Container

A container of an upwardly open type, such as a bucket, comprising:

• a receptacle portion and a handle for carrying the receptacle portion in a suspended position;
• a receptacle of a predetermined depth provided in the receptacle portion for receiving material therein, the receptacle being defined by an inner side wall terminating in an upward direction in a brim, and an inner bottom surface, the receptacle being contained within the receptacle portion defined by an outer side surface and an outer bottom surface, the surfaces constituting the main outer space-requiring dimensions of the container;
• the outer side surface terminating in an upward direction in the brim and forming a cross-section area of substantially similar configuration along the most part of the direction of depth of the receptacle in a plane perpendicular to the direction of depth of said receptacle;
• wherein the cross-section area is of an oblong configuration for allowing the container to be positioned in an ergonomically favorable position for carrying and handling, the direction of oblongness extending substantially parallel with the direction of operation of the container;
• and
• wherein the brim and the area of the outer side surface which is immediately below it project outwardly towards the direction of oblongness at the region of one extremity of the oblong cross-section to form a spout in order to facilitate pouring of the material out of the receptacle.