Patent ID: 8356719

Claim:
A crockery basket of a dishwasher for receiving pieces of crockery, the crockery basket comprising: a bottom formed as a wire base mat; a plurality of lateral parts framing the bottom; and at least one row of rods arranged on the bottom to hold the pieces of crockery, the at least one row of rods having a base wire and a plurality of individual rod wires attached to the base wire, wherein the individual rod wires project outwardly from the base wire in a manner perpendicular with the base wire for a predetermined distance and are then angled laterally from a vertical axis in a direction along a base wire rotational axis and extend from a proximal end generally linearly to a free distal end; wherein each end of the base wire is bent and pivotally mounted on the bottom for movement of the at least one row of rods between a generally horizontal position and a generally upright position and is arranged on the base mat by a respective rotary bearing element attached to the base wire for base wire rotation therein; and wherein, the at least one row of rods is formed with an offset from the base wire rotational axis resulting in the base wire being raised a distance from the bottom when the row of rods is pivoted upright.