Patent ID: 8397942

Claim:
A handbag storage device for mitigating the collection of dust and dust mites on an outermost handbag wall surface of a handbag while the handbag is being stored, the handbag storage device comprising: a flexible outer shell made of a breathable material that allows passage of moisture through the flexible outer shell in either direction, the flexible outer shell sized and shaped to contain the handbag such that the outermost handbag wall surface forming the exterior of the handbag is wholly contained within the flexible outer shell; a flexible breathable hypoallergenic barrier lining the flexible outer shell at a location either inside or outside the flexible outer shell, the hypoallergenic barrier constructed of a material having pores of less than 10 microns for preventing dust from passing through the hypoallergenic barrier while allowing moisture to travel through the material, the hypoallergenic barrier sized and shaped to contain the handbag such that the outermost handbag wall surface forming the exterior of the handbag is wholly contained within hypoallergenic barrier; and a closure device on either the flexible outer shell or the hypoallergenic barrier for closing the handbag within the handbag storage device.