US1122414A - Car-roof. - Google Patents

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C. P. PAPE.

Y VGAR Roon APPLIOATION FILED 521,112, 1910.

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il i @wird s `naar ro CHARLES E". PAPE, F HYDE PARK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASVSIGNOR TO HUTCHINS CAB BOGFING COMPANY, 0F DEIRQIT, MICHIGAN, CORPORATON OF MICHIGAN.

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Application led, September. 12, 1910i" Serial No. 581,573.

To @ZZ whom may concern.'

l"- it known that l, CHARLES F. Pitre9 a ci zen of the United States of America, residing at Hyde Parli, in the county of' llfestnioreland and State of Pennsylvania,'

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n the dra\\in,gs,-Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the car roof emu invention; Fig. 2l is a cross sectionthrongh the ridge cap; Fig. 3 lis a pian view partly in horizontal section.

A are metallic roofing sheets arranged in series upon the roof frame and provided at the ridge with an upstanding flange B, at the eaves with a depending ilange C and upon their opposite sides with upstanding flanges F.

G are weather caps which embrace the upstanding side flanges of the adjacent sheets and extending from the ridge to the eaves, and H is -a ridge cap which embraces iianges B. lt is usual to secure the roofing plates at the eaves by nailingl them to the' sides of the car or by other suitable means, while the sheets at all other points are permitted a limited freedom oii' adjustment on the root frame, lt is however, necessary to secure the 'weather caps to the roei structure` which is usually plished by bolts arranged at the ridge. Thus, the ridge cap is necessarily given a considerable degree oi.: strength and rigid- I. but in constructions that have heretobeen, used this strength has not been ized for the performance oit' any mechanfunotion other than the holding of the in position. l

t is the object of the present invention maire use of this ridge cap for the securing of the roofing sheets and thereby to avoid tie necessity of securing said sheets the eaves.

is further object to obtain a simple and inexpensive. construction to manufacture and assemble.

'llo accomplish the purpose or the inven@ accomtion,` the upstanding flanges B on the sheets A are engaged with the ridge cap H so as to be retained by lthe latter from movement toward the eaves. The caps H are preferably bent inwardly at I to form an engaging bearing for the flanges B near the center of each sheet, thereby pcrmittingthe sheets a limited angular or pivotal adjustment in relatlon to the cap. i rThe caps G Whic-hengage the side flanges of the sheets `provide the necessary clearance for the angular movement of the latter. These caps G at the point lof juncture of the ridge cap lare protected by junction caps J which are secured by bolts K to the ridge purlins of the roof structure. The bolt K also preferably engages an aperture flange on the cap Gr so that the latter is also secured at the ridge. At the eaves the cap G'may be secured by a bolt L but/the plates A are preferably free to adjust themselves and are not secured by nails or other rigid securing device. Thus, while the sheets are held down throu gh the caps G-thcy are permitted universal freedom of adj ustfnent.

W hat I claim as my invention is:

l. In acar roof, the combination with' a roei' frame, of a metallic roofing?,r sheet havinge, an upstanding" flange at Athe ridge, upstanding fianges at opposite sides and a depending' fiange at the eaves, a weather cap embracingf the upstanding side fiange of said sheet forming,r a means of holding the latter down upon the root frame, and a ridge weather cap embracing,r the upstanding flange of said plate at the ridge and pivotally engaging a central portion oi the same to hold said plate from outward movement.

2. lin a car roof., the combination with a roof frame7 of a metallic roofing;a plate supported thereon and having upstanding flanges at opposite sides and the ridge, and a depending Harige at the eaves, a weather guardi-cap embracing the upstanding!x side ilange of' said plate, and a ridge weather guard cap embracing: the ridge upstandingz flange and mechanically engaging the same9 said mechanical engagement being at the central portion only and forming the sole positive means for limitinfr said plate from outward movement on the rootl frame.

3. ln a car roof, the combination with a roof framea of a series of metallic roongl plates supported on said frame provided with upstandinnr flanges at their sides and at the ridge, and a ridge Weather proofing cap embracing said opstanding fiange and mechanically engaging a limited portion Y thereof intermediate the ends for pivotall)7 securing said sheet.

5. ln a ear roof, the con'ibination With a roof frame, of ar metallic root` sheet supported thereon and a ridge cap forming a weather guard for the upper edge of said sheet, said ridge cap having a central p0rtion of lesser width than the upper edge of the sheet engaging said sheet and forming a pivotal securing means therefor.

(i. ln a car roof, the combination with a rooic frame of a, metallic root' sheet supported thereon, and a ridge weather proofing cap formingl a Weather guard for the upper odge of said sheet, a portion of said Weather ,guard of lesser length than the upper edge of the sheet having an engagement with said upper edge of the sheet, said sheet beingr adapted to have a limited adjustment around the said engaging portions as a point of pivot.

.Tt testimon)7 whereof aHiX my signature iii presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. F. PAPE.

Titnesses J. C. FREEMAN, T. LEE VAN GIESER.

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