US Patent Issued to ORBIS on Sept. 23 for "Tote with side wall drain holes" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,984, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ORBIS Corp. (Oconomowoc, Wis.).

"Tote with side wall drain holes" was invented by Jason R. Frankenberg (Lake Mills, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tote with a drainage system for evenly distributing water through all four sides is provided. The tote includes a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a first side wall, a second opposing side wall, and a bottom wall. A bumper extends outward around the periphery of the tote. A plurality of D-shaped drain holes are positioned a first distance above the upper surface of the bottom wall which allow liquid in the tote to drain evenly out...