FASTENER FOR A HANDBAG PROTECTIVE COVER

Abstract

The invention of the current application is directed to a handbag protective cover device and an attachment mechanism for a handbag protective cover uses a thin hook and loop fastener strip which are attached to a handbag protective cover. The attachment mechanism also includes pull tabs which are easily gripped by a user and allow a user to pull the hook and loop fastener strip apart by pulling on the pull tabs.

Claims

1. A handbag protective cover device comprising: the handbag protective cover, a hook and loop fastener strip attached to an inner surface of the handbag protective cover and at least two pull tabs in mechanical connection with the hook and loop fastener strip.

2. The handbag protective cover of claim 1, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip are attached at the center of the handbag protective cover.

3. The handbag protective cover of claim 2, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip and the at least two pull tabs are attached to the handbag protective cover at a common point and share a common attachment mechanism.

4. The handbag protective cover of claim 3, wherein the pull tabs are positioned on an outer surface of the handbag protective cover.

5. The handbag protective cover of claim 4, additionally, comprising a band wherein said band is about the same size as the hook and loop fastener strip and is positioned along the outer surface of the handbag protective cover so as to match the positioning of the hook and loop fastener strip on the inner surface of the handbag protective cover and wherein the band is positioned over at least a portion of an outer surface of the at least two pull tabs.

6. The handbag protective cover of claim 5, wherein the handbag protective cover, hook and loop fastener strip, the at least two pull tabs, and band, share the common attachment mechanism at the common point.

7. The handbag protective cover of claim 6, wherein the handbag protective cover additionally comprises a banded edge wherein the banded edge is positioned along an entire outer edge of the handbag protective cover.

8. The handbag protective cover of claim 7, wherein at least one of the at least two pull tabs is approximately ¼ to 2 inches in length along the hook and loop fastener strip.

9. The handbag protective cover of claim 8, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip has a width of less than one inch.

10. The handbag protective cover of claim 6, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip is adapted to conform around handles of a handbag to match a contour of the handles and provides a weather tight seal.

11. The handbag protective cover of claim 6, wherein the handbag protective cover is water proof.

12. The handbag protective cover of claim 6, wherein the handbag protective cover is made from polyurethane.

13. The handbag protective cover of claim 6, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip is more ridged than the handbag protective cover material.

14. The handbag protective cover of claim 6, wherein the band is made of a different material than the handbag protective cover.

15. A handbag protective cover consisting of: the handbag protective cover, a hook and loop fastener strip attached to an inner surface of the handbag protective cover, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip is attached at the center of the handbag protective cover and wherein the hook and loop fastener strip is adapted to conform around handles of a handbag in a way that matches a contour of the handles and provides a weather tight seal, at least two pull tabs in mechanical connection with the hook and loop fastener strip wherein the at least two pull tabs are positioned on an outer surface of the handbag protective cover, wherein the hook and loop fastener strip and the at least two pull tabs are attached to the handbag protective cover at a common point and share a common attachment mechanism, and a band, wherein said band is about the same size as the hook and loop fastener strip and is positioned along an outer surface of the handbag protective cover so as to match a positioning of the hook and loop fastener strip on the inner surface of the handbag protective cover, wherein the band is positioned over at least a portion of an outer surface of the at least two pull tabs, and wherein the handbag protective cover, hook and loop fastener strip, the at least two pull tabs, and band, share a common attachment mechanism at a common point.

16. The handbag protective cover of claim 15, wherein at least one of the at least two pull tabs is from ¼ to 2 inches in length along the hook and loop fastener strip and the hook and loop fastener strip have a width of less than one inch.

17. A method for protecting a handbag from damage in inclement weather comprising: attaching the handbag protective cover of claim 15 to the handbag.

18. The method claim 17, wherein alignment of the pull tabs indicate proper attachment of the handbag protective cover

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] FIG. 1 shows a hook and loop fastener strip attached to a handbag protective cover with a banded edge according to embodiments of the invention.

[0019] FIG. 2 shows a hook and loop fastener strip attached to a handbag protective cover over a handbag according to embodiments of the invention.

[0020] FIG. 3 shows a hook and loop fastener strip attached to a handbag protective cover with a scalloped bottom edge according to embodiments of the invention.

[0021] FIG. 4 shows a hook and loop fastener strip attached to a handbag protective cover with a band according to embodiments of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Aspects of the invention are disclosed in the accompanying description. Alternate embodiments of the present invention and their equivalents are devised without parting from the spirit or scope of the present invention. It should be noted that like elements disclosed below are indicated by like reference numbers in the drawings.

