US1068321A

US1068321A - Car-roof.

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Publication number: US1068321A
Application number: US74348913A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry A Christy
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-01-22
Filing date: 1913-01-22
Publication date: 1913-07-22
Anticipated expiration: 1930-07-22

Description

H. A. CHRISTY.

GAE ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22A 1913.

Patented July 23,1913.

2 sumar-SHEET 1.

H. A. CHRISTY.

GAB ROOF.'

APPLIGATION rILBD JAN. 22, 1913.

Patented July 22, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'UNiTED sfrA'rnsrArENT onirica.

HENRY A. UHRISTY, I? ENILWORTH, ILLINO'IS. l

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 522, 1913.

Patented July 23%., llll El. Serial No. 743,489.

To all whom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. Ci-imsfrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kenilworth, vin the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful l'niproveinents in Car-Roofs, ol which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway cars and particularly to the construction and assembling oi the roel:I and side Walls.

The invention has for its object the provision of an emcient structure providing for a Weather-proof roof which has no through apertures for the admission of moisture and in which the carlines and roof plates are se Vcurely supported and anchored together and to the side Walls in such manner as to pro vide for sufficient play to accommodate the vibrations incident to use and yet to guard against the admissionot the elements to the car interior,

lin order that the invention may be readily understood in its application to car con struction generally, l have shown and described the saine herein as applied to that type of ear in which the side framing is ar- Y ranged exterior to the sheathing. els, hoivever, the invention is obviously applicable to other types of cars with such slight modifications as will be readily suggested to car builders, the drawings and description are to loe taken in an illustrative sense and notas necessarily limiting the invention.

ln the drawings: Figure l is a partial side elevation of the upper end portion el? a car embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sec tion on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig'. 4l is a fragmentary longitudinal .vertical section on the line 4;--4 of Fig. tl; Fig. 5 is'a sectional plan view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; and Fig. is a fragmentary detail in perspective showing` the end portion of a carline.

ln the drawings the side walls oi the car are shown as comprising the sheathing l1., supported by and suitably secured to the side posts .l2 constituting;v the side framing. shown the sheathing is arranged upon the inside of the framing so vas to present an unn illsv broken interior. Ilhe side posts are of a height less than the interior height of the car and are provided at their upper ends with the brackets 13 having` horizontally eirtending flanges 14. Upon the upper ends of the side posts is supported upon each side of the car a longitudinally extending Z-bar which comprises a lower horizontal ontivardly projecting flange 15, a vertical web 16, and an inwardly projecting horizontal flange 1T. rl`he inner tace oi' the web 'll is substantially flush with the interior faces ol the side posts l2 and -torina substantially an upward continuation thereo'lE to support the upper courses of the sheathing ll. 'lhe upper flange 17 of the Z-bar overlies the uppermost sheathing' strip and serves to suppe t the end ot' the carlines 1S. Fach of tlny carlines extends continuously from Wall lo wall olE the car and is bent in its medial l portion to give the proper slope te the car roof. The carline is trough-shape compris inf.;l a bottoni portion 19, side Walls Q0, 20, and laterally extending flanges 2l, 2l, the flanges 21 being perforated and countersunlr at intervals to accommodate the conical head 2Q ot a bolt 2S.A Arranged upon and sup-` ported by the horizontal'lange 17 oi the Zbar is a side plate composed otlsections 24, Q4, arranged in longitudinal alineinent and having their adjacent ends separated to accommodate carlines therebetween, the upper faces ol the plate sections being recessed to receive the carline flanges Q1 and provided with apertures for the accommodation of the shenks of the bolts 23. The Zoar flange 17 is likewise provided with apertures registering with those of the side plate to receive the lower ends of the bolts 23, the nuts 25 being employed to clamp by means of the bolts the carlines and the Z-bar flange upon the interposed side plate sections whereby the earlines are held in rigid relation to the Zsbars.

The flanges Q1 of the cai-lines are preferably out away at a point above the outer face of the web 16 oiY the 2lb: 1 and the bottoni and side Walls of 'the carline are bent downward along the outer iiace of the web, the extreme ends oi?" the bottom and side Walls abutting against the upper face olf the edges the Fl the cap stl-1p CYD use. ltls to be l of Lh- ,beilel; of tif-.a Carlin@ behind e overl m cap strip portion, The a of lh dependentpforialol of he roof plates and cap strip upon the uppe face Uf lle 'flange 5 is sacemly los to permit any inca-21# sderable amer-.n of moisture as' will nd ils way im@ lle Carlin@ to escapa therefrom but' as aiclitmlal pro'vson'of escape the `Gted as iff Sams; r an exceeding y assemblage all membes, f

l alle combination 03 sli@ willi Gomplsng aule pnsts and sheath' a l guflnally extending amil l lw'i'zf ricstlng upon L the poss a vertical web hg lines to the upper flange of the ,l L, and means t0 loosely secure the Cap Strips ts he bar, substantially as described.

