Organizer handbag

Claim 1

An organizer handbag for the orderly and accessible reception of personal convenience items comprising: (a) a body having a bottom panel, a front panel and a rear panel having upper horizontal edges and side and bottom edges, said side edges being joined to an expandable end wall member on each side of said front and rear panels, the bottom edges and end wall members being joined to said bottom to form a main compartment; (b) at least two transverse panels extending between and secured to each respective end wall member sub-dividing the main compartment into at least three subcompartments comprising: (i) a front subcompartment formed between one of said transverse panels and said front panel; (ii) an intermediate subcompartment adapted to secure a removable pouch at a position wherein an edge of said pouch is substantially co-extensive with the top of said main compartment; and (iii) a rear compartment formed between one of said transverse panels and said front panel; (c) pocketbook means detachably secured to one of said panels at one of said subcompartments near the upper edge thereof whereby the pocketbook is readily accessible through the said subcompartment and whereby the pocketbook may be easily attached or detached when the handbag is in an open position; (d) storage compartment means located within at least one of said subcompartments, said storage compartment means being adapted to receive a card carrying case for selective display of documents; (e) an exterior pouch panel extending generally transversely across the front of said front panel and extending vertically from the bottom to a location below the upper horizontal edge of said front panel and being joined thereto at opposite vertical edges and along the bottom edge, an insert panel extending intermediate said pouch panel and said front panel forming an insert pocket between said front panel and said insert panel and an exterior pouch between said insert panel and said pouch panel, said insert panel having a vertical extension forming a flap moveable to a closed position overlying said pouch panel, said pouch further including interior pocket means adapted for reception of writing materials; and (f) a flap hingedly affixed to the said rear panel substantially near the upper horizontal edge and moveable to a closed position over-lying said front panel and having an open position permitting free access to said interior subcompartments, said flap in said closed position obscuring the contents of said subcompartments and simultaneously covering said exterior pouch and insert pocket for added security; (g) the bottom panel being generally flat and generally defining the total bottom perimeter of the handbag.