초록

Dishwasher basket comprising a cup support, characterized in that said cup support comprises at least one essentially U-shaped hook adapted for supporting a handle of a tableware item that has a handle that is shaped as a closed loop.

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1. Dishwasher basket comprising a cup support, wherein said cup support comprises: at least one essentially U-shaped hook, wherein the U-shaped hook is positioned on the side wall portion of the dishwasher basket such that when the U-shaped hook receives a handle of a tableware item the tableware it

1. Dishwasher basket comprising a cup support, wherein said cup support comprises: at least one essentially U-shaped hook, wherein the U-shaped hook is positioned on the side wall portion of the dishwasher basket such that when the U-shaped hook receives a handle of a tableware item the tableware item hangs from the U-shaped hook; andat least one elongate support member located at a lower elevation than the at least one U-shaped hook, wherein when the tableware item hangs from said U-shaped hook the tableware item rests upon the elongate support member. 2. Dishwasher basket according to claim 1, wherein the cup support comprises a plurality of essentially U-shaped hooks. 3. The dishwasher basket according to claim 1, wherein said support member comprises a wire loop. 4. The dishwasher basket according to claim 1, wherein said support member is designed to be pivotal between an inoperative position in which said support member extends in close proximity to a wall portion of said basket and an operative position in which said support member extends at a distance to said wall portion. 5. The dishwasher basket according to claim 1, wherein said at least one U-shaped hook and/or said support member is a separate component that can be permanently or removably attached to said dishwasher basket. 6. The dishwasher basket according to claim 5, wherein said at least one U-shaped hook and said support member are part of an accessory assembly that can be permanently or removably attached to said dishwasher basket. 7. The dishwasher basket according to claim 1, wherein the dishwasher basket comprises a bottom wall portion and side wall portions. 8. The dishwasher basket according to claim 7, wherein said support member is connected to the bottom wall portion of said basket. 9. The dishwasher basket according to claim 7, wherein said support member is connected to said one of said side wall portions of said basket. 10. The dishwasher basket according to claim 9, wherein said support member comprises a wire loop, said dishwasher basket further comprising a pivotable cup shelf connected to said side wall portion of the basket so as to be movable between a first position in which said cup shelf rests against said side wall portion and a second position in which said cup shelf rests on said support member. 11. The dishwasher basket according to claim 7, wherein said support member comprises a wire loop which is designed as a closed loop comprising said elongated support portion that has two side portions and a serpentine shelf portion that is connected to both side portions of said wire loop. 12. The dishwasher basket according to claim 7, wherein said at least one U-shaped hook is pivotally connected to said side wall portion of the basket so as to be movable between a first position in which said U-shaped hook rests against said side wall portion of the basket and a second position in which said U-shaped hook projects towards the interior of the basket. 13. The dishwasher basket according to claim 7, wherein said basket comprises a wire mesh structure, and wherein said at least one U-shaped hook and/or said support member comprises an integral component of said wire mesh structure. 14. The dishwasher basket according to claim 1, wherein the dishwasher basket comprises a bottom wall portion and side wall portions, wherein said support member is an edge of a cup shelf attached to said wall side portion.