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US1107086A
US1107086A US35272507A US1907352725A US1107086A US 1107086 A US1107086 A US 1107086A US 35272507 A US35272507 A US 35272507A US 1907352725 A US1907352725 A US 1907352725A US 1107086 A US1107086 A US 1107086A
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  • One of the objects thereof is to provide a car body of light. rigid construction adapted to withstand without injury all shocks, jars and vibration incident to normal use.
  • a further object is toprovide a structure of the above type characterized by such distribution et the material used and such coaction of the constituent members as to endure abnormal impact and crushing stress, as in lthe case ot railway wrecks. without serious deformation to itself or injury to its contents.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan thereof, certain parts being broken away in order to show the construction more clearly.
  • Fig. 2 is a similar View in side elevation.
  • Fig. 3 is a plan oi' certain parts shown in Fig. 1, the same appearing upon a larger scale.
  • Fig. 4 is an end view. f
  • the above construction -ls substantially identical at both ends of the car, and as the same is in general symmetrlcal with respect to its transverse axis the details of the structure willl be 'given throughout with reference to one end only.
  • braces 9 extend toward and are connected adjacent the junction of the ends of the bolster 4 wlth Ina the side sills 1.v Extending from the braces 9 are braces 10 which are inclined outwardly toward and connected adjacent the junction of end sill tZ'with the sills 1.
  • a cross member 11 spans the spaced portions 7, and is connected with braces 9 as is best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and these spaced portions are connected with the bolster 4 by the short inclined braces 12,
  • Bolster 4 is braced from the side sills 1 by the vinclined members 13, and the center sill 6 is provided with inclined braces 14 stretched to the-side sills throughout the length oit the car. lt may be noted, however ⁇ that these braces 14: are o ppositely inclined at opposite ends ot' the c ar, as indicated in F 1 oit' the drawings, and the structure is thus equally well adapted to withstand a shock exerted uponeither end thereof.
  • Needle beams 15 are stretched between the side sills 1Z passing beneath the center sill 6, and suitable tie rods 16 also serve to aid in holding the trame elements in proper relation one to another.
  • a truss member 17 which is secured to the side sills and projects beneath the same, as shown at 18, .thus serving to chanen these parts in a ve tical plane and to provide additional bracl. g for the door 15), centrally disposed in the car trame. l?
  • rom side sills 1 and truss members 17 a brace 2O ⁇ preferably of integral form, bridges the door and is secured to the heavy upper side plate 21, the latter being mounted not only upon this member but upon uprights or studs 22 andthe inclined braces Q3, each of which is stretched, as shown, between the toot ot one upright and the upper end of the adjacent upright.
  • extensions ot' the uprightslor studs 2Q project below the side sills and are connected with the truss member 17.
  • the ,root frame is formed ot curved ribs Q4, and is covered by sheets Q5, the sides of the car being preferably formed of metallic sheets 2G.
  • the end training as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings comprises a pair ot uprights 2T and inclined vbraces Q8 stretched from the ends of the end sill toward the end roof rib 24.
  • the root . is provided with a walk 29, and upon the downwardly curved sides thercot ⁇ ateaoh side oit' the root wall: is mounted a rail IBG, the same passing' through standards 81 riveted to the roof ribs.
  • These rails are so positioned by reason of the lateral slope of the roof as to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the walk ⁇ and thus not to increase the eflective height ol the car, and are yet oit such conformation as to act elllcctively as guard rails.
  • rl ⁇ he entire construction is iueicrably ot metal, with the exception ot the root walk. and there is provided a metallic door formed of sheets 32 riveted to diagonal and cross braces and 34.
  • the expression center sill is used throughout this description and the following claims in a broad sense as comprehendingl not only a single but a multiple element which pertorns the general functions ot a sill and is longitudinally disposed in the floor frame ot a car body internxediate the side sills there of. It may also be noted that the expression side plate is used broadly throughout as indicative of a longitudinal mem )er of the upper side frame of a car.
  • the bridging truss 20 aids in lhis action, moreover, and is peculiarly ell'ective by reason of its lonar bearing against the upper side plate, permitting ot the most secure connection at this point, rl ⁇ he sheet metal ot which the car is formed aids materially in dii'liusing all impacts thereon ⁇ r and the transmission of the same to the upper side plate, from which point it is carried throughout the roof by the curved ribs Q4- and the metallic sheathing thereof. All tendency ot' the car to sag, moreover, at its central portion is overcome by reason of' the construction of the floor and side.
  • side sills In car construction, in combination, side sills, a member stretched between and connected with said side sills, means connecting said side sills one with another at the end of the car, rigid means extending longitudinally from said last mentioned means to said cross member and comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to rcceire coupling means therebetween, a pair oi members connected with said first luentioned means and inclined outwardly toward said side sills and connected adjacent the junction of said side sills and said cross member, and means connecting said inclined members one with another and spanning the spaced portions of said rigid means.
