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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Ryan A. Rochel, Montgomery, IL (US);
Jeremy D. Folkerts, Naperville, IL (US);
Samuel L. Mcclallen, Eureka, IL (US);
Ryan A. Rochel, Montgomery, IL (US);
Jeremy D. Folkerts, Naperville, IL (US);
Samuel L. McClallen, Eureka, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine bucket may include a wrapper. The wrapper may form a portion of a receptacle for holding material. The wrapper may include a curved upper portion defining an arc. The curved upper portion may have a central angle value (θ) of between approximately 109.5° and 110.5'. The wrapper may also include a curved lower portion defining an arc. The curved lower portion may have a central angle value (θ) of between approximately 44.5° and 45.5°. Such a machine bucket finds particular utility collecting and transporting material that is adherent to itself and the surfaces of the bucket.