Crockery basket and dishwasher

Abstract

A crockery basket of a dishwasher for receiving pieces of crockery. The crockery basket includes a bottom; lateral parts framing the bottom; and at least one row of rods that are arranged on the bottom to hold the pieces of crockery. The row of rods has a base wire and individual rods that are attached to the base wire. The individual rod wires are connected to a connecting wire at a distance from the base wire and, in a raised state of the row of rods, the connecting wire is spaced away from the bottom.

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         15 . A crockery basket of a dishwasher for receiving pieces of crockery, the crockery basket comprising:
 a bottom;   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 rods attached to the base wire;   wherein the plurality of individual rod wires are connected to a connecting wire at a distance from the base wire; and   wherein, in a raised state of the at least one row of rods, the connecting wire is spaced away from the bottom.   
     
     
         16 . The crockery basket of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom is a base mat made of wire. 
     
     
         17 . The crockery basket of  claim 16 , wherein each end of the base wire is arranged on one of the bottom and the base mat by a respective rotational support element. 
     
     
         18 . The crockery basket of  claim 17 , wherein one of the rotational support elements is a loose support element and the other rotational support element is a fixed support element for the base wire. 
     
     
         19 . The crockery basket of  claim 17 , wherein the respective rotational support element is clipped into the bottom. 
     
     
         20 . The crockery basket of  claim 19 , wherein the respective rotational support element is clipped into the wire of the base mat. 
     
     
         21 . The crockery basket of  claim 17 , wherein the respective rotational support element has a latch for each end of the base wire. 
     
     
         22 . The crockery basket of  claim 15 , wherein at least one end of the base wire has a simple bend. 
     
     
         23 . The crockery basket of  claim 16 , wherein at least one end of the base wire is supported in an eye of the base mat. 
     
     
         24 . The crockery basket of  claim 23 , wherein the at least one end of the base wire is supported in a transverse wire. 
     
     
         25 . The crockery basket of  claim 15 , wherein the two ends of the base wire have respective areas that run flush to one another, and wherein the respective areas form an axis of rotation of the at least one row of rods. 
     
     
         26 . The crockery basket of  claim 23 , wherein at least one of the ends of the base wire is angled adjoining the axis of rotation and forms a stop to limit a tipping movement of the at least one row of rods around the axis of rotation. 
     
     
         27 . The crockery basket of  claim 22 , wherein the at least one end of the base wire having the single bend forms the stop. 
     
     
         28 . The crockery basket of  claim 16 , wherein a distance between the connecting wire and the bottom is large enough that the pieces of crockery accommodated between two rows of rods do not touch one of the bottom and the base mat. 
     
     
         29 . The crockery basket of  claim 28 , wherein the pieces of crockery are plates. 
     
     
         30 . The crockery basket of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of individual rod wires are aligned at an angle in relation to the base wire. 
     
     
         31 . A dishwasher having at least one crockery basket, the crockery basket comprising:
 a bottom;   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 rods attached to the base wire;   wherein the plurality of individual rod wires are connected to a connecting wire at a distance from the base wire; and   wherein, in a raised state of the at least one row of rods, the connecting wire is spaced away from the bottom.