  • side sills in combination, side sills, a member stretched between and connected therewith. an end sill connecting said side sills one with another, rigid means extending longitudinally from said end sill to said cross member, a pair of members connected with said end sill and inclined outwardly toward and connected with said side sills, and a pair of members respectively connected with said last mentioned members and extending therefrom to the points of junction of said end sill and said side sills.
  • side sills a bolster stretched between and connected with said side sills, an end sill connecting said side sills one with another, rigid means extending from said end sill to said bolster and 'comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to receive therebetween coupling means, a pair of members connected with said end sill and inclined outwardly toward and connected with said side sills, and a second pair of members respectively connected with said spaced portions of said rigid means and inclined outwardly and connected with said bolster.
  • braces stretched between and abutting against said center sill and said side sills, and arranged in a general herringbone conformation throulghounthe length of the car, said braces being oppositely inclined at opposite ends of the car.
  • a side sil-l In car construction, in combination, a side sil-l, an Iupper side plate, a pair of upright members extendingr from said side plate to said side sill land projecting below the side sill, bracing means secured to the lower end of each upright and inclined upwardly to and secured to said side-sill at rights, and a'bracing member inclined uprights, and a bracing member inclined upwardly from the sill to the plate and thence along said plate and downward to the sill and bridging a side door to the car.
  • a side sill In car construction, in combination, a side sill, an upper side plate, a pair of upright members extending' from said side plate to said side sill and project-ing below the side sill, bracing means secured to the lower end of each upright and inclined npwardly to and secured to said side sill at points spaced from the corresponding uprights, spaced uprights stretched between said sill and said side plate, inclined braces extending from said sill to said side plate between said upriglits, and curved roof-supporting 'members extending from said side plate across to the opposite side of the car.
  • bracing means secured to the lower end of each upright and inclined upwardly to and secured to said side sill at points'spaced'from the corresponding uprights, a bracing member inclined upwardly from the sill to the plate and thence along said plate and downward to'- the sill and' bridging a side door to the car, spaced uprights stretched between said sill and said 'side plate,'nclined braces extending from said sill to said side .plate betweensaid uprights, and curved roofsupporting members extending, ⁇ from said side plate across to the opposite side of the car.
  • a side sill In car construction, in combination, a side sill, an upper side plate, means forming a side door between said sill and said plate, members extending downwardly from said sill and substantially in alinement with the sides of said door, a truss member extending from said sill downwardly over the ends of said rst members and thence inclined upwardly to said sill, and means extending between said first members and said sill, and tending to aid the same in supporting the load upon said sill.
  • a side sill in combination, a side sill, an upper side plate, means forming a side door between said sill and said plate, members extending downwardly from said sill and substantially in alincment with the sides of said door, a truss member extending from said sill downwardly over the ends of said first members and thence inclined upwardly to' said sill, va bracino member inclined upwardly from said sill3 to Said plate and thence along said plate and downwardly inclined t0 said sill,l a plurality of uprights stretched ⁇ between said sill and said plate, and inclined braces between said uprights extending from said sill to said plate.
  • an end sill In car construction, in combination, an end sill, means extending upwardly from cach end or' said end sill and arched over the car, a pair of uprights stretched between said means and said end sill, and a pair of -inwardly inclined braces stretched between said end sill and said means.
  • a side trame comprisingr a sill and an upper side plate and provided with an opening-,r adapted to form a door, and a ⁇ membra' sccnred to said sill at two points and cxtcnding over said opening ⁇ and sccnrcd at its upper portion to said side plate.
  • sill in upper j y :secured te Seial sill Uf l indizio@ i'eie said sill l and. reeling i'; against a sill ba tliieiig1 wir@ side plaie,
  • n Cai' eens'tim'lion in combination, a. center sill, s pun 0l side sills, inclined b 'i1-ces stretched betifeen seid. Centex sill and said it nien'liened 'seid side sil side sills, :i pali' olf upper side plaies, npi'igglls slnieliclied liieween said, siecle sills nel .sniil nippel' sills plates, and inclined. biz :Tf-s ceinieelecl beween said sills und Sind upper .side plates",
  • a sill in combination, a sill, an upper side plate, a plurality of uprights stretched between said sill and said plate, means connected with said sill at two points and inclined -upwardly from each of the same to said plate, said means eX- tending parallel with and secured to said plate, inclined braces stretched between said sill and said plate intermediate said up rights, said braces being oppositely inclined at opposite ends of the car, roof ribs connectcd with and arched upwardly from said side plate, a pair of end sills connected with said side sill, an inclined brace extending from each of said end sills to the corresponding roof rib, a center sill, and inclined braces stretched between said center sill and 'said side sill substantially throughout the length of the car.
  • an end sill in combination, an end sill, a pair of spaced draft sills sei' cured to said end sill, a center sill embraced by said draft sills and having said draft sills secured thereto, a pair of side sills, a pair of inclined braces extending from the junction of said end sill and said draft sills to said side sills, a bolster, and a pair of inclined braces secured to said draft sillsin advance of said bolster.
  • a car provided with a center sill which consists of al continuous I-beam, and a pair'of draft sill members spaced away from each other and having their inner ends bent inwardly so that they embrace the web of the center sill member, substantially as described.