` a car, lle 'combination of a side *1g x'terrly axrrangd -1 AOrly @managed sheathing; pas@ ermnatng show 'of the Lipper e' the sheahirlg el longitudinally exit-'s v a lowev dlg! noaaaai ends of the posts, a web, and an upper in turned and terminating against the upper i tace of the lower flange, root plates bridging the spaces between the carlines and having their ends downturncd over the depending ends of earlines, capl strips overlying the earlines and adjacent edges of the roet' plates and havin their ends downturned to the upper face o the lower flange, means to rigidly secure the carlines to the upper flange, and means to secure the rap strip to the lower flange of the bar7 substantiall"I as described.

4. ln a ear, the combination ot a side wall comprising eXteriorly arranged side posts and interiorly arranged sl'leathingi', the side posts t'ern'iinating short otl the upper edge ot' the sheathing, a longitudinally extending Zbar having a lower outwardly projecting' horizontal flange resting upon the upper ends of the posts, a vertical web resting against the outer face ot' the sheathing, an upper inwardly projecting horizontal flange, trouglrlike earlines resting' upon the upper flange; with their ends downturned against the outer 't'aee ot the web and terminating against the upper laee ol thel lower flange, rootI plates having;v marginal Vflanges resting within the trough of the earlines and their ends downturned over the depending' ends 0l" the rarlines, rap strips overlyiine' the earlines and adjaeent edle/es ol the root' plates and having` their ends downturnet'l to the upper lace ol. the lower llange ol the Zdiar, means to secure, the carlines to the upper flange otl the Z-bar, and means to secure the cap strips to the lower 'llange of the Z-bar, su istantially as described. y

5. ln a car, the Combination of a side 'all e'oi'i'iprising extcriorly arranged side posts vand interiorly arranged sheathing', the side posts terminating short ot' the upper ed'ge ol the sheathing, a longitudinally extending .IZ-bar havin(t a lower outwardly projecting horizontal flange resting' upon the upper ends of the posts` a vertical web resting against the outer face of the sheathing, an

upper inwardly projecting horizontal flange,

troughdike carlines' extending fron'ij wall te 'wall and resting upon the upper flange with their ends downturned against the outer face of the web and terminating against the upper face of the lower flange, filler blocks resting on theupper [lange of the Z-bar and filling the spaces between adjacent carlines, roof plates having marginal flanges resting within the trough of the carlincs andtheir 'ends downturned 'over the depending ends' of the carlines, cap strips overlying the ear lines and adjacent ed s of the roel plates and having their ents downturned to the upper lace ol the lower flange el. the Zhan' 65 i means to secure the oarlines to the upper flange of the Z-bar, and means to secure the cap strips to the lower flange ol the Z-bar and the. side posts, substantially as described,

G. In a ear, the combination of a side wall comprising exteriorly arranged side posts and interior-ly arranged sheathing, the side posts terminating short of the upper edge of the sheathing, a longitudinally extendingr -har haring a lower outwardly projecting horizontal llange resting upon the upper ends ol the posts, a vertical web resting against the outer lace ot the sheathing, 1n upper inwardly projecting horizontal flange,

trough-like ear-lines extending from wall to wall and resting;l upon the upper flange with their ends dowuiturned against the outer face ol the web and terininatimg,` against the upper iaec ol the lower flange, tiller blocks restingl on the upper ilange of the Z-bai andy illing the spaces between adjacent carlines, root plates having marginal flanges resting within the trough ol the carlines and their ends downturned over the de ending ends of the earlines, rap strips over ying the car-l 90 lines and adjacent edges of the roof platesl Aand haring their ends downturned to the upper 4tace of the lower flange of the Z-bar and tflipnce bent outwardly to form a lip restinntliereon, means to rigidly secure the carlines to the upper flange of the Z-bai', and means to loosely secure the lips of the cap strip to the lower tlange ot the Z-bar, sub-v stantial ly as described.

T. ln a ear, the combination of a side wall comprisingl exteriorly arranged side posts and interiorly arranged shrathing, the side posts terniinatinp,r short of the upper edge ot' the sheathing, a longitudinally extendingl Z-bar having a lower' outwardly pro- 105 jeetingjr horizontal flange ,resting upon the upper ends ot' the posts, a web, and an upper inwardly projet-ting horizontal flange, carlines extending from wall to wall and resting. upon the upper tlange with 'y their 110 ends downturned over the outer face ot' the har, rootl plates bridging the spaces between the cai'lines and having their ends downturned over the depending ends of the carlines, cap strips overlying the carlines and adjacent edges of the root' plates and havingr their ends downturned over the depend ing portions ot' the plates, incans to rigidly secure the (airlines to the upper flange, and

means to secure the cap sti-ip to the bar to confine the depending portions ol. the carlines and roof plates, substantially as described. y v

tl. A'ear roof structure comprising a Z- 'bar extending;I longitudinally of. the struc- 125 ture with its lower llange on the outer side and its upper flange on the inner side of the structure, a carline resting on and se- Cured he Tap zmge of the Z-bar and havlng 11's and downturmd ove' the outer 51de of web of the Z-bar, a roof-p'iate upcnr'hff ozu'mc Wit@ lts and cowntmne @ver ne fm-'numed and o the Carlme, a K f overlying the carbu@ anc? roof- 1.4L J+1, n f. Y Y 1 Em-U3 mm1 us and. dfmnmned over me downume ends of the zOo-plat and Cairine an secured t0 the ower ange of the ,7l-baz, smbsnial;v s described.

HE TRY A. CHRISTY.