Patent ID: 7434699

Claim:
A fixture for displaying dinnerware comprising: a base configured to support a piece of dinnerware; a track securely coupled to and extending generally perpendicular to the base; a dinnerware mount at least partially received by and slidably coupled to the track such that the dinnerware mount can be slid along the track, the dinnerware mount including a first arm and a second arm extending radially from a vertex generally aligned with the track and defining an angle of less than 180 degrees therebetween in a plane parallel to the track, each of the first arm and the second arm defining a clasp for receiving a portion of the piece of dinnerware; wherein when the dinnerware mount is in a first position with respect to the track, the piece of dinnerware is maintained between the base and the dinnerware mount, and wherein when the dinnerware mount is in a second position with respect to the track, the piece of dinnerware is removable from between the base and the dinnerware mount.