  • an end sill in combination, an end sill. a pair of spaced draft sills secured to sa id end sill, a center sill embraced by said draft sills and having said draft sills secured thereto, a pair of side sills, a vpair of inclined braces extending from the junction of said end sill and said draft sills to said side sills, a bolster, and a pair of inclined braces secured to said draft sills in advance of said bolster, the inner ends of said. draft sills being bent inwardly toward said center sill.
  • a pair of side sills in combination, a pair of side sills, a bolster of ⁇ flanged form stretched between said side sills, a single integral center sill of substantially I-cross-section terminating ⁇ adjacent said bolster, and a pair of relatively spaced draft sills having their inner ends closely embracing and resting substantially against opposite sides ot the web of said center sill and secured thereto.
  • An underframe for cars comprisingbody-bolsters, a single centei'sill disposed between said holsters, and draft-sills the rear ends of which bend toward and lap past the adjacent end of the center-sill.
  • G0 In car construction, in combination, a bolster; a single integral center sill of substantially - ⁇ erosssection terminating adjacent said bolster; and a pair of relatively spaced draft sills having their rear ends are ranged to lap past, closely embrace and rest substantially against opposite sides of the adjacent end of said center sill, and secured thereto.
  • a pair of side sills in combination, a pair of side sills; a bolster of llangcd form stretched between said side ⁇ sfills; a single integral center Sill ofsubstantially Lcross-section passing through the bolster; and end sill; and a pair of draft sills having their innerl ends bent inward, lapping past and rigidly secured to the web of the center sill, and their outer ends extending to and secured to the end sill.

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"v E, MOKEEN, JR.
GAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1907.
Patented. Aug. 11, 1914-.
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Wi R. MGKEEN, Jn.
GAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED JAN,17, 1907.
atented Aug. 11, 1914 'forumup srArEs PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM R. MUK'EEN, JR., O GMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR T0 MGKEEN MOTOR CAR COMPANY, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.
CAR AJONSTRUCTION.
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Specilcation of Letters Iatent.
Patented Aug. 11, 1914.
Application tiled January 17, 1907. Serial-No. 352,725.
Jr., residing' at Omaha, in the county of' Douglas and State ot Nebraska, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in @er Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, subh as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the Stime.
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One of the objects thereof is to provide a car body of light. rigid construction adapted to withstand without injury all shocks, jars and vibration incident to normal use.
A further object is toprovide a structure of the above type characterized by such distribution et the material used and such coaction of the constituent members as to endure abnormal impact and crushing stress, as in lthe case ot railway wrecks. without serious deformation to itself or injury to its contents. l
Other independent objects are to provide 'features ot construction of portions'of car trames which tend toward the attainment of the above aims irrespective oi' the relation in which they are used.
Other objects will he in partobvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.I
The invention accordingly consists in the .tentures ot' construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following' claims.
In the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown one of various possible embodiments of my invention,-Figure 1 is a plan thereof, certain parts being broken away in order to show the construction more clearly. Fig. 2 is a similar View in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan oi' certain parts shown in Fig. 1, the same appearing upon a larger scale. Fig. 4 is an end view. f
Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
Certain l:features and aims of this invention will be the more readily understood V if the icllowing 4facts be borne in mind: The
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shocks andjars through which the frame of a railway car is loosened and its life short- ;ened fall, in general, at the end or the car, .at or aboutthe coupling.
If these shocks be localized in one frame element, as the center sill of the floor, there is a tendency to loosen the connections of thismember with the remainder of the body, and even if such stresses be transmitted' throughout the Hoor frame, there is a tendenc of the upper frame to rock with respect 't ereto. If these impacts, which area necessary incident to the life of a car, are to be successfully withstood and rendered harmless, they must be evenly diffused throughout the entire frame and thus received by the whole car body as a Obviously this applies with yet greater force' in connection with the abnormal. stresses incident to railway wrecks. It may also be noted that in the latter emergency, as the contents of the car are often of more value than the car itself, it is 'highly important to protect the former from the effects of crushing o'r fire even though the car be wrecked. The above are among the dominant aims of this invention, and are, among others, attained in constructions of the nature of that hereinafter described.
Referring now to Fig. 1 of the accom? -the adjacent-bolster, together with the end of sill 6, form rigid means which extend from the end sill to the bolster, and are adapted to transmit any thrust exerted thereon to the A heavy The above construction -ls substantially identical at both ends of the car, and as the same is in general symmetrlcal with respect to its transverse axis the details of the structure willl be 'given throughout with reference to one end only.
From end'sill 2 outwardly inclined braces 9 extend toward and are connected adjacent the junction of the ends of the bolster 4 wlth Ina the side sills 1.v Extending from the braces 9 are braces 10 which are inclined outwardly toward and connected adjacent the junction of end sill tZ'with the sills 1. A cross member 11 spans the spaced portions 7, and is connected with braces 9 as is best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and these spaced portions are connected with the bolster 4 by the short inclined braces 12,
Bolster 4 is braced from the side sills 1 by the vinclined members 13, and the center sill 6 is provided with inclined braces 14 stretched to the-side sills throughout the length oit the car. lt may be noted, however` that these braces 14: are o ppositely inclined at opposite ends ot' the c ar, as indicated in F 1 oit' the drawings, and the structure is thus equally well adapted to withstand a shock exerted uponeither end thereof.
