Patent ID: 7168578
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An adjustable rack assembly for a dishwasher in combination with at least one rack, the at least one rack comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls including at least one horizontal wire member and at least one vertical wire member defining an interior side and an exterior side of said at least one rack, said assembly comprising: a bracket configured to be coupled to the exterior side of a first said sidewall, said bracket including a support surface configured to support and engage the at least one horizontal wire member in a first vertical rack position; and a support plate configured to be coupled to the interior side of the first said sidewall, said support plate coupled to said bracket, said bracket and said support plate having complementary grooves forming closed channels for frictionally engaging the at least one vertical wire member, said support plate having at least one arm with a catch member on a distal end thereof, said catch member being vertically spaced from said support surface of said bracket so that said catch member engages the at least one horizontal wire member in a second vertical rack position and disengages the at least one horizontal wire member in the first vertical rack position.