US1093876A - Car side. - Google Patents

Description

O. F. MURRAY.

CAB. SIDE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1,093,876, Patented Apr. 21, 1914i 3 SHEETSSHEET l.

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GAR SIDE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1,093,876, Patented Apr. 21, 191 1 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

G. F. MURRAY.

UAR SIDE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1913.

1,093,876. Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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COITUMBIA PLANOCIRAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. MURRAY, OF EVAN'STON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOWLER. CAR COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CAR SIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. MURRAY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Sides, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railway cars and has particular reference to anovel side con struction for single sheathed steel frame cars.

cars, the sheathing being disposed interiorly of a steel frame and extending longitudinally of the car, ithas heretofore been customary to bolt the individual planks to the metallic frame posts. This necessarily in volved the punching of a multitude of holes in the frame thus materially weakening the same; also the boring of an equal number of holes in the side planking. The provision of such. holes provided access for moisture and the deterioration of the side planks frequently began at the point of the passage of bolts through the sheathing. v

The present invention has for its object the provision of means whereby the sheath ing may be held in proper position against the frame posts without the use of a large number of bolts and therefore without weakening the frame by punching. In addition the saving in labor cost is material. In my construction I provide a plurality of rigid posts disposed interiorly of the sheath ing flush with the surface thereof and removably secured to the frame posts in such manner that the posts may be removed in order to replace broken side planks as required.

It has been found desirable to provide means for tightening the side planks one upon the other, to take up shrinkage and warping. Obviously this may be done in a number of ways, several of which are illustrated in the present application. In all the forms illustrated the tightening force is exerted between the top side plate and the top of the sheathing.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section through a railway car constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the construction shown in In the construction of single sheathed box Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the top portion of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with a simple wedge in place. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section through a box car showing a modified form of securing means for the inside post; Fig. 6 is an inside elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 77 of Fig.6; Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a car construct-ed in accordance with my invention.

Referringmore particularly to the drawings it will be seen that a car constructed in accordance with my invention may have a side sill 10, a Z-bar top plate 11, and verticalframe posts 12.

Interiorly of the frame the sheathing 13,

is placed, the boards extending longitudinally of the car. As a means for maintaining the sheathing in place I provide angular, preferably channel-shaped posts 14, extending from top to bottom of the sheathing on the inside of the car the posts being gained. into the boards to provide a flush inner surface. At the top the posts 14 are spaced away from the side plate 11, by

means of a filler 15, and held in place by a bolt 16, passing through the web of the channel 14;, and through the web of the side plate 11'. At the bottom a round bar 17, having a flattened end is riveted to the web of the channel 141, the round end of the rod extending down through the floor and through a flange of the side sill 10. By this means the post and sheathing are restrained from lateral movement the sheathing being securely maintained in position.

A slightly modified construction is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, wherein the post 18 has a hooked upper end 19, adapted to engage one leg of the side plate 11. A bolt 20 securely holds the post against the side plate. At the bottom the post 18 is secured by means of a bolt 21, to a vertical frame post 12, the inside post 18 not passing downward through the side sill.

As a means for tightening the planking upon each other, I may provide a simple wedge such as shown in Fig. 3, in which one of the members 22 is riveted to the side plate 11, the other member 23, of the wedge being a temporary afiair which may be either of wood or metal. In Figs. 1 and 2 a more elaborate wedge construction is shown, wherein the lower wedge member 23* is held against longitudinal movement, the upper wedge member 24, being brought into cooperation therewith by means of a bolt 25, having a bearing on an angle 26, riveted to the side plate.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a modified form of tightening means is shown, wherein a metal plate 27, is seated in the top plank and provides a bearing for a nut 28, threaded on a bolt 29', the head of which bears against the inner leg of. the top plate 11.

Other forms of tightening means may be employed and other modifications may be made in the structure shown, all without departing from the spirit of my invention.-

I claim:

1. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame posts, a single, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to end posts on the sides, and interior posts extending from top to bottom of the car, said posts having a rigidbut removable connection to the car frame at the top and bottom of said posts, said posts acting as the sole means for maintaining said sheathing in proper relation to said frame, substan- 'tially as described.

2. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, a single, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to end posts on the sides, a plurality of flanged posts located interiorly of the car and acting as the holding means for maintaining said sheathing in position on said frame, said posts having arigid but removable connection to the frame members at the described.

3. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, a single, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to end posts on the sides, a plurality of channel-shaped posts located interiorly of the car with their surfaces flush with the surface of said sheathing, said posts having a vertically immovable bolt connection to said frame members at the top and bottom of the car, substantially as described.

4. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, a single, interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to end posts on. the sides, sheathing retaining posts located interiorly of the car with their surfaces flush with the surface of said sheathing, a rigid but removable connection between said interior posts and said frame members at the top and bottom of the posts, and means for exerting tightening force on said sheathing, said force acting between an upper frame member and the top of said sheathing, substantially as described.

5. In a railway box car, the combination of metallic frame members, a singlc,interior, sheathing, said sheathing extending from door to end posts on the sides, sheathing retaining posts located interiorly of the ear with their surfaces flush with the surface of said sheathing, a rigid but remo *able connection between said interior posts and said frame members at the top and bottom of the posts and wedge means for tightening said sheathing, substantially as described.

CHARLES F. MURRAY.

Witnesses T. D. BUTLER, L. E. HANNEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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