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. The 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. Spacers are also fixedly secured to only one of the separators but are adapted to engage adjacent separators so as to define spaces between the separators for accommodating articles of clothing.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent, is: 
     
         1 . A clothing separator system for facilitating the insertion or removal of articles of clothing from a clothes closet, comprising:
 a horizontally oriented clothing bar disposed within the clothes closet from which articles of clothing are to be hung;   at least two clothing separators adapted to be suspendingly hung from said horizontally oriented clothing bar of the 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 said horizontally oriented clothing bar of the clothes closet;   wherein each one of said at least 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 clothes closet and when said body member is interposed between two adjacent articles of clothing hanging from said horizontally oriented clothing bar within the clothes closet; each one of said at least two clothing separators has front, rear, upper, and lower edge portions; and a hook member fixedly mounted upon said upper edge portion of said body member for hanging said clothing separator upon said horizontally oriented clothing bar of the clothes closet; and   at least one spacer having a predetermined width dimension so as to provide a space, defined between said at least two clothing separators, with a predetermined width dimension corresponding to said predetermined width dimension of said spacer 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, wherein said at least one spacer is fixedly secured to only one of said at least two clothing separators but adapted to engage said other one of said at least two clothing separators so as to define said space between said at least two clothing separators;   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.   
     
     
         2 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said body member of each one of said at least two clothing separators is fabricated from a thermoplastic material.   
     
     
         3 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein:
 said thermoplastic material is selected from the group comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and a polycarbonate (PC).   
     
     
         4 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tab member fixedly attached to said body member of each one of said at least two clothing separators for supporting identifying indicia thereon so as to facilitate identification of articles of clothing hanging upon said clothing bar of the clothes closet.   
     
     
         5 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said body member of each one of said at least two clothing separators has a substantially rectangular configuration.   
     
     
         6 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein:
 said rectangular body member has dimensions approximately two feet in depth and three feet in height.   
     
     
         7 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said body member of each one of said at least two separators has a substantially square-shaped configuration.   
     
     
         8 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said spacer has a substantially inverted L-shaped configuration.   
     
     
         9 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said predetermined width dimension of said at least one spacer comprises a predetermined width dimension D of approximately one inch (1.00″).   
     
     
         10 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said at least one spacer comprises a primary, horizontally oriented spacer.   
     
     
         11 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein:
 said at least one primary, horizontally oriented spacer is fixedly secured to an upper rearward portion of said side surface portion of said body member of said separator.   
     
     
         12 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein:
 said at least one spacer comprises a secondary, horizontally oriented spacer which is shorter in length than said primary, horizontally oriented spacer and is fixedly secured to an upper forward portion of said side surface portion of said body member of said separator.   
     
     
         13 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein:
 said at least one horizontally oriented primary spacer is fixedly secured to said side surface portion of said body member of said separator at a location which is substantially midway between said upper and lower edge portions of said separator.   
     
     
         14 . The clothing separator system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said at least one spacer comprises a vertically oriented spacer fixedly secured to said side surface portion of said body member of said separator at a location which is substantially adjacent to said forward edge portion of said separator.