Patent ID: 7988107

Claim:
A stemware holder for holding a stem of a stemware in a wire-frame dish rack comprising a bottom wall formed by wires with multiple tines extending from the bottom wall, the stemware holder comprising: a rack mount comprising an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having an exterior defined by a multi-faceted portion and a non-faceted portion, and configured to mount to the dish rack; a stem holder configured to hold the stem and having a multi-faceted aperture complementary with the multi-faceted portion such that the multi-faceted aperture slidably receives the elongated body and the stem holder is slidable between the multi-faceted and non-faceted portions; and a radial lock formed by the multi-faceted portion, multi-faceted aperture, and the non-faceted portion wherein the radial lock is placed in a locked condition that prevents the relative rotation of the stem holder and rack mount by sliding the multi-faceted aperture onto the multi-faceted portion, and the radial lock is placed in an unlocked condition where the stem holder is free to rotate relative to the rack mount by sliding the multi-faceted aperture onto the non-faceted portion.