Patent ID: 7017759

Claim:
A retainer for securing and suspending a bottle having an upper portion that carries a cap and a lower portion, said retainer comprising: a base having an affixing portion and a retaining portion, said affixing portion having a back side and a front side, said back side being adapted for mounting the retainer to a surface, at least two generally horizontal, substantially parallel arms, extending from the retaining portion to form at least one opening therebetween, said at least one openings having no covering members such that said opening has no obstructions, said at least one opening adapted to cooperate to suspend the lower portion of the bottle from the base, with the upper portion of the bottle adapted to be engaged by the arms to support a bottle within the at least one opening, wherein the arms are adapted to engage under the top portion in a groove defined between the lower portion and the cap, such that the lower portion is suspended beneath the retaining portion of the base; and wherein each of the arms has at least one obstruction positioned adjacent a forward edge of the arm and spaced away from the affixing portion, the at least one obstruction extending upwardly from a top surface of the am and being positioned on a portion of the arm on both sides of the at least one opening to resist accidental bottle disengagement, wherein the portion of the arm that the obstruction is positioned upon does not extend the entire width of the arm.