Needle beams 15 are stretched between the side sills 1Z passing beneath the center sill 6, and suitable tie rods 16 also serve to aid in holding the trame elements in proper relation one to another. The latter members acting in conjunction with the inclined braces 14 torni in effect rigid triangles which tend mate ially to stitlen the tloor franeJ of the car and to transmit the stresses to the hcai'y side sills thereof.
Referring now more specifically to the side framing ot'A the car, there is yprovided a truss member 17 which is secured to the side sills and projects beneath the same, as shown at 18, .thus serving to stiften these parts in a ve tical plane and to provide additional bracl. g for the door 15), centrally disposed in the car trame. l? rom side sills 1 and truss members 17 a brace 2O` preferably of integral form, bridges the door and is secured to the heavy upper side plate 21, the latter being mounted not only upon this member but upon uprights or studs 22 andthe inclined braces Q3, each of which is stretched, as shown, between the toot ot one upright and the upper end of the adjacent upright. It will be noted that as clearly shown in of the drawings, extensions ot' the uprightslor studs 2Q project below the side sills and are connected with the truss member 17.
The ,root frame is formed ot curved ribs Q4, and is covered by sheets Q5, the sides of the car being preferably formed of metallic sheets 2G.
The end training as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, comprises a pair ot uprights 2T and inclined vbraces Q8 stretched from the ends of the end sill toward the end roof rib 24.
The root .is provided with a walk 29, and upon the downwardly curved sides thercot` ateaoh side oit' the root wall: is mounted a rail IBG, the same passing' through standards 81 riveted to the roof ribs. These rails are so positioned by reason of the lateral slope of the roof as to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the walk` and thus not to increase the eflective height ol the car, and are yet oit such conformation as to act elllcctively as guard rails.
rl`he entire construction is iueicrably ot metal, with the exception ot the root walk. and there is provided a metallic door formed of sheets 32 riveted to diagonal and cross braces and 34.
It may here be noted that the expression center sill is used throughout this description and the following claims in a broad sense as comprehendingl not only a single but a multiple element which pertorns the general functions ot a sill and is longitudinally disposed in the floor frame ot a car body internxediate the side sills there of. It may also be noted that the expression side plate is used broadly throughout as indicative of a longitudinal mem )er of the upper side frame of a car.
l`he action ot the above-described ein` bodiment ol my invention is substantially as lollows: Upon any shock being exerted, as at the coupling S, the same is transmitted by inclined braces fl and and by the above-described rigid means to the bolster '4, center sill G andside sills 1. The impact exerted upon the bolster is transmitted (o the side sills not only at its ends but through the short bra'ces 13, and the thrust exerted upon the center sill is evenly difl'uscd throughout the side sills as by the inclined braces 1-/1` this action being identical irrespective of the end of the ca' al which the blow ialls, by reason of the revcrscly in` clincd disposition of the braces 14- at opposite ends ol` the car. From the side sills l the shock is transmitted throughout the en tire -iiramc by nprighls Q2 and inclined braces 223, the latter members being likewise oppositely inclined at opposite ends ol'l the car. The bridging truss 20 aids in lhis action, moreover, and is peculiarly ell'ective by reason of its lonar bearing against the upper side plate, permitting ot the most secure connection at this point, rl`he sheet metal ot which the car is formed aids materially in dii'liusing all impacts thereon`r and the transmission of the same to the upper side plate, from which point it is carried throughout the roof by the curved ribs Q4- and the metallic sheathing thereof. All tendency ot' the car to sag, moreover, at its central portion is overcome by reason of' the construction of the floor and side. frames, the ,latter portions with the sheathing seccured thereto forming in cii'ect plate girders, in which the heavy upper side plate and side .ill form respectively the equivalents for t e upper and lower iianges. The end framing, moreover, by reason ot the disposition of inclined braces 28, tends to do lill o hal panni nes as to sans Whit nlm h1 y so amply nt i p si' inw the, 'ntal me prev @ses dem
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connected therewith, means connecting said side sills one with another at the end of the car, rigid means extending longitudinally from said last mentioned means to said cross member, and a pair of members connected with said irst mentioned means and inclined outwardly toward said side sills and connected adjacent the junction of said side sills and said cross member.
3. In car construction, in combination side sills, a bolster stretched between and connected with said side sills, means connecting said side sills one with another at the end of the car, rigid means extendinglongitudinally from said last mentioned means to said bolster, and a pair of members connected with said first mentioned means and extending outwardlj7 toward said side sills and connected adjacent the junction of said side sills and said bolster.
e. In car construction, in combination side sills, a bolster stretched between and connected with said side sills, means connecting said 'side sills one with another at the end of the car, rigid means extendin longitudinally from said last mentione means to said bolster, and a pair of members connected with said first mentioned means and extending outwardly toward said side sills and connected adjacent the junction of said side sills and said bolster, said rigid means comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to-receire coupling means therebetween.
