Patents Assigned to Orbis Corporation
  • Patent number: 10501263
    Abstract: A shipping container includes a body defining an interior. The shipping container further includes a dunnage assembly, the dunnage assembly including a tray and a hinge, the hinge subdividing the tray into a first tray portion and a second tray portion. The dunnage assembly is movable along a transverse axis between a first position wherein the second tray portion is at least partially disposed within the interior and a second position wherein the second tray portion is entirely exterior to the body. The second tray portion is rotatable relative to the first tray portion about the hinge when the dunnage assembly is moved between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Brett Kraeling
  • Patent number: 10486860
    Abstract: A container with dividers is provided. The container includes a container body having a bottom with ribs extending upward, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall. An upper portion of the side walls and/or end walls include matching slots. A divider is provided having upper tabs for securing the divider in a set of slots, and rib slots in a bottom portion for securing the divider to the ribs in the bottom of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Jason R. Frankenberg, Paul Mans
  • Patent number: 10479552
    Abstract: A plastic tote style container having a first handle connected to an upper portion of a first end wall and a second handle connected to an upper portion of a second side wall is provided. The first and second handles are sized and positioned to form openings between the handles and the end walls that can accept a single tine of a fork truck or other similar device. This allows for carrying heavier loads in the tote style container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, Link Jay Greiveldinger, Scott J. Buss, Joachim Banik
  • Patent number: 10457444
    Abstract: A container having interlocking features is provided. The container includes protrusions on the upper edges of the side wall panels and base wall panels, and notches in the runners/feet for receiving the protrusions. The runners and/or feet extend to the outer perimeter of the container so they can rest on an upper edge of a like container, and do not include a recess from the outer perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Joachim Banik, Arndt Stiebritz-Ulrich
  • Patent number: 10427837
    Abstract: A tote style container with a first handle and second handle that can be picked up by a fork tine is provided. The container includes features for blocking the tine of lower containers when in a stack of like containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Balazs, Link Jay Greiveldinger, Scott J. Buss
  • Patent number: 10301068
    Abstract: A transport structure, such as a pallet or dolly, having a plurality of retractable stops with frictional elements is provided. The frictional elements are exposed when the retractable stop is in a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Andrea M. Nottestad, Stephen Roland Howe
  • Patent number: 10279830
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dolly having a polygonal-shaped platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a peripheral edge having four corners, a torus-shaped pocket positioned at each corner and dimensioned to receive a wheel from an adjacent dolly, and a plurality of wheels extending from the lower surface and attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Eric P. May, Benjamin Joel Thompson, Scott James Buss
  • Patent number: 10239656
    Abstract: A bulk bin container having a retention clip for blocking both a first and second pin of a hinge axis element is provided. The container includes a generally rectangular base having one or more upward wall extensions along the edges of the base where each extension includes a plurality of hinge pockets for receiving a hinge axis element from the side walls. The retention clips connect to the base for blocking both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin of the hinge axis element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Joachim Banik
  • Patent number: 10233014
    Abstract: Four embodiments of a tray are disclosed for transporting and storing milk containers and for nesting the trays for their return trip to their origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Robert G. Nussbaum
  • Patent number: 10086973
    Abstract: A pallet having a deck with a generally planar upper surface with a peripheral edge defining a first area, and a ground engaging structure connected to the deck is provided. A mechanism is connected to the pallet and is moveable from a stowed position to a deployed position. When in the deployed position, a portion of the mechanism defines an overhang area adjacent the first area to increase a total support area of the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Guy Nussbaum, Stephen Roland Howe
  • Patent number: 10065666
    Abstract: A transport structure, such as a cart or dolly having a handle moveable from a first position to a second position is disclosed. In the first position, the handle extends outward from an edge of the cart or dolly and can be used for pushing or pulling the cart or dolly. In the second position, the handle is moved to extend generally parallel to an upper surface of the cart or dolly so that it can be stored or transported with the cart or dolly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Guy Nussbaum, Benjamin Joel Thompson, Stephen Roland Howe
  • Patent number: 10059091
    Abstract: A partition is disclosed having a two sided lamination thereon for protecting products in containers and bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Anthony Roudonis
  • Patent number: 10029846
    Abstract: A molded plastic drum configured to hold wire. The drum includes a plastic interior cone. The cone can include ribs or other similar structure to simulate an outer cylindrical shape (or any other desired shape) to wrap the wire around. The cone is integrally formed with the rest of the container. The drum includes windows to determine the amount of wire in the drum. The drum can also include drain holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Jason R. Frankenberg
  • Patent number: 10016035
    Abstract: A collapsible shipping bag includes a body defining an interior, the body including a top wall, a bottom wall, a right sidewall, and a left sidewall. The collapsible shipping bag further includes a plurality of inner stiffener panels disposed within the interior and dividing the interior into a plurality of pockets, each of the plurality of inner stiffener panels defining an intersection with the top wall and the bottom wall. The collapsible shipping bag further includes a strap coupled to the body at a first plurality of intersections with the top wall and uncoupled from the body at a second plurality of intersections with the top wall. The body is movable from an expanded position to a collapsed position due to movement of the straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Kraeling, Ramsey Parry
  • Patent number: 9988062
    Abstract: A connectable dolly having a platform with an upper surface, a peripheral edge and a bottom surface, a plurality of caster wheels extends from the bottom surface and are attached thereto, and a connector element is mounted to the platform proximal the peripheral edge and is moveable from a stored position to a deployed position, the connector element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an engaging member dimensioned for removably connecting the connectable dolly to a second dolly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Eric P. May
  • Patent number: 9937942
    Abstract: A transport structure, such as a cart or dolly having a handle structure that can be inserted laterally into an opening in the transport structure is provided. The handle structure includes a first connection hook portion and a second connection hook portion moveable from a first spaced position to a second spaced position greater than the first spaced position. The handle structure includes a hinged beam that enables the hook portions to contract and expand from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Guy Nussbaum, Benjamin Joel Thompson, Stephen Roland Howe
  • Patent number: 9919838
    Abstract: A highly efficient bakery tray is provided. The tray includes a square base and is configured to stack upon another like tray in any of three or four orientations to provide three or four different product clearance heights between the trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Edward L. Stahl
  • Patent number: 9902525
    Abstract: A container with a plurality of compartments is provided where each compartment includes a divider panel, or a portion thereof, that is rotatable about a pivot point. The divider panels (or portions thereof) pivot at the same time. The divider panels can each include a lower divider panel portion hingedly connected to an upper divider panel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Herman
  • Patent number: 9878820
    Abstract: A transport structure, such as a pallet or dolly, having a plurality of retractable stops in a pattern to enable transport of a two-down configuration or a three-down configuration is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Thompson, Scott J. Buss, Mike Andrew Ludka
  • Patent number: D825882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Benjamin Joel Thompson