Patent ID: 8813766

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: a tub having top, bottom, rear and side walls that collectively define a washing chamber; a door mounted for movement relative to the tub, said door being adapted to selectively close the washing chamber; at least one support member mounted to the side wall of the tub; a dish rack having front, rear, bottom, and side walls, said dish rack supported by the at least one support member for movement into and out of the washing chamber; and an adjustment mechanism for vertically shifting the dish rack between lowered and raised positions relative to both the at least one support member and the tub, said adjustment mechanism including: a base member fixably mounted to the dish rack, said base member including a lower body portion connected to the at least one support member and an upper body portion; a shiftable support body secured to the rack and mounted for vertical movement relative to the upper body portion of the base member; at least one control arm including a lever member extending along a side wall of the dish rack, pivotally supported by the base member, engaging at least one of the dish rack and the shiftable support body, and connected to a frontal cross bar extending along a front wall of the dish rack whereby manually grasping and moving the frontal cross bar causes pivoting of the lever member and vertical shifting of the dish rack; and a latching mechanism for retaining the dish rack in at least the raised position.