Hanging separator to be used for separating articles of clothing hanging in a clothes closet, and a plurality of hanging separators forming a system for separating articles of clothing hanging in a clothes closet

Abstract

A clothing separator is disclosed that can be readily hung upon a horizontally oriented clothing bar mounted within a clothes closet for separating articles of clothing hanging upon the clothing bar within the closet, or to be hung upon the clothing bar within the closet, or to be removed from the clothing bar of the closet, by facilitating the removal or insertion of the article of clothing from the clothing closet. A separator can be interposed between a pair of adjacent articles of clothing, or conversely, a single article of clothing can be interposed between a pair of adjacent separators. Furthermore, a multiplicity of separators can effectively define a separator system within the closet wherein a separator is interposed between each pair of adjacent articles of clothing, or conversely, each article of clothing is accommodated within a separate compartment or space defined between adjacent pairs of separators. Alternatively, several articles of clothing, that is, a small group of articles of clothing, can be interposed between adjacent hanging separators.

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         7 . A clothing separator system for facilitating the insertion or removal of articles of clothing from a clothing closet having a horizontally oriented clothing bar fixedly secured therein upon which articles of clothing are to be hung, comprising:
 at least two clothing separators adapted to be suspendingly hung from the horizontally oriented clothing bar of a clothes closet so as to define a space between said at least two clothing separators for accommodating at least one article of clothing which is also to be hung upon the horizontally oriented clothing bar of the clothes closet;   wherein each one of said two clothing separators comprises a body member having a geometrical configuration such that oppositely disposed side surface portions of said body member are disposed toward articles of clothing disposed upon opposite sides of said body member of said clothing separator when said clothing separator is hung upon the horizontally oriented clothing bar disposed within the clothing closet and when said body member is interposed between two adjacent articles of clothing hanging from the horizontally oriented clothing bar within the clothing closet; and a hook member fixedly mounted upon said body member for hanging said clothing separator upon the clothing bar of the clothes closet; and   a spacer, having a predetermined width dimension, fixedly secured to each one of said at least two clothing separators so as to provide said space, defined between said at least two clothing separators, with a predetermined width dimension whereby, depending upon said predetermined width dimension of said spacer, said space defined between said at least two clothing separators by said spacer can have different width dimensions so as to accommodate different articles of clothing;   whereby an article of clothing, disposed within said space defined between said at least two clothing separators can be easily removed from or inserted into the clothes closet as a result of the article of clothing sliding along said oppositely disposed side surface portions of said body members of said at least two clothing separators.   
     
     
         8 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 each one of said body members of said at least two clothing separators is fabricated from a thermoplastic material.   
     
     
         9 . The clothing separator as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein:
 said thermoplastic material is selected from the group comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and a polycarbonate (PC).   
     
     
         10 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a tab member fixedly attached to each one of said body members of said at least two clothing separators for supporting identifying indicia thereon so as to facilitate identification of articles of clothing hanging upon the clothing bar of the clothes closet.   
     
     
         11 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 each one of said body members has a substantially rectangular configuration.   
     
     
         12 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 each one of said body members has a substantially square-shaped configuration.   
     
     
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         14 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 said spacer comprises a bracket having a substantially inverted L-shaped configuration with a first leg portion of said substantially L-shaped bracket being affixed to rear edge portions of said at least two clothing separators while a second leg portion of said substantially L-shaped bracket is fixed to upper edge portions of said at least two clothing separators.