Patent ID: 8087519

Claim:
A dishwasher basket comprising: a first compartment defined by sidewalls and a bottom wall, and being open at a side opposite the bottom wall, the sidewalls and bottom wall including a plurality of openings permitting fluid to pass therethrough; and a split second compartment including a first sub-compartment and a second sub-compartment that are each hingedly attached to at least one of the sidewalls of the first compartment, the first and second sub-compartments each including a front wall, a back wall, a side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall and being adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein the bottom walls of the first and second sub-compartments collectively form a top wall of the first compartment when the second compartment is in the closed position so as to separate the first compartment from the second compartment when the second compartment is in the closed position.