Insert for a dishwasher rack

Abstract

An insert for a rack of a dishwasher includes a bowl holder having a frustoconical shape and a contact rib. The contact rib has an exterior side and a sawtooth profile disposed on the exterior side.

1 . An insert for a rack of a dishwasher comprising:
 a bowl holder having a frustoconical shape and a contact rib, the contact rib having an exterior side and a sawtooth profile disposed on the exterior side.   
     
     
         2 . The insert recited in  claim 1 , wherein the bowl holder is configured to hold long-stem glasses. 
     
     
         3 . The insert recited in  claim 1 , wherein the bowl holder includes first and second truncated cone sections, and wherein the contact rib extends between the first and second truncated cone sections. 
     
     
         4 . The insert recited in  claim 3 , wherein the first and second truncated cone sections each comprise a circular segment, the first truncated cone section being smaller than the second truncated cone section. 
     
     
         5 . The insert recited in  claim 1 , wherein the bowl holder is an integrally formed plastic piece. 
     
     
         6 . The insert recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a clamping element configured to secure the bowl holder to a rack of a dishwasher. 
     
     
         7 . The insert recited in  claim 1  further comprising a foot holder configured to supportingly receive a foot of a glass. 
     
     
         8 . The insert recited in  claim 7 , wherein the foot holder includes a contact leg having a sawtooth profile on a side adapted to face the foot of the glass. 
     
     
         9 . The insert recited in  claim 7 , wherein the foot holder includes an attachment portion configured to attach to the rack of the dishwasher. 
     
     
         10 . The insert recited in  claim 7 , wherein the foot holder is an integrally formed plastic piece. 
     
     
         11 . The insert recited in  claim 7 , wherein the bowl holder and the foot holder are combined in a common holding device. 
     
     
         12 . The insert recited in  claim 11 , wherein a connecting web extends between the bowl holder and the foot holder. 
     
     
         13 . The insert recited in  claim 12 , wherein the insert is configured to hold stem glasses, and wherein the foot holder is displaceable relative to the connecting web in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of a glass stem held by the insert. 
     
     
         14 . A rack for a dishwasher including an insert comprising:
 a bowl holder having a frustoconical shape and a contact rib, the contact rib having an exterior side and a sawtooth profile disposed on the exterior side.   
     
     
         15 . The rack recited in  claim 14 , wherein the insert includes a foot holder configured to supportingly receive a foot of a glass. 
     
     
         16 . The rack recited in  claim 15 , wherein the foot holder includes a contact leg having a sawtooth profile on a side adapted to face the foot of the glass.