Patent ID: 7789115

Claim:
A slide out tray and tray stop device for a purse, the device comprising: a tray having at least one compartment for receiving articles contained in a purse, the tray slibably insertable through an opening in a wall of the purse between a first position completely within the purse for storage of articles contained in the tray and any of a variety of second positions with the tray a least partially extending out of the purse for retrieving articles therefrom and storing articles therein; a sleeve attached horizontally to an inside portion of a purse, the sleeve comprising an exterior surface surrounding an interior space for receiving the tray slidably inserted therein, the sleeve exterior surface being sufficiently rigid to support any contents contained in the purse and prevent any articles in the purse from entering or bending the exterior surface, the sleeve having at least one end opening therein to receive the tray slibably inserted therein, the at least one end opening aligned with the purse tray receiving opening; a door normally covering the opening on the wall of the purse, the door attached by a hinge along one side to a portion of the purse wall bordering the opening therein so that the door pivots open for accessing the tray and closed for containing the tray inside the purse, the door comprising means for biasing the door in a normally closed position, means for securing the door closed, and means for securing the tray in any desired extended position with the door in an open position, the means for biasing the door in a closed position comprising a tensioned hinge and the means for holding the tray in place in any of a variety of extended positions comprising an angled portion of the hinge which contacts and holds the tray in place with the door open and the tray extended.