Bucket and method of construction thereof

A bucket for use with a machine, said bucket comprising:

• an attachment portion for attachment of the bucket to the machine;
• a containment portion mounted to the attachment portion, said containment portion defined by a base wall, an opposed top wall, a pair of opposed sidewalls and a rear wall, each of the base wall, the top wall and the opposed sidewalls having an outer edge and extending from the rear wall to the outer edge to define an opening to the containment portion;
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• a reinforcing formation extending across an outer surface of the top wall and at least an adjacent portion of each sidewall of the containment portion, said reinforcing formation having an arcuate shape that transitions into, and at least partially defines, a corner between the top wall and each sidewall to reinforce a join between the top wall and the sidewall and enhance rigidity of the bucket,
• wherein the reinforcing formation comprises a bucket abutting wall and an arcuate outer wall interconnected by opposing edges, and at least one internal support member extending between inner surfaces of the bucket abutting wall and the arcuate outer wall, said at least one internal support member being centrally positioned extending between an apex of the arcuate outer wall and a point mid-way between the opposed side edges of the bucket abutting wall.

A bucket for use with a machine, said bucket comprising:

• an attachment portion for attachment of the bucket to the machine;
• a containment portion mounted to the attachment portion, said containment portion defined by a base wall, an opposed top wall, a pair of opposed sidewalls and a rear wall, each of the base wall, the top wall and the opposed sidewalls having an outer edge and extending from the rear wall to the outer edge to define an opening to the containment portion;
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• a reinforcing formation extending across an outer surface of the top wall and at least an adjacent portion of each sidewall of the containment portion, said reinforcing formation having an arcuate shape that transitions into, and at least partially defines, a corner between the top wall and each sidewall to reinforce a join between the top wall and the sidewall and enhance rigidity of the bucket,
• wherein the reinforcing formation comprises a bucket abutting wall and an arcuate outer wall interconnected by opposing edges;
• a central portion having a pair of opposed ends and configured to extend at least partially across an outer surface of the top wall;
• and a pair of end portions each configured to join to an end of the central portion and extend across a portion of the outer surface of the top wall and at least an adjacent portion of each sidewall of the containment portion, and
• wherein each of the pair of end portions comprises a recess defined in the bucket abutting wall and each of the opposed ends of the central portion comprises a protruding portion of the bucket abutting wall, said protruding portion configured to be at least partially received in the recess and at least partially underlie an adjacent end portion when joined together.