Retainer block for use with dish rack

1. An assembly, comprising:

(a) a wireframe dish rack having an interior, and a collector tray that is coupled to the dish rack outside the interior of the dish rack, the collector tray having a compartment with an unimpeded open top; and

(b) a retaining block inserted through the unimpeded open top and seated in the compartment, the retaining block including:

a shell defining an interior space, and having a top wall, with a plurality of elongated slots provided in the top wall; and

a plurality of downwardly-extending elongated walls attached to the top wall and positioned in the compartment between two or more slots.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the collector tray has an edge and a dividing wall that divides the compartment of the collector tray into a plurality of compartments.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the collector tray has at least one side wall which has an opening therein, and:

wherein the shell has a plurality of side walls that define the interior space, with a notch provided on one of the plurality of side walls; and

wherein the notch is retained in the opening.

4. An assembly, comprising:

(a) a wireframe dish rack having an interior, and a collector tray that is coupled to the dish rack outside the interior of the dish rack, the collector tray having a first and a second compartment separated by a dividing wall, with each compartment having an unimpeded open top; and

(b) a retaining block inserted through the unimpeded open top of the first compartment and seated in the first compartment, the retaining block including:

a shell defining an interior space, and having a top wall, with a plurality of elongated slots provided in the top wall; and

a plurality of downwardly-extending elongated walls attached to the top wall and positioned in the compartment between two or more slots; and

wherein the second compartment is free of any retaining block.