lower end is straight as it is better to take coins, this applies to most purses securing one stiffener  72  to second end wall. Also the earlier purses had the side wall stiffeners  43  sewn to side walls  22  extending into second end wall, the improvement now for them is that stiffener  72  keeps their corners curved to avoid catching in clothing pockets. 
         [0042]    The first half purse  32  may be made by either method if by second method a mesh secured to first end wall  14  and to side walls  22  by an industrial shoe makers sewing machine if no moving parts are desired, or have a U-shape insert with transparent plastic hinged at its mid as shown in  FIG. 3 . In  FIG. 3A  a thinner springy transparent plastic  38  which is better for hinging, it may have two cuts  66  for securing  25  hinging to mid section of U-shape, it is turned up side under when put in first half purse  34  in  FIG. 2 , the U-shape insert sides may be sewn  25  or  51  to purse side walls  22  and the U-shape mid may be sewn to first end wall  14  across the end wall with a shoe maker sewing machine or as may be needed. There may also be a plastic  70  secured to purse bottom if and where transparent plastic may scrub on purse bottom. 
         [0043]      FIG. 3B  may have a thinner springy transparent plastic  38  and any percentage of that may be flexible transparent plastic  68  as is for all springy transparent plastics here as not to scruff the closing cover when purse is full of coins, also a piece of the same plastic  38  shown in dashed line is secured across hinging  41 , to make double transparency  38  if desired, which keeps transparent plastic  38  upright only some better, or a string may be used. A more durable hinge piece  41  being of leather or upholstery may be used and sewn  25  to mid section of U-shape  61 , then it is sewn through the transparent plastic  38  and leather hinge  41  shown in three strokes near mid section of U-shape. There may also be as shown in  FIG. 3A  strings  65  attached between U-shape and the transparent plastic so it does not go up too high. The U-shape insert is turned up side under and its sides are secured  51  and  25  to first half purse  32  to side walls  22  in  FIG. 2  purse, and secured to first end wall  14  as shows best with the material used, if transparent plastic covers mid U-shape it may be secured through hinge and transparent plastic  38  shown in three strokes in  FIG. 2 . 
         [0044]      FIG. 3C  is a purse which can be made with thin materials, the two end walls and side walls may be made either by the first or second method, the springy transparent plastic is placed to the very end of first end wall  14  which extends to near mid purse fold line  33  and is secured to the side walls  25  as shown in  FIG. 2  on first half purse  32 . A stiffener shaped as a T with its top  52  as shown in  FIG. 4  being inserted to the end of the second end wall and is secured along stem  54  only, which extends to some before mid purse fold line, there may also be a thin plastic stiffener in end wall if needed and two plastic stiffeners  43  in side wall  22  secured from near mid purse fold line  33  to within second end wall  16  in second half purse  34 . 
         [0045]      FIG. 3D  is a strip of plastic  63  where transparent material may be sewn  25  along one side of plastic strip and sewn  25  along or in parts on other side of plastic  63  to walls of purse. 
         [0046]      FIG. 4  is a “T” shaped stiffener used in  FIG. 3C  purse with thin material. 
         [0047]      FIG. 5  is a diagrammatic side view of the purse shown in an open position to facilitate assessing the purse. 
         [0048]      FIG. 6  is a diagrammatic side view of a purse shown in a folded, closed position. 
         [0049]      FIG. 7  is a diagrammatic top view of the purse of  FIG. 6  shown in the folded, closed position. 
         [0050]      FIG. 8  is the first method of the purse showing a cut out window, formed in a first end of a rectangular piece of material  11  and a perimeter of a transparent flexible plastic or a mesh material  27  is sown  36  to the piece of material  11  around the cut out window. In this Figure, a pair of fold lines  15 ,  17  are shown and a first fold line  15  is located for forming a larger transparent pocket  21  with transparency while the second fold line  17  is located for forming a small pocket  23  for end wall  23 . As with the previous embodiments, a pair of opposed side wall stiffeners  43  with their ends cut to an angle so that the side walls can go higher, may be sewn on the second side of the mid purse fold line  33 , and a pair of mating fasteners  26  and  28  can be sewn on the outer side of material which is underneath beside the fold lines  15  and  17 . 
         [0051]    As shown in  FIG. 9 , a first section of the rectangular material  11  is turned or folded over along fold line  15  to form the larger pocket  21  while a second section of the rectangular material  11  is turned or folded over along fold line  17  to form the smaller pocket  23  and both pockets  21  and  23  are sewn  36  with leaving wide seams  37  on their sides, which is important since the width of the seam determines the size of side walls wanted for purse if small pocket end wall  23  end  40  is moved outward from point  39  to sewing line  36  and sewn that way, the end of end wall  40  will stick out some which can be cut off, but this makes end wall end  40  narrower than purse body is and will not catch on clothing pocket if both sides are sewn that way. When the pockets  21  and  23  are turned in side out the result is a  FIG. 10  purse having a transparent coin pocket, end wall, and two side walls. 
         [0052]      FIG. 10  shows a larger pocket  21  with the mesh  27  forming a coin panel  21   a  on first half purse  32 , the opening of the coin panel sides may be sewn  36  to the side walls  22  and the end wall  23   a  sides are good as is since the end wall ends  40  are narrower than the purse body is, the end wall  23 A has a stiffener  72  above the side walls some, it is the width of the end wall  23 A at its curved corners and the rest may be some narrower than the end wall, it may be emerged from the end wall only if desired, the corners curve and as shown in dashed lines  72  being about 45 degrees. If the small pocket  23 A is made less deep, then springy plastic stiffener can stay up higher. Fasteners  26  and  28  are sewn on opposite ends of the purse, stiffeners  43  may be sewn to the width of the purse inside side walls  22 , end wall  23   a  is on second half purse  34  where by there is an opened access  24  to shuffle and facilitate taking coins. The end wall may have stiffeners  72  as shown and explained with reference to  FIGS. 1A and 2A . 
         [0053]      FIG. 11  is a diagrammatic side view of the purse of  FIG. 10  shown in the opened position un-collapsed. 
         [0054]      FIG. 12  is a diagrammatic side view of the purse of  FIG. 10  shown in a folded, close position. 
         [0055]      FIG. 13  is a diagrammatic top view of the purse of  FIG. 10  shown in the folded, close position. 
         [0056]    It is to be appreciated that the second half purse end wall  23   a , of the purse  34  with inverted pocket, instead can be made the same way as  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  has or  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 2A  has so the second half of purse  34  where the end wall and side walls can go higher. 
         [0057]    In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements. 
         [0058]    It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the illustrated embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined in the Claims.