In car construction, in combination, side sills, a member stretched between and connected with said side sills, means connecting said side sills one with another at the end of the car, rigid means extending longitudinally from said last mentioned means to said cross member and comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to rcceire coupling means therebetween, a pair oi members connected with said first luentioned means and inclined outwardly toward said side sills and connected adjacent the junction of said side sills and said cross member, and means connecting said inclined members one with another and spanning the spaced portions of said rigid means.
6. 1n car construction, in combination, side sills, a member stretched between and connected therewith. an end sill connecting said side sills one with another, rigid means extending longitudinally from said end sill to said cross member, a pair of members connected with said end sill and inclined outwardly toward and connected with said side sills, and a pair of members respectively connected with said last mentioned members and extending therefrom to the points of junction of said end sill and said side sills.
7. In car construction, in combination, side sills, a member stretched between and connected therewith, an end sill connecting said side sills one with another, rigid means extending longitudinally from said end sill to said cross member, a pair of members connected with said end'sill and inclined outwardly toward and connected with said side sills, a pair of members respectively connected with said last mentioned members and extending therefrom to thepoints of junction of said end sill and said side sills, said rigid means comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to receive coupling means therebetween, anda member connecting said first mentioned pair of members one with another and spanning the spaced portions of said rigid means.
8. In car construction, in combination,
side sills, a bolster stretched between and connected with said side sills, an end sill connecting said side sills one with another, rigid means extending from said end sill to said bolster and 'comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to receive therebetween coupling means, a pair of members connected with said end sill and inclined outwardly toward and connected with said side sills, and a second pair of members respectively connected with said spaced portions of said rigid means and inclined outwardly and connected with said bolster.
In car construction, in combination, side sills, a bolster stretched between and connected with said side sills, an end sill connecting said side sills one with another, rigid means extending from said end sill to said bolster and comprising a pair of spaced portions adapted to receive therebetween coupling means, a pair of members connected with said end sill and inclined outwardly toward and connected with said side sills, a second pair of members respectively connected with said spaced portions of said rigid means and inclined outwardly and connected with said bolster, a pair of members respectively connected with said first mentioned pair of inclined members and extending toward and connecting with the points of junction of said end sill with said side sills, and a member connecting said first pair or' members adjacent their prints of junction with said last pair of members and spanning the spaced portions of said rigid means.
10. In car construction, in combination, side sills, a bolster stretched between said side sills, a center sill extending through said bolster, and a pair of spaced members secured to saidV center sill and adapted to receive coupling means therebetween.
11. In car construction, in combination, side sills, a bolster stretched between said side sills, a center sill extending through said bolster, a pair of spaced membersy secured to said center sill and adapted to receive coupling means therebetween, and a I against and secured to opposite sides of said center sill and resting within the flanges of said side sills and arranged in a general yherringbone conformation throughout the 'length ofthe car.
13. In car construction, in combination, a
` pair ot' side sills, a single center sill there between, and braces stretched between and abutting against said center sill and said side sills, and arranged in a general herringbone conformation throulghounthe length of the car, said braces being oppositely inclined at opposite ends of the car.
14. In car construction, in combination, a pair of side sills, a central longitudinal member therebetween, and braces stretched between and abutting against said central member and said side sills and arranged in a general herringbone conformation throughout the length of the car, said braces being inclined outwardly at `each end of the car 'in a direction from the end toward the center thereof.
15. In car construction,`in combination, a center sill of substantially I cross-section, a pair of side sills of angle cross-section, the
depth of said center sill being greater thanthat of said side sills, and cro members resting Within the inturned fla `ages of said side sills and passing downwardly beneath said center sill.
bolster, side sills, and inclined braces eX-, tending from ortions of said bolster intermediate lts en s to sald side sills.
18. In car construction, 1n combinatlon, a
bolster, side sills, inclined braces extendingl from portions of said bolster intermediate lts ends to said side sills, a center sill, and inclined braces extending from said center sill to said side sills.
19. In car construction, in combination, side sills, a bolster, acenter sill extendin' through said bolster, means connecting said side sills one with another at. the end of the car, and a pair of rigid. members extending longitudinally fromv said last mentioned means and connected with said center sill, said members being spaced one from another and adapted to receive coupling means therebetween.
20. In car construction, in combination, side sills, a bolster, a center sill extending through said bolster, means connecting said side sills one with another at t-he end of the car, a pair of rigid members extending longitudinally from said last mentioned means and connected with said center sill, said members being spaced one from another and adapted to receive coupling means therebetween, and inclined braces extending from said center sill to said side sills.
21. In car construction, in combination, side sills, a bolster, a center sill extending through said bolster, means connecting said side sills one with another at the end of the car, a pair of rigid members extending lo'ngitudinally from said last mentioned means and connected with said center sill, said members being spaced one from another and adapted to receive coupling means therebetween, inclined braces-extending from said center sill to said side sills, and a pair of inclined braces connected with said first mentioned means and inclined outwardly toward said side sills and connected there with.
