Patent ID: 8342619

Claim:
A height-adjustable receiving apparatus comprising: a receiving member in which foods are received; a mounting member on which the receiving member is vertically movably mounted, the mounting member being detachably coupled on a back surface of a door; a fixed shaft longitudinally disposed on the mounting member; a rotation gear disposed on the receiving member, the rotation gear being vertically moved together with the receiving member along the fixed shaft by the rotation thereof wherein the fixed shaft passes through the rotation gear and a side of the receiving member; an operation member disposed on the receiving member, the operation member being operated to move the receiving member; a transmission member disposed on the receiving member, the transmission member being moved by the operation of the operation member to rotate the rotation gear; multiple sets of mounting protrusions disposed on the back surface of the door, each set of mounting protrusions being disposed at a different height on the back surface of the door; and basket mounting grooves defined on the mounting member to detachably couple to one of the multiple sets of mounting protrusions, the basket mounting grooves enabling user selection of an initial mounting height of the receiving member based on selection of which of the multiple sets of mounting protrusions to mount the mounting member, the initial mounting height of the receiving member being further adjustable through operation of the operation member.