Retainer block for use with dish rack

Abstract

A dish rack has a collector tray, with the collector tray having a compartment. A retaining block is seated in the compartment and has at least one elongated slot. The sharp edge (e.g., blade) of a sharp object (e.g., knife) can be inserted through the slot and be shielded from the user by the retainer block.

1 . A dish rack assembly, comprising: 
 a wire frame that defines a plurality of sides and a base, with the sides and the base defining an interior space; and    a divider section positioned in the interior space, the divider section being made from a different material as the wire frame.