22. In car construction, in combination, a side sil-l, an Iupper side plate, a pair of upright members extendingr from said side plate to said side sill land projecting below the side sill, bracing means secured to the lower end of each upright and inclined upwardly to and secured to said side-sill at rights, and a'bracing member inclined uprights, and a bracing member inclined upwardly from the sill to the plate and thence along said plate and downward to the sill and bridging a side door to the car.
In car construction, in combination, a side sill, an upper side plate, a pair of upright members extending' from said side plate to said side sill and project-ing below the side sill, bracing means secured to the lower end of each upright and inclined npwardly to and secured to said side sill at points spaced from the corresponding uprights, spaced uprights stretched between said sill and said side plate, inclined braces extending from said sill to said side plate between said upriglits, and curved roof-supporting 'members extending from said side plate across to the opposite side of the car.
24. In car construction, in combination, al side sill, an upper side plate, a pair of upright members extending from said side plate to said side sill and projecting below the side sill, bracing means secured to the lower end of each upright and inclined upwardly to and secured to said side sill at points'spaced'from the corresponding uprights, a bracing member inclined upwardly from the sill to the plate and thence along said plate and downward to'- the sill and' bridging a side door to the car, spaced uprights stretched between said sill and said 'side plate,'nclined braces extending from said sill to said side .plate betweensaid uprights, and curved roofsupporting members extending,` from said side plate across to the opposite side of the car.
In car construction, in combination, a side sill, an upper side plate, means forming a side door between said sill and said plate, members extending downwardly from said sill and substantially in alinement with the sides of said door, a truss member extending from said sill downwardly over the ends of said rst members and thence inclined upwardly to said sill, and means extending between said first members and said sill, and tending to aid the same in supporting the load upon said sill.
2G. In car construction, in combination, a side sill, an upper side plate, means forming a side door between said sill and said plate, members extending downwardly from said sill and substantially in alincment with the sides of said door, a truss member extending from said sill downwardly over the ends of said first members and thence inclined upwardly to' said sill, va bracino member inclined upwardly from said sill3 to Said plate and thence along said plate and downwardly inclined t0 said sill,l a plurality of uprights stretched `between said sill and said plate, and inclined braces between said uprights extending from said sill to said plate.
'27, In car construction, in combination, an end sill, means extending upwardly from cach end or' said end sill and arched over the car, a pair of uprights stretched between said means and said end sill, and a pair of -inwardly inclined braces stretched between said end sill and said means.
28. In car construction, in combination, an upper side plate, roof ribs secured to said side plate and arched upwardly therefrom, and sheathing mounted upon and secured to said roof ribs.
:29. In car construction, in combination, a car roof sloping laterally from the center thereof, a walk positioned upon the center of said roof, and a rail positioned upon the lower portions of said roojt' at each side of said walk.
30. In car construction, in combination, an upper side plate, roof ribs secured to said side plate and arched upwardly therefrom, sheathing secured to said roof ribs, a walk positioned upon the upper portion of said roof ribs, standards mounted upon the lower portion of saidroo ribs and secured thereto, and a rail mounted upon said standards` 31. In car construction, in combination, a car roof comprising a plurality of ribs, said root' sloping laterally from its central portion, a wall; upon the central portion of said roof, a plurality of standardsrespectively secured to said ribs at the lower portions thereof, and a rail mounted upon said standards.
32. In car construction, in combination, a
pair of upper side plates, roof ribs arched from one to the other c' said side plates, sheathing secured to said root ribs, an end sill, uprights stretched between said end sill and one of said roof ribs, and ini-'.'ardly inclined braces connected with said rnd sill at their lower ends and with said root ribs at their upper ends 33. In car construction, in combination, a pair of side sills, end sills cminecting; .said side sills one with another, a pair ot' side plates, roof-supporting ribs connectinc side plates one with another, npr' glits stretched between said side sills and t said side plates, inclined braces ctmnccted with said side sills and said side plates, up rights stretched between each. of said end sills and the corresponding roof rib, and inwardly inclined braces each of which .is fconnected with one of said end sills and the corresponding roof rib.
3l. In car construction, in combination, a
pair of side sills, end sills connecting` said side sills one with another, a pair of side plates, roof-supporting ribs connwting said side plates one with another, uprights stretched between said side sills and said side plates, inclined braces connected with said side sills and said side plates, upriglits stretched between 'each ot said cud sills and the corresponding root rib, and inwardly inclined braces each of which is connected with one of said end sills and the correspondinp,` roof rib, said first mentioned inclined braces being alternately disposed with respect to said first mentioned uprights, and said second mentioned inclined braces converging in an upward direction. toward said second mentioned uprights.
In car construction, in combinatimi` a pair of side sills, end sills connecting said side sills one with another, a pair ot' side plates, root'-supporting` ribs connecting said side plates one with another, npr-lights stretched between said side sills and said side plates, inclined braces connected ith said side sills and said side platos., nprifhts stretched between cach of said cud sills and the corresponding roel' rib, inwardly inclincd braces each of which is connected with one of said end sills and thc corrcsponding roof rib, and sheathing secured to said roof ribs and said uprights.
