US 11,749,975 B2
Worksite power distribution box
Wade F. Burch, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/938,584.
Application 16/938,584 is a continuation of application No. 16/184,675, filed on Nov. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,727,653.
Application 16/184,675 is a continuation of application No. 14/185,539, filed on Feb. 20, 2014, granted, now 10,158,213, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/767,868, filed on Feb. 22, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0358266 A1, Nov. 12, 2020
Int. Cl. H02B 7/06 (2006.01); H02B 11/26 (2006.01); H02B 1/52 (2006.01)
CPC H02B 7/06 (2013.01) [H02B 1/52 (2013.01); H02B 11/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power distribution box system with network communication capabilities, the power distribution box system comprising:
a first power distribution box including:
a first housing,
a first power input operable to receive power from an external power source,
a first alternating current (AC) output receptacle electrically coupled to the first power input, and
a first USB (Universal Serial Bus) output receptacle configured to provide power to an external device,
a power line adapter electrically connected to the first power input, the power line adapter operable to connect to an external communication network, wherein the power line adapter is external to the first housing;
a second power distribution box including:
a second housing,
a second power input operable to receive power from the external power source,
a second AC output receptacle electrically coupled to the second power input,
a second USB output receptacle configured to provide power to the external device, and
a communications module at least partially located within the first housing and configured to wirelessly communicatively connect to each of the external device and the second power distribution box.