Patent ID: 7481255

Claim:
In combination: a purse having an interior and an exterior, the purse being at least partially defined by a wall having an interior face corresponding to an interior of the purse and an exterior face corresponding to an exterior of the purse; a key securing apparatus for securing keys to the purse, comprising: a first magnet positioned exterior of the purse adjacent to the exterior face of the wall defining the purse; and a second magnet positioned in the interior of the purse adjacent to the interior face of the wall defining the purse, the second magnet being magnetically attracted to the first magnet through the wall of the purse; and at least one metallic item positioned in the interior of the purse, the at least one metallic item being removably attached to the second magnet by magnetic attraction to the second magnet; wherein the key securing apparatus includes an ornament mounted on the first magnet to obscure at least a portion of the first magnet from view as the first magnet is positioned adjacent to the exterior of the purse; wherein the ornament has a rear surface with a substantially planar portion and a cavity-defining portion defining a cavity extending into the ornament, the first magnet being partially received in the cavity such that a portion of the first magnet protrudes beyond a plane of the substantially planar portion of the rear surface of the ornament such that a first side of the first magnet is exposed and capable of contacting the exterior surface of the purse.