3G. In car constriution, in combination, a side trame comprisingr a sill and an upper side plate and provided with an opening-,r adapted to form a door, and a` membra' sccnred to said sill at two points and cxtcnding over said opening` and sccnrcd at its upper portion to said side plate.
37. In car consti-lation, in con'ibination, a sill, an upper side plate, and means secured to said sill at two points and inclined said sill to said upper side plate and rc against and secured to said side plate.
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adapted te a dem?, Cui'eel to sind sill i *we pi und l n, ing @ver saill- Opening per portion te eid. si le pl" .ll being of sub-slain izillv eonsmnb L ugliont tbe length of lli@ 39. ln een: c(
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sill, :in upper j y :secured te Seial sill Uf l indizio@ i'eie said sill l and. reeling i'; against a sill ba tliieiig1 wir@ side plaie,
and inelf .i ses:
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l `l: mentioned means andi' will.; seid aille ilzites Wambel); sills, j mii: el, 'A clinecl liz-:ailles :mil ille ceii l En esii- @mieli ien, in eeinl'iinsalien, s'ule sills, a` bolster slretelieal between and cenneetell n' li seid side ls means eennecting sifle ,sills wily li enetliei* url die end el? lilie ear, iigi ils exlgeniling lengjitwlinnlly freni sziil lf means to sulil lm s' connected willi .sniil unil enlzeiiiliingg @uff i sills and :rennen-tee adjacent infie junction el seid side sills unil said bolster, a pair of zipper side 'gx-levies., unil inclined braces e0nnested between seiil sills and the Corresponding side plaies.
44. n Cai' eens'tim'lion, in combination, a. center sill, s pun 0l side sills, inclined b 'i1-ces stretched betifeen seid. Centex sill and said it nien'liened 'seid side sil side sills, :i pali' olf upper side plaies, npi'igglls slnieliclied liieween said, siecle sills nel .sniil nippel' sills plates, and inclined. biz :Tf-s ceinieelecl beween said sills und sind upper .side plates",
l5. ln mi eerif-i'bi'iic-lieii, in combination, e, een sill, a pair eLl side sills, inelineil bifiiees stiel fb d between siiill center sill and piiii-l el u ppeiside plaies, upright@ stretched bemveen seid side sills nul seid uiipei .side plates, and .inclined teil belive ien senil sidi-:sills and giles, sind. second. inclined narfzly llispesefl with resized, be seid, u pif unil being` oppesilzely ineliil l, nl; @ppn-sim e'nllse {ll}t ln ein* eensibi'iielen, in eeinbinzition, i center sill, :i peil; el sills.,l inelineel es Lelieil belmfeen sind Center sill. and ',ills, a, i fliel upper side plates, zi .N liliel between each 01" l i i il lille Corresp@ Kling side i riflripeil 'ine i'eifin i Lleey within 'ine el the en?, ineens secured e efnfli e saiifil sicle :sills el:- twe peints and Ml over lille Gerini Hiding dem' incl selufl le tbe eeifi'espeinling sills plaie -above le ein min combina-tien, ,e sill, si side plete, ii pim ef "bis siiielzclie we n siii .l sill unal sind und sampled te lei'in dem' glleiebe ineens seein'efl to said sill :it l-WO gel); frein each of Juve/J. te seid side plate, s bridging said door, and a. plnolf inclined bi' will :and sfr-iid s mil ine-lined. upiv munt-s :incl
. inectecl between @le pliil. 1,.
in cembinatieii, liii'aililsy el up- .sli'eael l :mil .uid mums eeniieeeed winli salu sill zwo ninl inelinell upwardly from suele, ef
le said pluie, snill menus e ;l':nd new pui-:illel Wili :will cured te sind plaie, l. inclined. b 'al stielelied between said und said pluie inieinieilinte said. npiiglll/S.
:ln ein' eei'islriieiien, in eenlbinmion, e sill, :in upper male-plat@ zi plurality of upiiglis stretched between said sill und said plaie, ,ineens connected. with said sill :it two peine sind inclined upwzi-i'dl li'oin each el alle .me lo sziicl plete, saic` ineens parallel with incl seeui'eil le seid nl inelineil braces sti'etelieel beiween said ill :inn said pleite inleinieclialze :1
i, seid braces being oppesilely in up @lime it apposite ends of the eau:
50` In cai construction, in combina-tion, :i sill, en 'upper .side plate,
vof lie saine se snicl plete, said means ex- Y n plurality of l upriglits stretched between sziidlsill und sfiicl` lili?.
tending parallel with and secured to said plate, inclined braces stretched between said sill and said plate intermediate said uprights, said braces being oppositely inclined at opposite ends of the car, roof ribs connected with and arched upwardly from said side plate, a pair of ends sills connected with said side sill, and an inclined brace extending 'from each of said end sills to the corresponding roof rib.
