Garment separator assembly and method of use

In combination with a clothing closet having a horizontal clothing rod and a plurality of clothing hangers hanging from the horizontal clothing rod, the improvement comprising:

• a first separator on a first side of one of the plurality of clothing hangers and a second separator on an opposing second side of the one of the plurality of clothing hangers, the first separator and the second separator distanced to only allow the one of the plurality of clothing hangers to fit there between and each separator including:
• a first member defining a first half of the separator;
• and a second member defining an opposing second half of the separator, the second member being hingedly coupled to the first member and, together with the first member, defining a first inner-surface circumference and a second inner-surface circumference adjacent and non-coaxial with the first inner-surface circumference, the first inner-surface circumference being larger than the second inner-surface circumference;
• the first inner-surface circumference shaped and size to mate with an outer diameter of a standard clothing rod;
• and
• the second inner-surface circumference shaped and sized to mate with an outer diameter of a smaller-than-standard-size clothing rod, wherein the outer diameter of the smaller-than-standard-size clothing rod is smaller than the outer diameter of the standard clothing rod.

A method of separating garments, comprising the steps of:

• providing a horizontal clothing rod and a plurality of clothing hangers hanging from the horizontal clothing rod;
• providing at least two separators, each separator including:
• a first member defining a first half of the separator;
• and a second member defining an opposing second half of the separator, the second member being hingedly coupled to the first member and, together with the first member, defining a first inner-surface circumference and a second inner-surface circumference adjacent the first inner-surface circumference, the first inner-surface circumference being larger than the second inner-surface circumference, the first inner-surface circumference shaped and sized to mate with an outer diameter of a standard clothing rod and the second inner-surface circumference shaped and sized to mate with a smaller outer diameter of a narrower sized clothing rod;
• removably coupling at least one of the at least two separators to a first side of one of the plurality of clothing hangers;
• and
• removably coupling a second one of the at least two separators to an opposing second side of the one of the plurality of clothing hangers.