Patent ID: 9289108
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A crockery basket of a dishwasher for receiving crockery, the crockery basket comprising: a base; a first base wire and a second base wire, the first base wire and the second base wire supported above the base, and the first base wire and the second base wire being substantially parallel; and a first plurality of rod wires, each of the first plurality of rod wires having a first rod wire free end, and each of the first plurality of rod wires attached to the first base wire opposite the first rod wire free end; and a second plurality of rod wires, each of the second plurality of rod wires having a second rod wire free end, and each of the second plurality of rod wires attached to the second base wire opposite the second rod wire free end, wherein at least two adjacent ones of the first plurality of rod wires are bent in a first direction toward the second plurality of rod wires and perpendicular to the first base wire to define support points, wherein at least two adjacent ones of the second plurality of rod wires are bent in a second direction toward the first plurality of rod wires and perpendicular to the second base wire to define additional support points, wherein the support point of each of the at least two adjacent ones of the first plurality of rod wires and the additional support point of each of the at least two adjacent ones of the second plurality of rod wires are defined by a triple bend, wherein a portion of each triple bend that defines each support point and each additional support point is bent substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the corresponding rod wire, and wherein each support point is raised from the base such that the crockery does not contact the base when supported by the support point of each of the at least two adjacent ones of the first plurality of rod wires and the second rod wire free end of at least two of the second plurality of rod wires.