5l. In car construction, in combination, a sill, an upper side plate, a plurality of uprights stretched between said sill and said plate, means connected with said sill at two points and inclined -upwardly from each of the same to said plate, said means eX- tending parallel with and secured to said plate, inclined braces stretched between said sill and said plate intermediate said up rights, said braces being oppositely inclined at opposite ends of the car, roof ribs connectcd with and arched upwardly from said side plate, a pair of end sills connected with said side sill, an inclined brace extending from each of said end sills to the corresponding roof rib, a center sill, and inclined braces stretched between said center sill and 'said side sill substantially throughout the length of the car.
52. In car construction, in combination, an end sill, a pair of spaced draft sills sei' cured to said end sill, a center sill embraced by said draft sills and having said draft sills secured thereto, a pair of side sills, a pair of inclined braces extending from the junction of said end sill and said draft sills to said side sills, a bolster, and a pair of inclined braces secured to said draft sillsin advance of said bolster.
A car provided with a center sill which consists of al continuous I-beam, and a pair'of draft sill members spaced away from each other and having their inner ends bent inwardly so that they embrace the web of the center sill member, substantially as described.
In car construction, in combination, an end sill. a pair of spaced draft sills secured to sa id end sill, a center sill embraced by said draft sills and having said draft sills secured thereto, a pair of side sills, a vpair of inclined braces extending from the junction of said end sill and said draft sills to said side sills, a bolster, and a pair of inclined braces secured to said draft sills in advance of said bolster, the inner ends of said. draft sills being bent inwardly toward said center sill.
55. In car construction, in combination, a pair of side sills, a bolster of `flanged form stretched between said side sills, a single integral center sill of substantially I-cross-section terminating` adjacent said bolster, and a pair of relatively spaced draft sills having their inner ends closely embracing and resting substantially against opposite sides ot the web of said center sill and secured thereto.
5G. In ear construction, in combination, a pair of side sills, a bolster of ianged form stretched between said side sills, :i single integral center sill of substantially I-cross-scction terminating adjacent said bolster, and a pair of relatively spaced draft sills havingr their inner end portions embracing and ri idly connected with opposite sides ot the web of said center sill and secured thereto, said side sills, bolster and center sill boing so positioned as to carry directly the llooring of the car.
57. In car construction, in combination, a
ypair of side sills, a bolster of flanged form stretched between said side sills, a single integral center sill ofjsubstant-ially I-crossseetion terminating adjacent said bolster, and a pair of relatively spaced draft sills having their inner end portions embracing and rig idly connected with opposite sides of the web of said center sill/and secured thereto.
5S. n underframe for cars con'iprising a single centersill, and draft-sills the rear ends of which bend toward and lap past the adjacent end of the center-sill.
59. An underframe for cars comprisingbody-bolsters, a single centei'sill disposed between said holsters, and draft-sills the rear ends of which bend toward and lap past the adjacent end of the center-sill.
G0. In car construction, in combination, a bolster; a single integral center sill of substantially -`erosssection terminating adjacent said bolster; and a pair of relatively spaced draft sills having their rear ends are ranged to lap past, closely embrace and rest substantially against opposite sides of the adjacent end of said center sill, and secured thereto.
61. In car construction, in combination, a pair of side sills; a bolster of llangcd form stretched between said side `sfills; a single integral center Sill ofsubstantially Lcross-section passing through the bolster; and end sill; and a pair of draft sills having their innerl ends bent inward, lapping past and rigidly secured to the web of the center sill, and their outer ends extending to and secured to the end sill.
62. In car construction, the combination of a pair of side sills; an end sill connecting the side sills; a bolster of flanged form in cross section; a single integral center sill of substantially I-cross-section passingr through the bolster and terminating between the bolster and the end sill; and a pair ot' draft sills secured at their outer ends to the end sill, spaced apart a distance suitable to rcceive between them the draft rig, and `entending from the end sill toward the bolster to a point inproximity to the end of the center sill, thence extending inward toward CIK sill; holsters extending from side sill to side sill and secured to said Side sills and center sill; and draft sills arranged' in pairs at each end of the car, each pair'secured to one end sill, extending thence inward parallel with each other and separated t receive between them the draft rigging, Ithence appreaching each other and extending inward past the center sill, an rigidly secured te the webof said center sill.
64e. ln car construction, 'the eombinatin of a'fsingle center sill of substantially I-crc'sssection; and draft sills at each end f said center sill comprising in' each'instance tw-c -metallic members, which at their inner ends lap past and are'firrnly secured to the Web of the center-sill, thence separate a distance siicient t0- receive betweenl them the draft rigging, and extend thence forward vor away from the center sill substantially parallel ,with each other; whereby stresses received by the draft sills at'one end of' the car are transmitted directly vtothe center sill, and
4through it to the draft sills at lthe opposite end 0f the car. f
In testirnny whereof I atlix my signature, i
in the presence oftwo witnessesl .WILLIAM R. M'c'KEEN, Je."
v Witnesses: l v' VH. P. VN Ansmm, Y C. W. LoUcKs.
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