Patent ID: 7628163

Claim:
Apparatus for holding components of a nursing bottle assembly in a dishwasher, the nursing bottle assembly comprising a bottle, at least a first component adapted for assembly with the bottle and at least a second component different from the first component and adapted for assembly with the bottle, the apparatus comprising: a loading member having a first opening sized and configured for receiving a portion of the first component therein to individually seat the first component on the loading member, and a second opening separate from the first opening and being sized and configured for receiving a portion of the second component therein to individually seat the second component on the loading member, the first and second openings differing in at least one characteristic indicative of the respective first and second components to facilitate identification of the first opening as being the proper location on the loading member for placement of the first component and of the second opening as being the proper location on the loading member for placement of the second component; and a retaining member connected to the loading member for pivoting movement between an open position to permit loading of the first and second components onto the loading member and a closed position for use of the apparatus in the dishwasher during operation thereof, the loading member and the retaining member being configured such that in the closed position the first and second components loaded onto the loading member are generally inhibited by at least one of the loading member and the retaining member against movement relative to the loading member and the retaining member, and against contact with all other components loaded into the apparatus, during operation of the dishwasher, said retaining member having at least one first rib depending therefrom for contacting at least one of the first and second components in the closed position of the retaining member, and at least one second rib depending therefrom and having at least one of a shape, size and orientation different from that of the first rib.