[0023] FIG. 1 shows an exposed hook and loop fastener strip 1 on a handbag protective cover 4. Pull tabs 2 are attached to the hook and loop fastener strip 1 and allows the hook and loop fastener strip 1 to be easily pulled open. The bottom of the handbag protective cover 4 has a banded edge 3.

[0024] FIG. 2 shows the handbag protective cover 4 with hook and loop fastener strip 1 attached to a handbag 10. The handles 5 of the handbag 10 pass through a break in the hook and loop fastener strip 1 at an attachment portion 6. The hook and loop fastener strip 1 conforms around the handles 5 in a way that matches the contour of the handles 5 and provides a weather tight seal. The attachment portion 6 may be located at any point along the hook and loop fastener strip 1.

[0025] FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the handbag protective cover 4 with hook and loop fastener strip 1 attached to a handbag 10 where the handbag protective cover 4 has scalloped bottom edge 7. The scalloped bottom 7 provides a less ridge bottom edge than the banded edge 3.

[0026] FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the handbag protective cover 4 with hook and loop fastener strip 1 attached to a handbag 10 including a band 8. FIG. 4 also shows a non-banded straight bottom edge 9. The non-banded straight bottom edge 9 provides a less ridge bottom edge than the banded edge 3.

[0027] In some embodiments, the handbag protective cover device includes a handbag protective cover 4, a hook and loop fastener strip 1 which attached to an inner surface of the handbag protective cover and at least two pull tabs 2 in mechanical connection with the hook and loop fastener strip.

[0028] In some embodiments, the hook and loop fastener strip 1 is attached at the center of the handbag protective cover 4.

[0029] In some embodiments, the hook and loop fastener strip 1 and the at least two pull tabs 2 are attached to the handbag protective cover at a common point and share a common attachment mechanism.

[0030] In some embodiments, the pull tabs 2 are positioned on an outer surface of the handbag protective cover 4.

[0031] Some embodiments include a band 8 where the band 8 is about the same size as the hook and loop fastener strip 1 and is positioned along the outer surface of the handbag protective cover 4 so as to match the positioning of the hook and loop fastener strip 1 on the inner surface of the handbag protective cover 4 and where the band 8 is positioned over at least a portion of an outer surface of the at least two pull tabs 2.

[0032] In some embodiments, the handbag protective cover 4, hook and loop fastener strip 1, the at least two pull tabs 2, and the band 8, share the common attachment mechanism at the common point.

[0033] Some embodiments include a banded edge 3 wherein the banded edge 3 is positioned along an entire outer edge of the handbag protective cover 4.

[0034] In some embodiments, the pull tab is approximately ¼ to 2 inches in length along the hook and loop fastener strip. In some embodiments, the hook and loop fastener strip 1 has a width of less than one inch.

[0035] In some embodiments, the hook and loop fastener strip 1 is adapted to conform around handles of a handbag 10 to match a contour of the handles and provides a weather tight seal.

[0036] In some embodiments, the handbag protective cover 4 is water proof.

[0037] In some embodiments, the handbag protective cover 4 is made from polyurethane.

[0038] In some embodiments, the handbag protective cover 4 is made from EVA.

[0039] In some embodiments, the hook and loop fastener strip 1 is more ridged than the handbag protective cover material 4.

[0040] In some embodiments, the band 8 is made of a different material than the handbag protective cover 4.

[0041] In some embodiments, the handbag protective cover device is made of only the handbag protective cover 4, a hook and loop fastener strip 1 attached to an inner surface of the handbag protective cover 4, where the hook and loop fastener strip 1 is attached at the center of the handbag protective cover 4 and where the hook and loop fastener strip 1 is adapted to conform around handles of a handbag 10 in a way that matches a contour of the handles and provides a weather tight seal. The handbag protective cover device also includes at least two pull tabs 2 in mechanical connection with the hook and loop fastener strip 1 where the at least two pull tabs 2 are positioned on an outer surface of the handbag protective cover 4, where the hook and loop fastener strip 1 and the at least two pull tabs 2 are attached to the handbag protective cover 4 at a common point and share a common attachment mechanism, and a band 8, where the band 8 is about the same size as the hook and loop fastener strip 1 and is positioned along an outer surface of the handbag protective cover 4 so as to match a positioning of the hook and loop fastener strip 1 on the inner surface of the handbag protective cover 4, wherein the band 8 is positioned over at least a portion of an outer surface of the at least two pull tabs 2. In these embodiments, the handbag protective cover 4, hook and loop fastener strip 1, the at least two pull tabs 2, and band 8, share a common attachment mechanism at a common point.

[0042] The invention also includes a method for protecting a handbag 10 from damage in inclement weather including attaching the handbag protective cover device to a handbag 10.