Patent ID: 7543712

Claim:
An article retainer for retaining an article with respect to a dishwasher rack having a vertical tine attached to a horizontal wire, the article retainer comprising: an engagement member adapted to engage an article to position an article with respect to a dishwasher rack; a fastening structure with a fastening channel extending in a first direction, wherein the fastening channel is open in a fastening direction extending substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the fastening structure is adapted to be moved in the fastening direction such that the fastening channel laterally receives a vertical tine and attaches the article retainer with respect to a vertical tine of a dishwasher rack; a seat adapted to engage a horizontal wire of a dishwasher rack, the seat extending along the fastening direction and open in the first direction wherein the article retainer may be moved in the first direction to engage the seat with a horizontal wire of a dishwasher rack, and wherein the seat is provided with a rotational stop adapted to inhibit rotation of the article retainer about a vertical tine of a dishwasher rack; and a vertical stop comprising a protrusion extending from the engagement member such that the protrusion is adapted to engage a horizontal wire of a dishwasher rack that is adjacent to a horizontal wire to which the seat is to be attached to inhibit disengagement of the seat from a horizontal wire by limiting movement of the article retainer in a second direction opposite the first direction.