Adjustable rack assembly for a dishwasher basket

An adjustable rack assembly for a dishwasher basket, comprising a rack comprising a base bar and a plurality of holding bars that are fixedly attached to the base bar;

• the base bar having a first end and a second end;
• and a bracket provided at each of the first and second ends of the base bar for connecting said rack to a first bar and a second bar of the dishwasher basket;
• wherein said brackets are further adapted to permit tilting of the rack between a substantially vertical use position and a substantially horizontal non-use position;
• each of said brackets comprising a releasable clamping means for securing the position of the brackets with respect to the first bar and the second bar of the dishwasher basket and adapted to permit horizontal shifting thereof along the first bar and the second bar of the dishwasher basket, wherein said releaseable clamping means each comprise at least one component having a central bore wherein one of the first or second bar passes through the central bore thereof, an axis of the central bore is configured to extend coaxially with the first or second bar to permit horizontal shifting of the bracket along the first or second bar and the axis of the central bore is configured to not extend coaxially with the first or second bar to prevent shifting of the bracket along the first or second bar.