US 11,964,378 B2
Job box
Sara Burch, Milwaukee, WI (US); David Proeber, Milwaukee, WI (US); Benjamin D. Gall, Wauwatosa, WI (US); David A. Selby, Oconomowoc, WI (US); Jeremy R. Ebner, Milwaukee, WI (US); Ryan B. Jipp, Brookfield, WI (US); Mark W. Cors, St. Francis, WI (US); Samuel Sheeks, Germantown, WI (US); Jonathan Lowry, Milwaukee, WI (US); Scott T. Moeller, Richfield, WI (US); and Whitney Montondo, Waukesha, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/567,606.
Application 17/567,606 is a continuation of application No. 15/895,436, filed on Feb. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,215,353.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,914, filed on Feb. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0120433 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25H 3/02 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/615 (2014.01); H01M 10/6235 (2014.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B25H 3/04 (2006.01); H01R 33/90 (2006.01)
CPC B25H 3/02 (2013.01) [F21V 33/0084 (2013.01); H01M 10/615 (2015.04); H01M 10/6235 (2015.04); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); B25H 3/04 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H01R 33/90 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 7/00047 (2020.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A job box comprising:
a base including a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a first side wall extending between the front wall and the rear wall, and a second side wall extending between the front wall and the rear wall opposite the first side wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall defining a storage area;
a lid pivotally coupled to the rear wall of the base and moveable between an open position, in which the storage area is accessible, and a closed position, in which the storage area in not accessible; and
a charging station supported by the base, the station including
a first charging port configured to charge a battery pack of a first type,
a second charging port configured to charge a battery pack of a second type,
a light, and
a first power outlet,
wherein the charging station is moveable relative to the job box to a plurality of different positions,
wherein the charging station includes a front face supporting the light and a rear face opposite the front face, and
wherein the charging station is moveable to a first position within the storage area in which the rear face is adjacent the first side wall of the base and the light projects light towards the second side wall.